# Whitelists

The whitelist is used to offer early or special access to certain people—for example, to allow free minting or a discounted price. To let an address mint tokens during the whitelist/presale phase, you need to **add that address to the whitelist AND enable the whitelist.**

When an address is whitelisted, the user will be able to mint under the specific conditions set for them, unless the phase is closed or the whitelist is disabled.

Whitelisted users will be able to mint during the following phases:

* **Public (Open):**\
  Users can freely mint new NFTs.
* **Closed:**\
  Users can't mint. Only the owner can send airdrops. Already minted NFTs are not affected.
* **Presale (Whitelist):**\
  During this phase, users are only able to mint if they are in the whitelist.
* **End Date (➜|):**\
  Users will be able to mint **until the specified End Date.** On the End Date, minting will be disabled.
* **Drop Date (|➜):**\
  Users won't be able to mint until the specified Drop Date. On the Drop Date, the phase will automatically change to **Public (Open)** and minting will be enabled.
* **Drop & End Date (|➜ & ➜|):**\
  Users will only be able to mint **between the Drop Date and End Date.** On the End Date, minting will be disabled.

#### ⚠️ Important Notes

* When the whitelist is enabled, **whitelisted users will always be able to mint NFTs unless the collection is set to "Closed."**
* If you want to **stop whitelisted users from minting**, either:
  * Disable the whitelist, or
  * Set the current phase to **Closed.**
* You can **add whitelisted addresses at any time** and keep the whitelist disabled until you're ready to allow minting.
* **Whitelisted addresses retain their specific conditions even during the public phase.** To disable those conditions:
  * Turn off the whitelist for the entire collection (using the button below), or
  * Remove individual addresses from the whitelist.

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#### Uploading Addresses

You can upload a CSV file containing a list of addresses for the whitelist. Here’s an example CSV you can use as a template:\
👉 [Example CSV file](https://app.nfts2me.com/examples/example-whitelist.csv)

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#### Whitelist Disabled

You can upload/add all the addresses you want but **keep the whitelist disabled** until you are ready to allow them to mint. Once the whitelist is active, those addresses will be able to mint under the set conditions—unless the phase is set to **Closed.**

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#### Advanced Whitelisting Options

Using the advanced options, you can:

* Set a **specific price per address.**
* Set a **maximum mint amount per address.**

Setting the price to `0` allows that address to mint NFTs **for free** from your collection.

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