Use clickup:// protocol to open ClickUp links in Desktop app
Nick Kadutskyi
Currently I can overwrite all clickup links replacing https with clickup protocol and it will open the link directly in ClickUp desktop app. But it only works for clickup links that use regular task ID and it doesn't work when custom id is used.
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David Martin Planelles
I'm using Redirector (https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/redirector/jdhdjbcalnfbmfdpfggcogaegfcjdcfp) to redirect all link to Clickup protocol (clickup://).
Here is the config i'm using (you can import it from the options)
It works like a charm, the browser opens a blank tab and then auto closes it and the Clickup desktop ups get opened.
{
"createdBy": "Redirector v3.5.4",
"createdAt": "2024-02-09T11:48:00.361Z",
"redirects": [
{
"description": "Clickup Links",
"exampleUrl": "https://app.clickup.com/t/1xxxxxx",
"exampleResult": "clickup://t/1xxxxxx",
"error": null,
"includePattern": "*.clickup.com/*",
"excludePattern": "",
"patternDesc": "",
"redirectUrl": "clickup://$2",
"patternType": "W",
"processMatches": "noProcessing",
"disabled": false,
"grouped": false,
"appliesTo": [
"main_frame"
]
}
]
}
Nick Kadutskyi
On MacOs there are workarounds that involve additional software:
- If you use Safari as your main browser you can install Redirect Web for Safari app (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/redirect-web-for-safari/id1571283503) and then have your rule set up as on the first screenshot. (I ended up using this option with custom task ids turned off)
- If you use Chrome (or other chromium based browsers) as your main browser you can use ClickUp's own feature to redirect from Chrome directly to desktop app. But you will have lots of tabs opened. To automatically close them I used Tab Wrangler extension to auto-close tabs. clickup's own redirect properly handles links with custom tasks ids.
- Use Finiky or other redirect tools (look for configs in other replies). This will work similarly to the 1st option but it will work system wide instead of only in Safari browser. The goal is to convert https://app.clickup.com/2331152/v/l/274gg-516274 to clickup:///2331152/v/l/274gg-516274 and open it in ClickUp.
Travis Carden
Here's a workaround for Mac that may do what you're looking for here: https://feedback.clickup.com/feature-requests/p/workaround-open-http-links-outside-the-browser-in-the-desktop-app-without-the-cl
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Rob Barreca
How do you do this? It's so annoying it opens a tab then opens the desktop app.