Change Apple Mail link default to plain link

By default when I paste a URL into an email it uses the 'preview' style link which contains the open graph info. I just want plain links by default, but can't see where to set that behavior and don't see any reference to this issue online?

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 9, 2022 10:11 AM

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Dec 28, 2022 3:29 PM in response to lzevon

Graphic designer here — I also need my clients to be able to see the actual URLs, not the opengraph previews. Apple, please fix this!!! There's such a thing as too much continuity between devices and apps. I don't use my iMac Pro in the same way as my phone — so they shouldn't behave the same. It's disruptive and annoying to have to convert every URL back to a plain link.

Dec 30, 2022 7:54 AM in response to Codachrome

I HATE the preview links and want all my links to be plain simple links (like it has been ever since I got my first Mac years ago). I should not have to manually convert each link as it's pasted, and the revert back to plain link doesn't even work for all URLs! (Typical of Apple....) I swear, each and every "engineer" at Apple needs a sign hung at their desk, "If it isn't broken, DON'T FIX IT". Ventura is worse than Monterey, Monterey was worse than Mojave, Mojave was worse than High Sierra, High Sierra was worse than etc etc. Not a good trend, and makes me consider going back to *gasp* a Windoze PC. I sure do miss the Snow Leopard or Mountain Lion days when things just worked properly the way they should. These new "features" (I call them BUGS) should be added as options and not shoved onto the users.

Change Apple Mail link default to plain link

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