How to Save a Chart Layout on TradingView
Stop rebuilding your chart every morning. Save layouts, set a default, and load the right setup for each market in one click.
How to Save a Chart Layout on TradingView
A layout stores everything about the chart: symbol, timeframe, indicators and their settings, drawings, colours and the pane arrangement. A template stores only the indicators. Knowing which one you want saves a lot of rebuilding.
Saving a layout
The layout name appears in the top toolbar. Clicking the arrow beside it opens the list of all saved layouts; selecting one loads it instantly.
the free plan stores one saved layout. Paid plans store multiple. If you're on free, keep one good layout and use indicator templates for variations — templates aren't subject to the layout limit.
Setting a default
In the layout dropdown, open the three-dot menu next to a layout and choose Make default. New charts and shared links you open will use that setup rather than TradingView's stock chart.
Layout vs indicator template
| Layout | Indicator template | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicators and settings | Yes | Yes |
| Drawings | Yes | No |
| Symbol and timeframe | Yes | No |
| Colours and pane sizes | Yes | Partly |
| Applies to the current chart in one click | Loads a new chart | Applies onto the chart you're on |
Practical use: one layout as your general workspace, plus two or three indicator templates — "trend only", "full", "clean price" — that you swap in without changing symbol.
Multi-chart layouts
Paid plans allow 2, 4, 6 or 8 charts in a grid (the grid icon in the top toolbar). Save the grid as a layout and you get an entire multi-timeframe workspace in one click. Use the link icon in each pane's corner to sync symbol, crosshair, time range or interval between panes — syncing symbol but not interval is the standard multi-timeframe setup.
Keeping layouts tidy
Drawings and templates
Drawing tools have their own templates too: configure a tool's style, then use the template menu in its settings to save it. Your Fibonacci retracement will then always come up with the levels and colours you actually use.
Next steps
Frequently Asked Questions
Does TradingView save my chart automatically?
Autosave is usually on, but changes only stick to a layout that has been saved at least once. Name and save the layout to be safe.
How many chart layouts can I save on a free account?
Free accounts can save a limited number of layouts. Paid plans raise that limit.
Educational content only. Nothing here is financial advice, and trading carries a substantial risk of loss.
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Nikolas MetreveliFounder of SimpleAlgo
Nikolas wrote his first real code at 12 and freelanced software tools and websites for small businesses before finding the markets at 15. He builds and maintains every SimpleAlgo indicator and writes these guides from hands-on use of the tools.
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