Coming Up 🚢
- API & integrations
- Better search
- Timeline view
- Better offline mode
- Faster mobile startup time
- PS. We are hiring!
June 17, 2019 — Notion 2.6 ⛱
Features
- Better PDF Export Now when you export a Notion page as a PDF, the result looks far better — including databases. No more funky line breaks, misplaced images, or broken formatting.

- Improved Google Drive Embeds Search your Drive from inside Notion to find and embed the doc or sheet you want to add to any page. Learn more here.

- Callout Blocks 💥 Add this new boxed text (with emoji icon!) to call attention to writing or break it out from the rest of your document. Helpful for disclaimers, warnings, tips, and documentation.

Click the emoji to change it. Click the
⋮⋮
icon that appears on hover to change the box or text color. Learn more about using callouts here. - Inline Code Block Comments Select any text inside a code block to comment inline.

- Web Clipper for Firefox 🦊 Save any page off the web to your workspace with this Firefox extension.

Bug Fixes & Improvements
- We fixed a bug that made it difficult to escape inline code mode.
- Formulas will now wrap text onto multiple lines.
- The content of toggle lists is no longer shown in gallery card previews.
- We fixed a bug where newly created databases would not show up in the Web Clipper right away.
- Previously, custom icons would not display with the correct aspect ratio in the Web Clipper.
- We fixed a performance issue that caused the sidebar to render slowly on the desktop app.
April 29, 2019 — Notion 2.5 🦋
Features
- Database templates
Templates make it easy to replicate pages in a database so they have the same properties and structure.
Let's say you want to standardize bug reports, for example. You can create a template that's automatically tagged with
Bug
and has page sections for how a bug was discovered, screenshots, and recommendations for fixing it. Your team can use it every time they report a bug!
We also simplified how templates appear on new pages. Just scroll with your
arrow keys
and click enter
to pick one.
- Unsplash Images! 📸
Now you can search and choose from Unsplash's library of 950,000 gorgeous photos to add to any Notion page.

You can use Unsplash photos for page covers, too!

- Table of Contents
Make it easy to navigate long pages with multiple headings. Add a Table of Contents like any other block (using
/table of contents
for instance), and a list of anchor links to all your headings and sub-headings will show automatically!
You can also add a Table of Contents by hitting
+
next to a block and scrolling to the Advanced Blocks section.
- Better Cards
There are a few new things you can do with cards in boards and galleries.
Change card size to small, medium, or large. Click
Properties
at the top to see the options:
Change the way your images are cropped. Our default is to zoom in so they fit the frame (16:9). By going to
Properties
and toggling on Fit Image
, you can make sure your entire image shows in the frame.
Hide card names (ideal for mood boards). Go to
Properties
and toggle off Name
.
- Start the week on Monday in calendar view
Turns out a ton of people don't start their weeks on Sunday. Sorry, rest of the world — we just caught up. Now you have the option to start your week on Monday in all calendars.

This fix should show up automatically based on your location, but you can also go to
Settings & Members
> My Account
and toggle on Start week on Monday
.
One other calendar improvement: we'll remember the month you were last looking at, so when you click away and then back, you don't have to re-find your place.
- Better updates menu
We made labels in your
All Updates
menu more explicit, so you know which notifications are new, which you've seen but not clicked on (Read), and which ones are private just for you.
- Random emoji button
Want a different emoji icon for your page but don't know what? Pick a new one using the Random button. Hit it 'til you like it!

Bug Fixes & Improvements
- We fixed a bug that prevented people from editing page titles that contain links.
- We fixed a bug that prevented scrolling through templates on Android.
- We fixed a bug that prevented the "Copy Link to Page" button from working correctly on mobile.
- We fixed an issue so that long equations don't look squeezed.
- We fixed a bug that prevented menu options from opening when people type
@
.
April 3, 2019 — Notion 2.4 🥓
Features
- Duplicate public pages
Public Notion pages now come with a handy
Duplicate
button at the top right. Click to copy any public page to your own workspace so you can edit it for your own use! 
If you don't want people to duplicate a public page you've created yourself, toggle off
Allow Duplicate
underneath Public Access
.
Full guide here:
- Notion Template Gallery 👀
To get you started with the new
Duplicate
feature, we've launched a collection of Notion public pages built by us and our amazing community! It's your new one-stop shop to copy, customize and contribute Notion creations. On Product Hunt 😻.png?table=block&id=09bed8e8-41bb-4f14-a34e-f59f7c70f52c&cache=v2)
Just click any page you like in the gallery to learn more about it and its maker. Explore any template and click
Duplicate
to snag it for your own use.- 3x search speed improvement 🤓
There's still a ways to go, but search is getting much better! We just tripled our average search speed. Next up: increasing accuracy and adding more controls like filters... stay tuned!
March 27, 2019
Features
- Breadcrumbs on public pages 🐦
Now when you publish Notion pages to the web, breadcrumb navigation appears at the top so viewers can see where they are on your site and click to go back.
Ideal if you want to use Notion to host your resume, portfolio, blog, or company documentation that might go several levels deep.

- Search public pages 🔍
We added a button at the top of public pages that lets anyone search their contents, and the contents of their sub-pages.
Helpful if you've created a bunch of documentation, or a reference guide like Blendle's Employee Handbook.

- Safer drag and drop in the sidebar
When you drag a page from a shared workspace into the Private section of your sidebar, other users lose access. We added a confirmation check to make sure this is what you want to do.

