Turn off auto-hyperlinking in Notes app for macOS

Question

A lot of my notes have links in them, but I don't want them to automatically be changed into hyperlinks after pressing space or enter.

I'd like them to remain as plain text without having to manually remove the link by right-clicking.

How can I turn this feature off? I'm guessing there might be a way to do this in terminal but I'm not sure where to start.

Answer 1

Here is the solution:

1. Open your note.
2. Go to Edit then Substitutions and uncheck Smart Links

It will resolve your open query.

Also, uncheck Smart Copy/Paste to be more precise and if necessary.

Answer 2

For an "at the end of the task" solution, you can Select All, Go to Format menu, font item and choose "Remove Style". You can also bind a shortcut for the same in System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts, under Application shortcuts tab.

Another slightly clumsy approach is to select the link and copy-paste it without style.

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