Project documents

Create documents for projects.

Image of a project spec document in Linear

Overview

Create documents inside of projects to keep relevant information and updates in one central place. Use documents to create specs, PRDS, and share status updates with the project team.

O then D to open documents

Cmd/Ctrl I to open project details sidebar and view documents

then start typing a document name (no spaces) to reference and link documents in the editor

E to edit

Shift P to move document to a new project

Cmd/Ctrl Shift , to copy document link

Use the same editor shortcuts as in issues

Open the project details sidebar to view all documents. They'll show up under resources.
Under resources, click the + button to create a document or click on a document to view it.
Select the more menu (three dots) to take actions once inside of a document.

document to create or open a document (works only when inside of a project view)

Create documents when inside of a project by navigating to the project overview and adding a document under the Docs & Links section. You'll be required to give the document a title and can pick a custom icon and icon color.

Projects use the same Markdown editor as issues. In documents, you can type in plain text, use code snippets, format with headers and reference issues and projects. At this time, issues do not have a document component, only projects do.

Create document templates

Similar to issue templates, you can create document templates to write documents faster and guide creators to share information effectively. These templates can be selected when creating a new document inside a project.

To create a document template, you can navigate to either the workspace template settings or team template settings. Once you've created the document template, press save to make the template available for your team and workspace members.

To edit, duplicate or delete a template, go to the same page where you created the templates and then hover over the template name in order to show contextual controls. Click on the overflow menu and take the desired action.

Inline comments

Select text and press the comment button, or use Cmd Opt M to leave a comment. Notifications from your comment go to the document creator, and any user mentioned in the comment.

Reply to comments, or resolve them with a single click.

The full comment history of a document is available in the header

Collaborative editing

Edit documents by opening them and clicking anywhere in the editor to begin editing. We'll show when the document was last edited and by whom. Linear offers collaborative editing, so you'll see input cursors if another user is editing or viewing the text. All changes are instantly saved and synced to everyone in realtime. You can revert documents to a previous version in the … menu at the top and choosing "Revert document content"

Editor slash commands

Type / to see additional formatting options in documents (and issues.) Using this menu you can create formatting types including:

Headers (H1, H2, H3)
Lists (bulleted, numbered, checklists)
Codeblocks
Dividers
Blockquotes

Open documents

While in a project view, you can open documents with the shortcut O then D or by selecting the relevant document from the Overview tab on a specific project.

Reference documents

Reference documents in issue descriptions, comments, and even in other documents by typing @ while in edit mode followed by the document name. This action can also be used to reference issues or projects; matching documents will appear in the lowest section.

Link to headers

To copy a URL to a specific header, hover over the left side and click Copy heading URL. Sharing this URL with a colleague in your workspace will direct them to this specific section.

Copy heading URL button on the left side of header formatted text

External URLs

If you'd like to link related files that live outside of Linear, you can add a link to the Docs & Links section of a Project overview.

Project overview

Project status