When linking to websites outside of ClickUp, you can show a preview, inline link, or a plain text link.

Previews

If you select Preview when pasting a link, you'll see a preview window showing content from the link.

Automatic previews

Some websites will automatically generate previews when you paste them into a comment, Chat Channel, direct message, Doc, or task description. 

These website links will automatically create a large embed:

• Apple Music
• Clip
• Datadog
• Instagram
• Loom
• Miro
• Reddit
• Spotify
• Typeform
• Vimeo
• YouTube
• Zight

These apps will automatically create a small embed:

• Canva
• CloudApp
• Figma
• Google Drive
• Google Sheets
• Google Docs
• Google Slides
• GIPHY
• X, previously Twitter

To display the plain hyperlink instead, you can do any of the following:

• Use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd + Shift + V on a Mac or Ctrl + Shift + V on Windows. 
• Disable automatic previews.

Disable automatic previews

To disable automatic previews:

1. In the upper-right corner, click your personal avatar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Scroll down to the Preferences section.
4. Enable Plain text links.

Integration link previews

Previews from many of our integrations, including GitHub and Salesforce, are displayed when a link is pasted into ClickUp.

Manual previews

To embed an external link into a comment, Chat Channel, direct message, Doc, or task description:

1. Type /Embed website.
2. Paste a link to an external website.
3. Press Enter on PC or Return on Mac. 

Inline links

If you select the Inline link option when pasting a link, you'll see the website's name presented neatly alongside your text. You can hover over the inline link for a larger preview.

URLs

If you select URL when pasting a link, you'll see a plain text link.

Convert, copy, or delete a preview

Hover over a Preview or Inline link and select the ellipsis ... to convert it, copy the link, or delete the preview.