We’ve rolled out frontend Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) across ShiftControl! This upgrade builds on our earlier RBAC API release and brings smarter access management and a better user experience to the UI. Under the hood, this is a lot of work, as each button, screen, widget, toggle, and more checks to make sure you have the right permissions.

Check out the video and read below to see what’s new!

View Mode for Everything

Every screen where you can make changes — Users, Groups, Apps, Subscriptions — now has a dedicated View Mode. No more jumping into an edit screen just to peek at some data. It’s a smoother, cleaner way to inspect without touching anything.

Click-to-View Navigation

We’ve improved the way you navigate ShiftControl. Now, clicking the name of a user, app, or group takes you straight to its View page. This aligns with what many of you were already trying to do (we saw you clicking!) — and just feels more natural.

Meet the Read-Only Admin

You can now assign a Read-Only Admin role — perfect for finance teams, auditors, or curious co-founders who need visibility into users, apps, and subscriptions but shouldn’t be changing anything. It’s a safer way to share access, without compromising your setup.

Coming Soon: More granular roles like User Admin, App Admin, Group Admin, and beyond — so you can delegate more confidently without going full super-admin.

Check out the preview of the Read Only view for the Users, Groups, and Apps areas below!