Mine and Public are the two halves of your library, shown as two tabs above every strategy and screener list. Mine holds the items you own — the only ones you can edit, save, delete, or mark Live. Public holds a read-only catalogue that Fincanva curates and every user sees the same way.
The split is about ownership, not visibility: a Public item is not something you shared, it is something Fincanva published.
How does Fincanva handle it?
- Your plan caps how many saved strategies Mine may hold — the plan statement below the list gives the figures, and a figure of 999 is a safety maximum that stops runaway creation, not an allowance a plan buys you.
- Saved screeners are not limited by your plan. Every plan carries the same 999 safety maximum, so the two counts no longer move together: saved strategies can be capped by your plan, screeners by none. They are still counted separately, and Public is a catalogue you do not own, so nothing in it counts against either number.
- The Public tree's folders are organised by Fincanva, not by you:
Public folders are managed by Fincanva — copy items to Mine to organize. - Everything you create lands in Mine — a new strategy or screener, a Duplicate, a Copy to Mine, and a screener saved from a Fin suggestion.
- A Copy to Mine arrives at the top level of Mine with no folder, so you file it wherever you want afterwards.
- Copy to Mine on something that is not Public is refused with
Copy to Mine is only available for Public items.— an item you already own is Duplicated instead. - Starring works on both tabs. A Public item's star is only a bookmark; the star lock that comes with going Live applies only to your own strategies (see Starring strategies and screeners).
Set by your plan: 2 on Free and 999 on Starter, Advanced, Ultimate and Professional. See what each plan includes.
Can you edit a Public strategy or screener?
No — and this is the rule that surprises people most: editing a Public item forces a copy first. You can open a Public strategy or screener and read every setting, but you cannot save a change to it. The app blocks the save and tells you the way round: Public strategies can't be saved. Use "Copy to Mine" to make an editable version. On the screener side it reads Public screener — use Copy to Mine to create your own version.
Once you have used Copy to Mine, you own the copy outright and can change anything in it. The Public original is untouched and stays in the catalogue for everyone — see Duplicate and Copy to Mine for what the copy keeps.
What is the difference between Mine and Public?
| Mine | Public | |
|---|---|---|
| Who owns it | you | Fincanva (no owner) |
| Can you edit and save it | yes | no — Copy to Mine first |
| Can you create items or folders in it | yes | no — Create (disabled on Public tab) |
| Can you delete it | yes | no |
| Can you mark it Live | yes | no |
| Can you favourite it | yes | yes — a plain bookmark that never locks |
What does it look like in practice?
You find a Public strategy in the catalogue and want it to rebalance monthly instead of quarterly. You open it, change the rebalance cadence, and try to save — the save is blocked with Public strategies can't be saved. Use "Copy to Mine" to make an editable version.
So you choose Copy to Mine. A copy appears at the top level of the Mine tab, owned by you and no different from anything else you built. You set it to monthly, save, and back-test it. The Public original still rebalances quarterly and still sits in the catalogue exactly as it was, for you and for everyone else.