How to Disable Automatic Link Previews in MacOS Ventura

This shortcut is a workaround in the meantime:

• Option-Shift-Command-V: Paste and Match Style: Apply the style of the surrounding content to the item pasted within that content.

Pasting using this method doesn't generate a link preview on Mail 16.0.

I use this shortcut daily for other purposes; definitely a good one to know.

In Ventura, I found a really easy fix for this. When the link preview appears in your email, hover your mouse over the right side of the preview and a little down arrow appears. Click it, you can choose "Convert to plain link." Done!

This answer works great for me on Ventura 13.6.2: After you see the link with preview, just hover your mouse over the right side next to the preview and a little down arrow appears: "v". Click it and you can choose "Convert to plain link". Done!

This answer works great for me on Ventura 13.6.2: After you see the

link with preview, just hover your mouse over the right side next to the

preview and a little down arrow appears: "v". Click it and you can

choose "Convert to plain link". Done!

Launch Terminal and enter the following:

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/Mail.plist RichLinks -dict-add Enabled -bool NO ; sudo chmod -R o+rX /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags

Enter your user password at the prompt, then reboot.

That should do the trick and it will turn off this "feature".

While I certainly agree that there should be a user option to turn this off, the most obvious way to avoid it completely is to use plain text e-mail.

Select the visual preview. You'll see a small box to the left of the preview with a down arrow.

Click the button and select "Convert to plain link." The preview goes away!

Pasting the Link with Apple+Option+Shift (text only without formatting) seems to work, the Link is not converted to a preview.

A single space as first char of line before the URL also prevents unwanted preview formatting

VikingOSX. Edit menu > Substitutions [off] makes no difference. Link "previews" persist.

I suppose one solution is to use a different email client. There are a variety of desktop app alternatives to Apple Mail out there, though switching email clients could/would be a PITA.

This feature is super annoying for people that send e-mails including multiple links and build up their own workflow for that over years and it's absolutely unbelievable that there is no option to turn this off.

LogicHobo wrote:

when will they give us the option to disable this??

No one here in this user-to-user forum would be able to answer that question. I strongly recommend you submit feedback to Apple regarding this. The more people who do, the more attention Apple is likely to pay to the issue:

Product Feedback - Apple

This question appear many times in apple community and all say there is no good solution but a solution exist:

type in terminal:

defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool yes

and to return to normal behaviour:

defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool no

Have a best day without automatic link

Solution found here:

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/24569/turn-off-automatic-preview-in-apple-mail

It is now possible to click the drop down triangle and "Convert to plain link instead" which is welcome for this unwelcome 'feature"

I hope this helps.

Hover your mouse right next to that preview in your email and see the little "v" appear. Click it, then choose "Convert to plain link". Really fast and easy. (I have Ventura.)