Workspace and account settings

Use the Workspace and account settings to manage your and your team's ClickUp experience.

Workspace settings are opened from the Workspace avatar in the upper-left corner. Your account settings are opened from your personal avatar in the upper-right corner. 

This article covers versions 3.0 and 4.0. Learn what's new in ClickUp 4.0!

Who can use Workspace and account settings?

All users can edit most preferences in account settings.

The use of Workspace settings varies depending on user role and permissions in the following way:

User role Plan Workspace settings that the user can access 
Guests Free Forever and up

Apps

Templates

Automations

Members Free Forever, Unlimited, and Business

Apps

Templates

Automations

Custom Field Manager

Business Plus and Enterprise

Apps

Templates

Automations

Custom Field Manager

An owner or custom admin can also activate custom role permissions or assign a custom role to individual members to access specific Workspace settings. 

Admins Free Forever, Unlimited, and Business Admins have specific Workspace permissions for Workspace-level settings.  
Business Plus and Enterprise In addition to their Workspace permissions, an owner or custom admin can assign a custom admin role to access specific Workspace settings. 
Owners All plans Owners have all of the default permissions of an admin, plus additional custom role permissions

Account settings menu and personal avatar

Customize your Workspace experience in account settings. 

To open your account settings menu:

  • In the upper-right corner, click your personal avatar.

These settings are accessible to admins, owners, and members:

These settings are accessible to everyone:

Workspace settings menu and Workspace avatar

Settings are displayed in the account menu depending on your user role and custom role permissions.

Workspace settings are accessible from the Workspace avatar. This is where settings for the entire Workspace are managed. 

To open the Workspace Settings menu:

  • In the upper-left corner, click your Workspace avatar.

These settings are available to guests and limited members:

  • Settings: The Settings tab gives guests access to the Workspace's trash, and in ClickUp 4.0, their Personal Tools.
    In ClickUp 3.0, there are no tabs. To open Settings in ClickUp 3.0:
    In the upper-left corner, click your Workspace avatar and select Settings.
  • Apps: Guests can view the App Center, but only Workspace owners, admins, and members can connect apps.
  • Templates: Guests can only access templates for Docs, tasks, views, checklists, and Whiteboards. Guests with edit or full permissions can access the Template Center from items that have been shared with them.
  • Automations: Guests and limited members can view Automations, but only Workspace owners, admins, and members can create Automations. Limited members can create Automations in locations where they have edit or full edit permissions.

These settings are available in the Manage section when admins, owners, and members click their Workspace avatar: