{"article":{"id":6310155254039,"url":"https://clickup.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/6310155254039.json","html_url":"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/6310155254039-Create-and-share-a-private-view","author_id":1914483087205,"comments_disabled":false,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":14,"vote_sum":0,"vote_count":4,"upvote_count":2,"downvote_count":2,"section_id":17044387445399,"created_at":"2022-05-24T23:53:59Z","updated_at":"2026-10-14T16:13:06Z","name":"Create and share a private view","title":"Create and share a private view","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2026-09-28T19:56:34Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":4416814155671,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":["ab_true","Views","Private view"],"body":"<p>Private views are only visible to you. For example, you could make a List view containing only your tasks.</p>\n<p>If you'd rather protect a view from being changed, take a look at this article about <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/6310368663447-Protect-a-View\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protecting views</a>.</p>\n<p class=\"wyn\">Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/32274881672599-Views-feature-availability-and-limits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more</a></p>\n<h1>Create a private view</h1>\n<p>Making a view private can be done during the view's creation.</p>\n<p>To make a view private upon creation:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click <strong>+ View</strong> in the Views Bar to open the views modal.\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/14235667017495-Docs-Hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Docs</a>, <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/26301017413911-Forms-Hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forms</a>, <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/14236332445335-Dashboards-Hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dashboards</a>, and <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/14236535147159-Whiteboards-Hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whiteboards</a> are not always views. Look for these items in their respective Hubs.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Be sure that the <strong>Private view</strong> box is checked before adding the view.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/article_attachments/21858556193943\" alt=\"2024-03-06\\_08-35-24.png\" width=\"420\"></p>\n<p class=\"note\">In a private List view, rearranging the order of tasks by dragging and dropping will also change the order of the tasks in the public view.</p>\n<h1>Make an existing view private</h1>\n<p>You can also easily make an existing view private. To do so, follow these steps:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/19063083658135-Intro-to-the-Views-Bar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Views Bar</a>, right-click the view.</li>\n<li>To the right of <strong>Private view</strong>, click the toggle on.</li>\n</ol>\n<p class=\"tip\">If you'd like an existing view grouped differently, or to apply a few filters, make it private! To do this, <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/6310136599575-Duplicate-a-view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">duplicate the view</a> and change it to private. You'll have a personal version of the view, without changing it for others.</p>\n<h1>Share a private view</h1>\n<p>There are two ways to share your private view, by sharing it with others in your Workspace or with a link.</p>\n<h2>Share it with others in your Workspace</h2>\n<p>Sharing the view this way allows you to set individual permissions for the people you share it with.</p>\n<p>Following are the permissions and access for sharing a private view:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>View permissions:</strong> You can set individual permissions for everyone you share the view with. Permissions vary depending on the view.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Sharing access:</strong> When sharing the view, only people with access to the view's location will display as choices.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Who can share:</strong> A person who cannot unprotect a view cannot share it.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>What is shared:</strong> Only the view is shared, not the view's location.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>To share a view with others in your Workspace:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/19063083658135-Intro-to-the-Views-Bar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Views Bar</a>, right-click the private view.</li>\n<li>Select <strong>Sharing &amp; Permissions</strong>.</li>\n<li>At the top of the Sharing modal, select the dropdown to the right of <strong>Share this view</strong>.</li>\n<li>Click into the <strong>Invite by name or email</strong> field.</li>\n<li>To the right of the person's name, click the dropdown to select a permission.</li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Share</strong> toggle on.</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>View sharing permissions</h2>\n<p>When you share a private view, you can select from the following two permissions:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Full edit:</strong> Can save changes, protect and unprotect, share, and delete the view.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Limited:</strong> Can only view, duplicate, and <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/6308862167575-Favorites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">favorite</a> the view.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Share a view with a public link</h2>\n<p>To share a view with a public link:</p>\n<p class=\"note\">Private view sharing via a public link is fully available during early access. Future limits may apply.</p>\n<p>Publicly shared items are view only. Private tasks in shared items are not visible. You cannot set individual permissions for the people you share it with.</p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/19063083658135-Intro-to-the-Views-Bar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Views Bar</a>, right-click the view.</li>\n<li>Select <strong>Sharing &amp; Permissions</strong>.</li>\n<li>Click <strong>Copy link</strong>. For more info on publicly sharing a view, read our <a href=\"https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/articles/6309298874775-Public-sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Public sharing</a> article.</li>\n</ol>","user_segment_ids":[]}}