- Disable search engine indexing 🔒
Before, if you made a Notion page public, Google and other search engines could index it so it would show up in search results. We've added the option to turn this off so your page will never be surfaced on search engines. Click Share to see this menu:

Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Drag and drop on mobile now has a longer tap-and-hold delay so you don't accidentally drag blocks.
- We added help links throughout the app to help you learn more about Notion features. On mobile, look for the gray ? buttons.
- We added a new shortcut to open or close all toggle lists on a page at once:
cmd + option + t
on Mac orctrl + alt + t
on Windows.
- When using backticks (`) to create inline code, we now disable all text autocomplete, like '—' and '→'.
- You can now use
cmd/ctrl + shift + p
to move a block to any page or database.
- Create a link just by selecting text and pasting a link over it.
- Gallery view cards display images that are inside columns.
- We added a number format for Korean Won.
- We improved the List database view on mobile. Database properties now wrap to a second line.
- We made emoji search more accurate.
March 6, 2019
Features
- Quick Evernote Import 🐘 📥
Now you can move everything you have in Evernote to Notion with just a few clicks. No images or data left behind! More here.

February 18, 2019
Features
- In-line colors and highlighting 🖍
No more needing to apply color or highlighting to whole blocks at a time! Now you can select any text and †choose a color or highlight. Use it to give your writing the emphasis and style it deserves.

Pro tip: You can use shortcut Cmd-Shift-H or Ctrl-Shift-H on Windows to apply last used color.
- H1, H2, H3 🍡
Now you have two different sizes of subheads to choose from for all your subhead needs! Just type /sub or /h3 to get going.
For you Markdown folks, this gives you 5 levels of headings to work with if you include page titles, H1, and bolded text.

- Rename Files
You can now rename files in a file block and in the file property type in any database. We'll keep the file extension consistent.

Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Bold, italic, and strikethrough shortcuts work on block selections.
- You can now use /checkbox to create To-Do blocks.
- Fixed a bug where push notifications randomly stop working in the iOS app. 😅
- Added Window > Maximize to the desktop system menu so you can find windows that are rendered off-screen after unplugging an external monitor.
- Switch between table cell selection and table row selection easily with Enter and Esc.
- Copy text from PDF and the Updates menu.
- Improved Asana and Trello importers.
- iOS and Android share sheets show breadcrumbs when searching for pages and databases.
- We fixed a bug where Inviting users to a page with the Share menu using comma-separated emails didn't always work.
February 3, 2019
Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Fixed an issue with HTTP proxies and slow Internet connections.
- Fixed a bug where databases are stuck loading for some users.
January 28, 2019 — Notion 2.3 📚
Features
- Web Clipper for Desktop ✂️
Now you can save any web page into Notion.
Download the Chrome Extension or read the guide.
Select where you want to save the web page from the dropdown menu.

Use it for bookmarks, wishlists, mood boards, job hunting, etc.

Web pages are converted into a simple, clean Notion page.

- Web Clipper for Mobile 📱
You can also save web pages from your iOS or Android app.

Tap the share button on any page, then choose Notion from the list.

You'll need to tap ••• to enable the Notion option on iOS.
You can use also use the share button to save local files or photos from your phone into Notion.
Bug Fixes & Improvements
- All native apps open faster and work better — both offline and with a poor network connection.
- You now can click links in board and gallery cards without opening peek view.
- Code Block syntax for highlighter colors works better on dark mode.
- Fixed a bug where Bookmark Blocks get stuck with the loading spinner.
- Fixed bug that had spellchecker flagging short sentences with the wrong language.
- Fixed issues with rendering portrait photos sideways.
- Upgraded KaTeX with improvements for the Equation Block.
- Fix split-screen multi-tasking on iPad.
- ⌘-F reselects the text of your existing search in the desktop app.
- Copy-pasting content from Notion on Windows preserves paragraph breaks.
October 30, 2018
Features
- Page History ⏳
Now you can restore your edits on any page! It even works with databases and their sub-pages (paid feature).

Access it via the ••• button on the top right.

Or, view and restore via the Updates menu.

P.S. Page History works on mobile too! 📱
P.P.S. If you only need a few blocks from a previous version, simply copy and paste them into your current document.
Oct 24, 2018 - Notion 2.2 🎒
Features
- Referrals 🗣
Earn $5 in Notion credit by referring your friends using a referral link! (They'll get $10 in credit too!) Log in the desktop and mobile app will give you additional $5 in credit each!


- Gallery View 🌇
The Gallery View is grid of cards that displays images and content from your pages. It's great for mood boards, index cards, and recipes.

- List View 📝
The List View is a less distracting, simplified page view for your notes and bookmarks.

- Loom Block 📹
Embed a Loom recording in any document.
Loom is a new kind of work communication tool that helps you get your message across through instantly shareable videos. You can capture your screen, record your front-facing camera, and narrate your video all at once — no switching apps or upload required.

- Quick Add ➕
Quickly create a page (Cmd/Ctrl + N in the desktop app), and move it wherever you want without losing context (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P). Use it to quickly add notes to a dedicated database (e.g. your meeting notes database, your bug tracker, your GTD inbox...)


Works on desktop and mobile.
Bug Fixes & Improvements
- New Audio block for embedding Spotify, SoundCloud, MP3s and more.
- Viewing fullscreen Image Blocks now resizes to a higher resolution.
- Bookmarks don't get lost if you navigate away before they finished loading.
- Notion now works with styluses like the Apple Pencil.
- Fixed a bug where the cursor moves as you scroll in the iOS App.
- Fixed a bug that caused some users to get duplicate desktop notifications.
- Fixed some typing bugs where the cursor would jump to the wrong place.
- Fixed Korean typing on Android.
- Better number formatting for number properties.
- Previously, large images could cause the entire page to scroll incorrectly.
- Added Gherkin language option for Code Block.
- We increased the padding on the left and right tables, making it easier to drag items.
New section in ‘Terms and Privacy’
- Referrals and Credit
Your account can accrue Notion credits in a variety of ways, for example by referring new users to Notion.
Credits can only be used to offset your Notion bill on a paid plan. Credits cannot be redeemed for cash or transferred to another user. Notion Labs, Inc. reserves the right to grant or revoke credits at any time.
September 17, 2018
Features
- More Powerful Relations + Rollups 🎉
The new relation menu is a compact table view, allowing you to see properties without navigating. Also, the menu can support many more related records without breaking a sweat.

