Create Whiteboards in the Sidebar, as a view, and from the Quick Action menu.
In ClickUp 3.0, you can also create a Whiteboard from the Whiteboards Hub and the toolbar.
What you'll need
- Whiteboards are available on every ClickUp plan.
- The number of Whiteboards that can be created depends on your plan:
- Free Forever: 3 Whiteboards.
- Unlimited: 10 Whiteboards.
- Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise: Unlimited Whiteboards.
- Guests can use Whiteboards, but cannot create new ones.
- If using Google Chrome, you must enable hardware acceleration.
- Whiteboards Hub and the toolbar are only available in ClickUp 3.0.
Create a Whiteboard
You can create a Whiteboard in the following ways:
- In ClickUp 2.0 and 3.0, you can create a Whiteboard in the Sidebar, as a view, and from the Quick Action menu.
- In ClickUp 3.0, in addition to the above locations you can create a Whiteboard from the toolbar and Whiteboards Hub.
You can also quickly create a Whiteboard from a template.
Sidebar
To create a Whiteboard from the Sidebar or from the Sidebar 3.0:
In ClickUp 3.0, the Whiteboards Hub is also located in the Sidebar and can be used to create Whiteboards.
- From the Space, Folder, or List, click the ellipsis ... menu.
- Select Create new.
- Select Whiteboard.
- Name the Whiteboard.
You can also select the following options:- Private view: Whiteboards are available to everyone in your Workspace. Click to make your new Whiteboard private to you.
- Pin view: Pin your Whiteboard to the top of your Workspace for easy access.
- Click Add Whiteboard.
Whiteboard view
To create a Whiteboard view:
- Open an Everything view, or a Space, Folder, or List.
- Add a Whiteboard view.
- In ClickUp 2.0, you'll select + View from the Views Bar.
- In ClickUp 3.0, you'll select + Add from the Views Bar. Or from the location header, you can click the ellipsis ... then Create new.
Everything view does not have a location header.
- Select Whiteboard.
- Name the Whiteboard.
You can also select the following options:- Private view: Whiteboards are available to everyone in your Workspace. Click to make your new Whiteboard private to you.
- Pin view: Pin your Whiteboard to the top of your Workspace for easy access.
- Click Add Whiteboard.
Quick Action menu
To create a Whiteboard from the Quick Action menu:
- Open the Quick Action menu.
- In ClickUp 2.0, this is located in the lower-right corner.
- In ClickUp 3.0, this is located in the upper-right corner of the toolbar.
- Select New Whiteboard.
- Name the Whiteboard.
- Edit the location and privacy.
- Click Create Whiteboard.
The toolbar
To create a Whiteboard from the Quick Create button in the toolbar:
The toolbar is only available in ClickUp 3.0.
- In the upper-right of your Workspace, click New and select the Whiteboard tab.
- You can also click the Quick Action menu and select Whiteboard.
- By default, Whiteboards are added to the Everything level as a view. You can pick a different location using the location drop-down menu.
- Give your Whiteboard a name.
- Whiteboards are available to everyone in your Workspace. You can make your new Whiteboard private to you by clicking the Private toggle.
- Click Create Whiteboard.
Whiteboards Hub
To create a Whiteboard from the Whiteboards Hub:
Whiteboards Hub is only available in ClickUp 3.0.
- Open your Whiteboards Hub.
- In the upper-right corner, click New Whiteboard.
- Select a location for the Whiteboard.
- Name the Whiteboard.
- Whiteboards are available to everyone in your Workspace. You can make your new Whiteboard private to you by clicking the Private toggle.
- In the lower-right of the modal, click Create whiteboard.
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