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How to stop the Apple Mail link preview in macOS Ventura

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May 2023

Mail in Ventura will always show the preview, but you can bypass or disable it.

- GLENN FLEISHMAN

How to stop the Apple Mail link preview in macOS Ventura

Starting in macOS Ventura, Apple's Mail app always embeds a preview of any link you paste into a message from the Clipboard. This may not be desirable, but Apple offers no option to disable the preview by default.

However, you can bypass the preview in sending messages in one of three ways. Let's take a look.

You can use a keyboard shortcut to enter a link that is inserted as linked regular text.

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