The new ✨Rollup ✨ property type allows you to show properties of related records and perform simple calculations on them.
For example, you could show the status of a related roadmap item:

We now require you to select a database when creating a relation. All existing relations that did not select a database will be migrated to a text column, and the relations will turn into @-mentions of pages.
If your relation got converted into text, you have two options: leave it as text (you can still click the @mentions and use it like a relation), or turn it into a relation and select a database. If you do this, any property values not in that database will be removed.
- Page & Database Lock 🔒
You can now lock pages to prevent accidental edits, and lock databases to prevent property and view edits.

Pro Tip: Quickly unlock and re-lock page or database by clicking the lock indicator in the topbar.

- New Code Block Languages
We've added many more languages for our code block, as well as a search input so you can quickly find the language you want.

- Improved Board Hidden Columns
When you click a hidden column, we now show a popup, allowing you to quickly search and manipulate records without un-hiding the column.

Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Fix a bug where spellcheck corrections wouldn't work in Chrome on Windows 10.
- Fixed copy-pasting nested lists out of Notion into Markdown.
- Better Notion for Android back button behavior when opening from another app.
- iOS app sometimes had a lingering badge number when there were no unread notifications.
- Middle-mouse scrolling behavior on Windows works more reliably.
August 21, 2018
Features
- Resizable Sidebar 📐
You now have control over the size of the sidebar in Notion! Just go to the browser or desktop app, hover over the edge and start dragging. It'll be ideal for those of you who have a lot of nested pages or a huge display.

Pro tip: you can click over the edge to close sidebar right away.
Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Previously, for small windows the comment menu could go off of the screen.
- We fixed a bug that caused the Windows 10 desktop app to break for some users.
- We fixed a bug where a block with a colored background could inherit the text color from a block it was inside of.
- We fixed a bug where enabling permission group access on a group you did not have access to would not make the page appear in the shared section of the sidebar.
August 8, 2018
Features
- You can now reorder workspaces 🚏
If you have multiple workspaces, you can change their order using drag and drop.

Bug Fixes & Improvements
- We fixed a bug where the color "White" didn't show up in search when setting a block color.
- We fixed an issue with that caused strange behavior when typing in Korean in the Android App.
- We fixed an issue where links with Cyrillic text couldn't be opened in the iOS app.
- We fixed an issue where the iOS and Android apps didn't work properly when a Bluetooth keyboard was connected.
- Previously, the date picker in the Android app did not work correctly in some cases.
- We fixed an issue where using the '---' shortcut to create a divider could delete text on that line.
- Previously, you could not type ESC to close an equation block.
- We fixed an issue where our markdown shortcuts sometimes did not work in Windows 10.
July 31st, 2018
Features
- Dark Mode 🌚
We have been cleaning up our entire UI, and it's finally ready to bring you the dark mode!

You can turn it on via the first drop-down in your left sidebar, or use a keyboard shortcut
⌘-Shift-L
on Mac, or Ctrl-Shift-L
on PC.
PS. It also works on your iOS and Android app! 😉

Bug Fixes & Improvements
- When you click View Original on an image, we no longer try to reduce the size. Instead, you will see the image at its original size.
- We fixed a bug where copying and pasting table rows could result in them appearing in reversed order.
- Previously, SVG page icons did not display properly.
- We fixed the date selector in Firefox.
- Desktop Mac app system preference substitutions now work correctly.
- We fixed a bug where the Windows desktop app would send duplicate push notifications.
- The desktop app will no longer crash when using Shadowsocks VPN.
- We fixed a bug where right clicking a word didn't always highlight the word in the Windows desktop app.
- Previously, creating a comment over a hyperlink didn't let you open the link.
July 11th, 2018
Features
- Permission Groups 🐶🦊🐼
Sharing pages with a large team can be painful if you have to invite everyone one at a time. Now you can create permission groups within your team, allowing you to share with many people at once. (Go to your left sidebar → Setting & Members → Members → Groups)

- Inline Comments 💬✂️
We've crafted a new and improved commenting experience. You can now comment on text within a block, read through resolved comments, and reply quickly through the updates menu!

Just select some text and create a comment.

And you can reply and resolve right from the "All Updates" menu directly!

- Captions 📝
Add captions to embed blocks, images, bookmark blocks, and files.


- Security Settings 🔐
We added new security settings that allow you to lock down your workspace and prevent your members from leaking information out. This feature is only available for paying customers.

- Block author info 👀
You can now view the creator and last editor of any block right from the block menu.

- Landscape mode on iOS and Android app 🎢
Many of you have been asking us for this! You can finally use the landscape mode on your mobile device.

- Show Deleted Pages 🗑
We added a shortcut in every page's menu to quickly show deleted pages within that page.

Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Clicking the plus button in the sidebar on the task board opens peek view to quickly make a new task without losing context.
- If you make edits to a template, it will offer to save your edits when you try to close or accept.
- Creating a hyperlink moves cursor to the end making it easier to type without leaving the keyboard.
- Pasting links with underscores are no longer interpreted as markdown.
- Desktop zoom doesn't reset when you refresh.
- Double-clicking on the topbar in the Desktop app maximizes the window.
- Improved Asana import.
- ••• menu shows on mobile next to breadcrumb block so you can delete it.
- Android app now is more consistent with Google Material design conventions.
- .... so many more 🙄
June 7th, 2018 - Notion 2.1 🤖
Features & Improvements
- Notion for Android 🌟🌟🌟
It's finally here! Notion now works as a stand-alone Android app with a handy keyboard action bar, push notifications for reminders and @mentions, and back button support...
P.S. If you were one of our beta testers – thank you! It's hard to build an editor that works on multiple platforms – all your feedback and patient debugging sessions made it possible ☺️

Bug Fixes
- Copy/cut/paste issues on Android.
- Text editing slowness on Android.
- Download files didn't work on Android.
- Autocorrect issues on Android.
- Turn Into menu sometimes comes up empty on Android.
- Using the back button on Android sometimes breaks drag & drop.
- ... we are sure there are many more Android bugs we haven't discovered. Please help us catch them by messaging us in the app.
May 11, 2018 💸
Features & Improvements
- Updated pricing – introducing the Personal plan!
Notion finally has a Personal Plan – a cheaper way to use Notion by yourself.
We are also introducing discounted yearly billing, in addition to the monthly billing currently offered.
If you're already a customer, nothing will change. You will still be paying the same amount that you pay now.
It's a big change - we would love to hear your feedback (message us in the app).

- Reminders and inline dates! ⏰
You ask and we build. Notion now has reminders on dates. You can insert reminder in text using an @-mention...

...or put it on date property in tables or boards.

You will receive a notification on your phone or desktop app if reminder is over due.

- One-click export ⚽️
That's a new tool that allows you to export your entire workspace in one click (in Markdown). You can find it in the space settings menu.

- Pay with ACH or wire transfer 🏦
Notion now also supports invoiced payment via ACH or wire transfer.
- GDPR ready 🇪🇺
We are making a few changes in preparation for GDPR. We updated our Terms and Privacy Policy in accordance with the new GDPR regulations.
Bug Fixes
- We improved our markdown exporter to reference databases, and export them as a CSV in the same folder.
- We fixed a bug where embedded YouTube videos would incorrectly show a "Download" action on iOS
- Previously, selecting multiple checkbox cells in a table and pressing <Enter> would toggle all visible checkboxes in the table.
- Clicking a link to one of our marketing pages inside the desktop app would navigate to it within the app, causing you to have to log in again.
- We fixed a bug where you couldn't drag bulleted list items onto a calendar.
- We fixed a bug where embedding a Gist link would incorrectly show "Link to Page" as an option.
- Previously, clicking an embedded file in the Mac app would open the link in your web browser, instead of downloading it.
April 12, 2018
Features & Improvements
- Better spellcheck language support on the Mac/Windows app ✍️
*It will take a moment to update your app in the background. So you might not get the new menu right away.
We rebuilt the spellchecker from the ground up for better language detection. For those of you that type in multiple languages, it should now translate seamlessly between them.

- New Page shortcut on Desktop 🎹
Finally, we've also changed the
Command/Ctrl
+N
shortcut to create a new document and are now using Command/Ctrl
+Shift
+N
for creating a new window.- New shortcut to create inline links 🎹
Just like in Google Docs, when you have text selected, use
Command/Ctrl
+K
to create an inline link. Quick Find is now mapped to Command/Ctrl
+ P
, just like in Slack.- Open in Mac / Windows / iOS App 🦋
If you're in a Notion page in your browser, you can use the "..." menu to open that page in your Native app.
- Code Block wrapped text option 💻
You can now wrap lines of code in your text blocks. Y'all have been asking for this one for a long time.

Bug Fixes
- QuickFind will open up toggle blocks when you search for something inside.
- Better PDF export that avoids page breaks in the middle of a block.
- Fixed a bug where you could "Move to..." a page into a child page.
- Chinese word count didn't work as expected.
- Fixed the "Chat with us!" button on mobile Chrome.
- Better mobile rendering performance.
- Allow disconnecting Asana and Trello accounts.
March 20, 2018 – Notion 2.0 🌈
Today we are launching Notion 2.0 – and yes, we've got tables!
In all honesty, the 2.0 is the real 1.0 for us. We added tables, Kanban boards, and calendars. Along with the existing notes and wiki features, Notion can finally deliver on the "all-in-one workspace" promise. We think you'll love it!
Features & Improvements
- Tables with the power of a database 🗃
Yep. Notion finally has tables! They're powered by a database behind the scenes, so you can customize each column with different content types: single/multi-select, due date, file attachment, checkbox, assignee...
And now for the best part: each table row is a stand-alone Notion page, allowing you add additional content. For example, attach meeting notes to a customer in your CRM table. Or, embed design specs into a product roadmap table. It's a unique marriage of databases and documents.

- Kanban boards like Trello 🏓
We've also got real Kanban boards in Notion. Just like the tables, you can sort and filter however you like. It's a full-powered project manager.

- 1-click import from Trello, Asana, and CSV 🚚
Migrating over from old tools? We built a smart import for you. It automatically converts your content into the right database format, and even imports your old comments and attachments! You'll find the Import button in your left sidebar.
- Calendars with date range support 📅
You can also easily turn your tables into calendar, and display custom properties like tags and assignees. It's great for editorial calendars or product roadmaps.

- Sort, filter, and custom views - all the power of a database 🤖
Behind the scenes, Notion 2.0 is a database on top of your notes and wikis. It's great for organizing large records of things (e.g. hiring candidates, bugs & feature requests). We are launching with table, board, and calendar as views for your records, with full sorting and filtering power – just like a database.

- Single and multi-select tags 🍱
Create color-coded tags for any record using the single or multi-select property. You can use them to sort and filter pages however you'd like.
If you want to use tags to organize your pages, I recommend checking out our new 'Notes & Drafts' template. (Pro tip: you can drag your old pages into a new database).

- All of this works on your phone!

As always, please message us if you notice any bugs or have any feedback. We read and reply to every message 👌
March 12, 2018
Features & Improvements
- Redesigned iOS App and Mobile Web UI. 👌

We completely redesigned all of the menus in both the iOS app and the mobile web application. They now look a lot more like native menus, and feel a lot better too. The Android web experience is improved as well.
- Brand new template picker 🎆

We redesigned the template picker, so you can now try them out before you create them in your workspace.
- Saved Quick Find results.
Quick Find remembers your last search, making it easier to jump around and select different results.
Bug Fixes
- Prevent push notifications from being triggered while you're editing a page.
- We fixed an issue where Gist embeds would appear to be broken while loading
- Previously, if you pasted a link into inline code, it would be parsed as a link and underlined.
- We fixed an issue where users could receive an email after receiving a push notification.
February 8, 2018
Features & Improvements
- Desktop In-Page-Search 🔍
You can now use ⌘+F (Ctrl+F on Windows) to search for text in the Desktop app, just like you would in Chrome.

- The Slack integration is back! 🦋
Lots of you guys were asking us about this. Go to the updates menu on any page and we will send all updates on that page and all sub-pages to the Slack channel of your choice.

Bug Fixes
- Prevent push notifications from being triggered while you're editing a page.
- Small issue with the Evernote importer.
- The iOS app wouldn't let you decline Google Contacts permission.
- Render Markdown
---
as a divider when pasting into Notion.
- Fixed a bug where a red banner would briefly flash when deleting a page.
- Fixed an issue where turning a page into a header would sometimes create aliased pages below.
January 22, 2018
Features & Improvements
- Comment-only access 👨🏫
You guys have been asking for this for a long time! Now you can now give people permission to comment on a page without the ability to edit the page content.

- Simpler share menu 💌
We redesigned the share menu to simplify a page's permission settings, and made it easier to quickly toggle permissions on and off.
We also added some helpful tooltips that describe how page permissions work.

- You can now change the email associated with your account
Another popular request. You can now change your email within the "My Account" tab of settings.

- Improved text editing behavior 🔤
We made a bunch of improvements to text editing within Notion! It is now easier to type into
inline code
, and auto-tokenization (like — and →) are now undoable. See if you can spot them all!- Smoother drag and drop on the iOS app
- Removed the "phantom" notification red dot on Mac apps 🔴
- "Shared" section in sidebar now works differently
Now you have to visit other workspaces as a guest to view pages that are shared with you.
January 8, 2018
Dec 12, 2017 - Notion 1.9
Long time no update. We've been working hard on a series of big releases! This first one is about collaboration and notifications. They're notoriously hard to design for, so we would love your feedback once you've had a chance to play around with them 😇
Features & Improvements
- In-App update feed 📬
From our team users, the most frequent request is always "how can I see what's changed?"
Now you can! Simply click on the "All Updates" button in the sidebar, and you'll see all your page updates and notifications neatly in one place.

(1) All Updates : it shows all the changes in your workspace that are visible to you. Think of it as a Facebook feed for your team.
(2) Followed : it shows the updates for pages you follow, which is useful for keeping an eye on important pages, or ones you are currently collaborating on.
(3) Mentions : it shows all your @mentions, plus comments on pages you've followed. Think of it as the "red badge" in Slack. It's a great way to get your teammates' attention!
*The Slack integration is temporarily disabled for the time being. Don't worry. It'll make a comeback.
- Page follow 👀
Need to keep a closer eye on a certain page? Now you can follow it, and it will show up in your "All Updates" menu.
You'll automatically follow the pages you have created or edited.

- Character-by-character page updates ✍️
Also in your page's "Updates" menu, you'll see a feed of changes on that page. Great for collaborating on all sorts of documents and drafts.
- Better email updates 💌
Previously, email updates only show @mention and comments. Now they'll show the actual content that's changed, especially useful for your external collaborators.

- Push notifications for Mac, Windows, & iOS apps 🛎
If you use one of our apps, we'll intelligently forward your @mentions and comments notifications to one of your devices so they don't flood your email inbox.



- Page visitors 👫
On the top of every page, you'll see recent visitors. Hover over each one to see the last visited time.

- RIP toolbox. Long live the insert button
We've finally retired the toolbox in the right-hand side, and replaced it with a much more useful insert button. You served us well Mr. Toolbox! 👼

- Noticeable speed improvement 🚗
Notion should be quite a bit faster, especially if you have a long page with a lot of text.
- Better trash bin 🗑
It nows lets you recover trashed sub pages individually, so you can delete them with confidence ;-)
- Better import
We moved the import button into your sidebar. Give it a try!


- Simplified team v.s. personal workspace
This is a big one. We removed the difference between a personal workspace and a team one. So everything is just a "workspace" now, much easier to understand!
Also, all your shared pages would show up under the "Shared" section in your left sidebar, doesn't matter which space you are in.
- A more accessible help & feedback button
Need help? Feature suggestions? Now it's easier than ever to reach us.

- One Click to Add New Pages
For those of you creating pages often, you now have a much more prominent button to quickly add a private page. Try it!
- More colors anyone?

