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 | |
| Members | Free Forever, Unlimited, and Business |
Apps Templates Automations |
| 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. |
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| 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:
- Profiles
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User status
In ClickUp 3.0, this is called Set status
These settings are accessible to everyone:
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Mute notifications
- Clear status: You'll see this option if you've set a status.
- Settings
- Themes
- Notification settings
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In ClickUp 4.0, to access your Notification settings:
- In your Home Sidebar, click Inbox.
- In the upper-right corner, click Customize.
- Select Notification settings.
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Download ClickUp: Download the ClickUp desktop and mobile apps, extensions, and other apps.
In ClickUp 3.0, this is called Download apps. - Help: Open the Resource Center for onboarding assistance, to contact Support or Sales, and to access these tools:
- In ClickUp 4.0, Personal Tools are displayed in your account settings menu.
- Trash
- Log out
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:
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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:
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Settings: Click this tab to open the Workspace Settings page and the All settings sidebar. In ClickUp 4.0, you can access your Personal Tools in the All settings sidebar.
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.- From the Workspace Settings page, owners can transfer Workspace ownership and delete the Workspace.
- From the Workspace Settings page, Enterprise Workspaces can enable White label.
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People: Click this tab to open the Manage people page. This is where you invite members to your Workspace, convert user roles, set individual guest permissions, and perform other user management tasks.
In ClickUp 3.0, there are no tabs. To open Settings in ClickUp 3.0:
In the upper-left corner, click your Workspace avatar, then Settings, then People.- Apps
- Work Schedule: This feature is only accessible to owners and admins.
- Spaces
- Security & Permissions
- Audit Logs: This feature is only accessible to owners on the Enterprise Plan.
- Teams
- Task Types
- Imports / Exports
- ClickUp API
- Email Integration
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Billing
- Upgrade displays for Free Forever Workspaces.
- Trash
- Everyone's personal account settings are also available in the All settings sidebar under their name.