How to disable Apple Mail link preview in macOS Ventura
Besides exchanging emails, Apple Mail app offers certain additional features. One of the features it supports is ‘rich link’ for iPhones (iOS 16 or newer), iPads (iPadOS 16 or newer), and Mac (macOS Ventura or newer). These rich links include the page title, website name, and image to provide users additional context at a glance. It allows the recipient to get a glimpse of the link’s content simply by looking at the preview image. However, there can be times when you may not want this to happen whether for privacy reasons or otherwise.
Turning off link preview in Mail app on macOS Ventura
In macOS Ventura, the Apple Mail app includes a preview of every link you paste from the Clipboard by default. However, you can also send normal link text in the message and disable the ‘link preview’ feature using three simple methods.
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Method 1: Insert link using keyboard shortcut
- Open Mail app on your Mac.
- Press the Command and ‘K’ keys simultaneously. Doing this will open a dialog box with a text field.
- Paste the link in the text field.
- Click on the OK button.
Method 2: Convert to plain link
- Launch the Mail app and paste the link. The link’s preview will appear.
- Hover over the link preview and click on the downward arrow to open the dropdown menu.
- From the dropdown menu, select the ‘Convert to Plain Link’ option. Now, every time you paste a link in this mail body, it will appear as plain text.
Method 3: Plain text messages
This method helps you manage a default setting which will disable the link preview and send the link as a plain text message. However, it is important to note that links pasted into outgoing email do not instantly become hyperlinks in plain text messages.
- Launch the Mail app and go to the Settings menu.
- Under the Composing tab, select the Plain Text option from the Message Format menu.
- This method will paste the URL in plain text without any hyperlinking. To enable hyperlinks, go to ‘Format’ and then ‘Make Rich Text’.
Conclusion
The macOS Ventura users can send plain links without any image or text preview using any of the above methods. This way the recipient will not get a peek on the link content until he clicks on it to open it in a browser.
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Besides exchanging emails, Apple Mail app offers certain additional features. One of the features it supports is ‘rich link’ for iPhones (iOS 16 or newer), iPads (iPadOS 16 or newer), and Mac (macOS Ventura or newer). These rich links include the page title, website name, and image to provide users additional context at a glance. It allows the recipient to get a glimpse of the link’s content simply by looking at the preview image. However, there can be times when you may not want this to happen whether for privacy reasons or otherwise.
Turning off link preview in Mail app on macOS Ventura
In macOS Ventura, the Apple Mail app includes a preview of every link you paste from the Clipboard by default. However, you can also send normal link text in the message and disable the ‘link preview’ feature using three simple methods.
Read Also
Method 1: Insert link using keyboard shortcut
- Open Mail app on your Mac.
- Press the Command and ‘K’ keys simultaneously. Doing this will open a dialog box with a text field.
- Paste the link in the text field.
- Click on the OK button.
Method 2: Convert to plain link
- Launch the Mail app and paste the link. The link’s preview will appear.
- Hover over the link preview and click on the downward arrow to open the dropdown menu.
- From the dropdown menu, select the ‘Convert to Plain Link’ option. Now, every time you paste a link in this mail body, it will appear as plain text.
Method 3: Plain text messages
This method helps you manage a default setting which will disable the link preview and send the link as a plain text message. However, it is important to note that links pasted into outgoing email do not instantly become hyperlinks in plain text messages.
- Launch the Mail app and go to the Settings menu.
- Under the Composing tab, select the Plain Text option from the Message Format menu.
- This method will paste the URL in plain text without any hyperlinking. To enable hyperlinks, go to ‘Format’ and then ‘Make Rich Text’.
Conclusion
The macOS Ventura users can send plain links without any image or text preview using any of the above methods. This way the recipient will not get a peek on the link content until he clicks on it to open it in a browser.
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