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Create a Whiteboard

Need to organize your thoughts or illustrate a process? Create a Whiteboard almost anywhere in your Workspace! 

Whiteboards availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more


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

Create a Whiteboard

This article covers creating a new Whiteboard and saving it to a Workspace location. To learn how to transform your blank canvas, take a look at our Add items to a Whiteboard article. 

First, you need to choose where to create your Whiteboard. When you create a Whiteboard it opens and automatically saves. The location the Whiteboard saves depends on where it was created. 

Find a Whiteboard

All Whiteboards are also saved in the Whiteboards Hub.

Take a look at the following table to see where Whiteboards are saved:

The location where the Whiteboard is created The location where the Whiteboard saves
Anywhere in ClickUp that accepts text, you can add a Whiteboard using a /Slash Command.  The Whiteboard is embedded into the location. 
Whiteboards Hub Whiteboards Hub.

A Space, Folder, or List:

 The Spaces Sidebar under that Space or Folder. Or in the Spaces Sidebar under the List's Space or Folder.
The Views Bar A Whiteboard view in the Space, Folder, or List where the view was created.
A Whiteboard template The location that's selected from the Use whiteboard Template modal.
The toolbar Whiteboards Hub.

Using a /Slash Command

You can create a Whiteboard anywhere in ClickUp that accepts text. For example, your team uses Whiteboards for sprint planning. You can embed a Whiteboard into the description of each sprint planning task.

To create a Whiteboard using a /Slash Command:

  1. From an open task, type /Whiteboard and select Create a Whiteboard. 
  2. Type a name for the Whiteboard. 
  3. Click Save.  

From the Whiteboards Hub

To create a Whiteboard from the Whiteboards Hub:

  1. Open your Whiteboards Hub.
  2. In the upper-right corner, click New Whiteboard.
  3. Name the Whiteboard.
    • Whiteboards are available to everyone in your Workspace. To make your Whiteboard private:
    • In the upper-right corner, click Share. 
    • From the Share this whiteboard modal, click Make Private. 

From the create button in ClickUp 4.0

In ClickUp 4.0, you can create Whiteboards from the create button in your Home Sidebar, Spaces Sidebar, and Whiteboards Hub Sidebar.

To create a Whiteboard:

  1. In your Global Navigation, select Home, Spaces, or Whiteboards.
  2. In the upper-right corner of the sidebar, click the plus icon.
  3. Select Whiteboard.
    Screenshot of Home and Spaces highlighted in the Global Navigation and Whiteboards selected in the Create menu.png

From a Space, Folder, or List in ClickUp 4.0

A Whiteboard created from a Space, Folder, or List can be accessed from the Whiteboards Hub, the Home Sidebar, or the Spaces Sidebar. 

To create a Whiteboard in a Space, Folder, or List in ClickUp 4.0:

  1. In your Global Navigation, click Home or Spaces.
  2. Hover over a Space, Folder, or List.
  3. Click the plus icon and select Whiteboard.
  4. Choose a Whiteboard template or start from scratch.

Screenshot of the option to create a Whiteboard from a Space, Folder, or List.

From a Space, Folder, or List in ClickUp 3.0

To create a Whiteboard in a Space, Folder, or List in ClickUp 3.0:

  1. In the Sidebar, hover over a Space, Folder, or List.
  2. Click the plus icon and select Whiteboard.
  3. Choose a Whiteboard template or start from scratch.

From Chat

If the Chat ClickApp is activated in your Workspace, you can create a Whiteboard from a Chat message:

  1. When drafting a message, click the New Whiteboard button.
    Screenshot of the New Whiteboard button.png
  2. Name the Whiteboard.
  3. Press Return on Mac or Enter on PC.

Create a Whiteboard view

To create a Whiteboard view:

  1. Open an Everything view, or a Space, Folder, or List.
  2. Select + Add from the Views Bar.
  3. Select Whiteboard.
  4. 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. 
  5. Click Add Whiteboard.

From the location header

When you create a Whiteboard from the location header, it is saved in the current Space or Folder, or the current List's Space or Folder.

Create a Whiteboard from the location header in ClickUp 4.0

To create a Whiteboard from the location header in ClickUp 4.0: 

  1. Right-click the current location name.
  2. Hover over Create new and select Whiteboard.

Create a Whiteboard from the location header in ClickUp 3.0

To create a Whiteboard from the location header in ClickUp 3.0: 

  1. Click the ellipsis ... next to the location name.
  2. Hover over Create new and select Whiteboard.

From the toolbar

To create a Whiteboard from the toolbar:

  1. From the toolbar:
    • In ClickUp 4.0, in the upper-right corner, click Create Task, then select Whiteboard.
      Or, in the upper-right corner, click your personal avatar and select Create Whiteboard from your Personal Tools.
    • In ClickUp 3.0, click New and select the Whiteboard tab.
  2. Choose a Whiteboard template or start from scratch.

Screenshot of the option to create a Whiteboard from the toolbar.