Create your own unique building blocks for your work with custom task types.
Custom task types include Milestones.
Tasks feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more
Custom Fields by task type feature availability and limits by plan and user role. Learn more
Custom task types availability by plan
The following table describes custom task types availability and usage limits for each ClickUp Plan:
| Plan | Usage limits |
| Free Forever Plan | 20 uses (tasks that are set to a different type) |
| Unlimited Plan | Unlimited uses |
| Business Plan | Unlimited uses |
| Business Plus Plan | Unlimited uses |
| Enterprise Plan | Unlimited uses |
Custom task types by user role
The following table describes the actions users can take based on their user role:
| Role | Change the custom task type | Create task types | Edit task types | Set default task types on Lists |
| Guests | Yes, with Full edit or edit permissions to the task. | No | No | No |
| Member | Yes, with Full edit or edit permissions to the task. | No | No | Yes, with Edit or Full Edit permissions to the List. |
| Admin | Yes, with Full edit or edit permissions to the task. | Yes | Yes | Yes, with Edit or Full Edit permissions to the List. |
Custom task type limits
The following limits apply to custom task types:
- You can create a maximum of 100 task types.
- Maximum task type name is 16 characters.
- Maximum task type description is 100 characters.