- Noticeable improved search
We improved the recall accuracy a little bit.
For the meanwhile, please message us in the app if you have any suggestions on how can make search better for you!
Nov 6th, 2017
September 25, 2017 - Notion 1.8
Features & Improvements
- iOS App ✍️📱✨
Finally! Our iOS app is out. You can download it at notion.so/mobile. It's our first pass, so please do message us in the app with your feedback. P.S. We would love you to leave a rating and review in the App Store.

August 23, 2017
Features & Improvements
- Rich Copy & Paste 💰
A lot of you guys have been asking for this one. You can now paste to and from Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and most websites (like Wikipedia). We'll do our best to match styles and import images and links.

- New Drag Menu 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚
We changed our drag menu to a more familiar icon, and simplified the menu. Let us know what you think!

- Tutorial 🎓
We added a brand-new tutorial that appears when you sign up. It's only a few steps – our goal is to introduce new users to just a few concepts before setting them free to make content.
Try it out by signing up for a new account!

Bug Fixes
- Improved drag and drop on mobile 🤘
We added a bunch of little tweaks to improve the drag and drop experience!
- Improved search in slash commands
We improved our fuzzy search algorithm to give better results. 🐝
- 404 Page flashing on signup 😤
Sometimes, when signing up via an invited page, a 404 screen would briefly flash in and out.
- Links in Slack notifications
We fixed some edge cases where links did not render correctly in Slack notifications.
July 24, 2017
Features & Improvements
- Force Touch Drag and Drop on iOS ✌️
You ask. We listen. The iOS beta now supports drag and drop! Press and hold or force-touch to drag a block. Upgrade in your TestFlight to get the new version. We put a lot of love into this one. Let us know what you think!
Also, Message us your Apple ID and we'll add you to the iOS beta list. (In the left sidebar of your browser or desktop app hit Help & Feedback -> Message Us.)

- Trash Can
Now, when you delete top-level pages, they go into Trash, where you can easily restore them, or delete them permanently.

- A simpler, shared sidebar for your team!
For this release, we gathered all our feedback about the sidebar, and came up with a much simpler design.
For teams, there are now three sections: Favorites, Team Pages, and My Pages. Team pages stay in sync across your team, so there's no need to manually join pages you couldn't see!
For personal, there are three sections: Favorites, My Pages, and Shared With Me.

- Revamped Keyboard Shortcuts!
Enter
always inserts text, just like your favorite old-school text editor.Command/Ctrl + Enter
to navigate to pages, check to-dos, open toggles, and upload files and images.Command/Ctrl + Option + S
to toggle the Sidebar open and closed.Command/Ctrl + K
orCommand/Ctrl + P
to open quick find.Command/Ctrl + Shift + L
to add an inline text link.Space
on images to go full screen.- Type three dashes (
-
) to create a divider. - Type three back-ticks (
`
) to create a code block. Command/Ctrl + Option + M
to comment.
We spent a lot of time going over our keyboard shortcuts. We simplified some of our shortcuts, and added a lot of new ones! Some highlights:
Bug Fixes
- Hitting enter at the beginning of a header now moves the header down
This one was annoying some of you guys.
- Uploads complete even if you navigate away
Before, uploads would fail if you navigated away from the page.
- Better image preview during upload
Before, if you move an image that's being uploaded, the preview could disappear
- Tab multiple lines in a code block 😱
Rejoice! You can now tab multiple lines in code blocks!
- @Mentions, numbered lists, and equations in markdown export
Before, mentions, numbered lists, and equations did not export properly to markdown.
- Less annoying auto-linker
Our previous auto-linker sometimes made it impossible to remove the link that was created automatically.
- Support for the shift+end shortcut
Shout out to our hardcore keyboard people 🤓
- Fixed bugs with inline code and bold
We found a few bugs that sometimes caused inline code and bold to break.
- Embed SVGs
Previously, embedding SVGs did not work 😤
- Clicking external links in the desktop app
Sometimes, external links would open in a new window instead of opening in your web browser.
- Fixed Invision embeds
Before, Invision embeds didn't always work.
- Scrollbars on Linux and Windows
We fixed some annoying horizontal scrollbars on these platforms.
- ... and a lot more. We fixed 100+ bugs in this release 🙅♂️🙅🐞🕷
Jun 28th, 2017
Features & Improvements
- iOS Beta has landed📱 🔥
The long-awaited Notion iOS App is now in Beta! If you are one of our beta testers, we are looking forward to your feedback and bug reports (check out below to see how to message us in the app).
If you want to become a beta tester, message us your Apple ID and we'll add you to the TestFlight list! (In the left sidebar of your browser or desktop app hit Help & Feedback -> Message Us.)

- Embed everything! 🐙
Notion now supports many more embed types. Embed a live Framer or Invision prototype, a Tweet, or even a working Google Sheet or Google Doc. Try it!

- Embed and media resizing
For many embed and media types, you can now resize and change the aspect ratio. This is really handy if you are trying to embed a prototype from Framer or Invision, or make your Google Sheet larger.

- Share to your Google Contacts
You can now invite any of your Google contacts to your page or team – no need to copy and paste their emails anymore!
(You have to log out and log back in for this to work 👈)

- Code block copy text
You can now copy an entire code block with one click. This will be extra useful for frequently used code snippets.

