Create Whiteboards in the Sidebar, as a view, 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.
Create a Whiteboard
You can create a Whiteboard in the following ways:
- You can create a Whiteboard in the Sidebar, as a view, from the toolbar, and Whiteboards Hub.
- You can also quickly create a Whiteboard from a template.
Create a Whiteboard from the Whiteboards Hub
To create a Whiteboard from the Whiteboards Hub:
- 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.
Create a Whiteboard from the Sidebar
To create a Whiteboard from the Sidebar:
- 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.
Create a Whiteboard view
To create a Whiteboard view:
- Open an Everything view, or a Space, Folder, or List.
- 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.
Create a Whiteboard from the Quick Action menu
To create a Whiteboard from the Quick Action menu:
- In the upper-right corner of the toolbar, open the Quick Action menu.
- Select New Whiteboard.
- Name the Whiteboard.
- Edit the location and privacy.
- Click Create Whiteboard.
Create a Whiteboard from the toolbar
To create a Whiteboard from the Create items button in the toolbar:
- 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 dropdown 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.