- Save scroll position when navigating 📜
When navigating back to the previous page, Notion will restore your scroll position.
- Better offline indicator
We now have a more prominent offline indicator. When you hover over it, you can see how many offline edits have yet to be synced. Also when the app is syncing, we provide a progress indicator.
Bug Fixes
- Quick Find scrolling to block
Previously, when searching for a block, Notion could only scroll to blocks that were above the fold. Now it loads as much of the page as needed.
- ChromeOS S-key
We fixed a bug where the
s
key didn't work on ChromeOS.- Inline code weirdness
Some weird things used to happen when pasting emojis into an inline code block.
- Download the desktop app in Firefox
We handled a browser quirk where Firefox would redirect away from the download page.
- ... and so many other small bugs here and there 🕵️
Jun 6th, 2017
Features & Improvements
- Quick Find ⚡️
Quickly jump to pages and blocks without lifting your fingers from your keyboard! Just hit
Command/Ctrl + /
(or Command/Ctrl + P
), type the name of the page or block, hit enter, and Notion will take you right there!
- Revamped Search 🔍
We completely revamped our search algorithm. It's now faster with way more accurate results.
It's still a work in progress, so message us in the app if you couldn't find what you were looking for, and we can tweak the algorithm.
- New Team & Personal Welcome Page 👋
We updated our welcome page to be prettier and more inviting. It will now show your team's icon as well.

Bug Fixes
- Emoji in the Mac app
Sometimes typing emojis in the Mac app would cause weird characters to appear.
- Creating a new page offline
We fixed a bug where creating a new page in the Mac app when offline didn't work.
- Duplicate spaces in your sidebar
Previously, it was possible in some cases to see a duplicate space.
- Undo in discussions
Before, you could undo inside of a discussion. Pretty cool, but not exactly what you would expect 😂
- Drag and drop images into a block
Sometimes, you couldn't drag an image from your desktop directly below the currently selected block.
May 15th, 2017
Features & Improvements
- Better comments! 💬 👌
We made comments a lot friendlier. You don't need to click to read what's inside. Check it out!

Bug Fixes
- Select text with shift + arrow
Before, sometimes you couldn't select multiple text blocks with the keyboard.
- Comment confirmation dialog
Before, if you closed a comment popup, you could lose the content. Now, we prompt you with a confirmation dialog.
- Broken desktop app download link 😓
Some old links for downloading the desktop app were broken. These are now fixed.
- Public pages always added to your sidebar
Before, public pages (like this What's New page) were always added to your sidebar.
- Enter key on mobile 📲
The enter key didn't behave as expected on mobile browsers.
- Member count in the sidebar
Previously, the number next to your "Settings & Members" in your sidebar included guests. This was confusing as guests are free-of-charge.
May 3, 2017
Features & Improvements
- Revamped Slack notifications: less noisy, and more personal 🙂
Many of you suggested that our Slack notifications were too noisy, so we did a complete makeover. It now truncates lengthy updates, also shows the page emoji as well as the avatar of the editor. Try it!
You can enable the Slack notification near the top right of your window -> then click Add to Slack.

- Page icon as browser tab favicon
We now set the browser tab favicon based on your page icon – it'll be a huge time-saver for those of you have many browser tabs open at once.

- Ctrl/Cmd + A to select all
Now if you press Ctrl/Cmd + A twice, it would select everything on your page.
- An easier way to configure a template button
We added a special button for configuring the template button block. Not need to right-click again!
Bug Fixes
- Mobile search
The mobile search experience was buggy, so we polished it up.
- Turn a toggle into a header
Before, if you turned a toggle list into a header or sub header, the blocks inside would be inverted.
- Double emoji page icons 👯
Before, for the page icon, certain emojis showed up as two emojis.
- Mac app: use template picker while offline
Now, we let you start with an empty page and bypass the template picker.
- Mac app: visit a team pages while offline
If you visited a team page while offline, the page could be accidentally bookmarked in your personal space.
- Billing description re: guests
Before, the billing page included guests in the invoice (guests should be free and not counted towards your monthly bill).
- Reorder in the left sidebar
If you reordered items in your left sidebar, it revealed unnecessary buttons.
- ... and many small bugs here and there 🐸
April 28th, 2017
April 24th, 2017
Features & Improvements
- Windows App 👈
Notion for Windows is finally here! It has all the goodies of the browser version, plus support for offline editing after you load each page. We hope it will be a great notes app for many of you.
Download it here: https://notion.so/desktop/windows/download
April 17th, 2017
Features & Improvements
- Mac App: spell check 🔤 👌
The long-waited spell checker is finally here. You should receive a prompt in your Mac app to download the latest version. Say goodbye to all those typos...

- Mac App: multi-window support
You can finally have multiple Notion windows open at the same time!
Pro-tip: use
Command + `
to toggle between different windows. (It's the little key on the left of "1").- Mac app: 3-finger swipe to navigate history 🖖
If are you used to the 3-finger swipe in your browser, you can also do it with your Notion Mac app. (To enable it, go to System Preferences -> Trackpad -> and set "Swipe between pages" to "three fingers").

- Mac app: speedup 🚗 🏁
Last but not least, there's a noticeable speed improvement with the Mac app. (Nerd talk: we updated to the latest Electron 🤓)
April 15th, 2017 – Notion 1.7
Features & Improvements
- 3X speedup ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
We locked ourselves in for the past couple months and pretty much rewrote Notion from scratch. Now, all of your pages will load much faster. We worked really, really hard on this and hopefully it will put a smile on your face 🤗
- Page covers and styles
You can now add a beautiful image to the top of any page. We also hand-picked nearly a hundred images from the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum, and NASA archive for you to choose from. Page styles have been simplified as well.

- A much, much faster drag & drop
The old drag & drop required some serious dexterity. Try the new one – it's fast and much more accurate.

- A brand new sidebar for your team
The old sidebar could be confusing. We redesigned it (and borrowed a couple ideas from Slack). For teams, it now separates your team and private pages, and lets you discover your teammates' pages with just a click.

- Page emojis and icons
You can now customize any page's icon with an image or emoji – to add some color for your content, and help you find the page in the sidebar.

- Quickly add a new page 🏃🏃♀️
When you hover over the left sidebar, you'll see a "+" button next to every page. It lets you quickly create a new page inside, without polluting your entire team's top-level pages.

- More templates!
We added Weekly Planner, Team Home, and Travel Notes templates.
We also made the template picker less obtrusive. It only shows up when the page is empty, and you can always hit "Enter" to quickly start with an empty page.

- Basic page analytics 📈
You can now see recent edits and viewers of any page.

- RIP Sections. Long live Headers! 🙌
In the old Notion, it was hard to know which Section you were inside of. Sections are now Headers and Sub-headers. They work nicely with the # and ## Markdown shortcuts. Don't worry, you can still use "Turn Into" to transform Pages into Headers.

- Quote block
- Include id in Invoice PDF titles
- Simplified guest and pricing model for teams
You can now add as many guests to your team as you like – for free. You'll also be charged for all members on your team at the end of the every billing cycle, whether they have been active in the previous month or not – it's easier to budget, but could potentially result in a larger bill – so watch out!
- P.S. A much better mobile version!
Oh, we fully revamped our mobile browser version too – check it out!
Message us in the app to be an early tester for the iOS app
👈
Feb 14th, 2017
Feb 8th, 2017
Features & Improvements
- Earn more blocks for your personal space ✨
Many of you have complained that our personal referral system was confusing, so we added a dedicated tab in the settings to help you with that.
We also removed the monthly limit, and now you can get unlimited blocks after inviting a certain amount people. Have fun!
- More blocks for new teams 🎂
We removed the monthly block limit, instead every new team would have 600 blocks to start with.
- We have been quiet lately... working on a big release about performance improvement and tables. Stay tuned 🤘
January 16th, 2017
Bug Fixes
- File upload 📂
Before, uploading a file would occasionally fail on the first try.
- Create Button slowness
We fixed an issue that caused create buttons to sometimes load very slowly.
- Code block errors
Before, errors could be thrown when using the code block.
- Inline code issues
Previously, typing at the end of an inline code would extend it further.
January 10th, 2017
- Less aggressive auto-link tokenizer 🚥
We fixed some issues that made our auto-link tokenizer annoying.
- Narrow comment input 💬
Previously, the comment input was sometimes very narrow and hard to select.
- Embeds on mobile 📱
We made embeds feel much better on mobile.
- Setting public permissions on sub-pages
We fixed a bug that sometimes prevented setting public permissions on a sub-page.
- Jumping cursors 💃
Previously, sometimes the cursor could jump when editing the page title.
- Code block styling issues
We fixed an issue that occasionally caused code blocks to have extra padding at the bottom.
- Spooky resizing images 🌠
Previously, in some cases small images could get resized.
- Markdown shortcuts + Parentheses
We made our markdown shortcuts work with parenthesis around them.
- ... and many other minor bugs. We worked hard on fixing bugs for this release 🤓
January 8th, 2017
January 3rd, 2017 🎆
December 24th, 2016 🎄
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Toggle List bug
Before, when pressing enter inside a toggle list, the new toggle would 'steal' the child blocks.
- Fixed Create Button styles
Previously, the Create Button's styling was a little bit off 🤓
- Opening invoices on desktop
We fixed an issue where opening an invoice did not work in the desktop app.
- Permission Icons
Previously, permission icons in the sidebar could sometimes be incorrect when moving between teams.
December 21st, 2016
Bug Fixes
- Shift + up/down
Previously, you can't press shift + up/down to select multiple blocks while editing text 😅
- Block limit issues
We fixed a few strange bugs related to personal user's block limits.
- Create Button + Inserting blocks
We fixed an issue where inserting blocks into the create button didn't work.
- History menu
Before, it got cut off when there were wide images in the page.
December 20th, 2016 - Notion 1.5 ⚡️
Features & Improvements
This is our biggest release since launch. A lot things have changed. We strongly recommend that you check out our upgrade guide.
- Enterprise-grade team management 💪
As more and more 100+ people companies signed up on Notion, it became obvious that our admin features were lacking.
With this release, we are giving you tools to mange all of your members, guests, and manage billing from a bird's-eye view. For any teams larger than half a dozen people, you can't live without it!

- Custom team domains 👯
Setup a domain like "notion.so/company-name" to access all your team's content or invite new members.

- A redesigned sidebar + private pages
The sidebar now lets you discover and bookmark other team pages (like joining a Slack channel), or create pages that only invited teammates could access or modify (like Slack private channels).

- A more personal Notion 🏠
If you are using Notion by yourself, your Pro features will now cover all of the content you have access to (even if they are created by other people). You don't need to pay for any of your collaborators.

- Quickly create a new page
Add an empty page quickly, or select from existing templates. It also works with the shortcut
Ctrl/Command + N

- New pricing. Unlimited members for everyone!
If you really think about it, our old pricing model really didn't make sense (a collaboration tool that caps on the number of team members, what? 😅)
So we now removed the 5-member limit completely. Instead, we're introducing a monthly limit on the number of content blocks you can add per month (very hard to hit if you just use Notion normally). You can easily increase your limit by inviting or collaborating with others.
We also changed the price per user from $5 to $8. If you were previously on a Pro plan, we'll honor your old price of $5 (and thank you for being an early adopter! 😇)
For more details, please see the pricing page.

- Simplified editor
We unified "drag", "..." and "+" into a single button. Easier to access. Less in your face.
- Full page path in @mention and search
Now when you search or mention a page, we show the full page path, less confusing for pages that have similar titles.

- Better font for Mac and Windows
Typography nerds might have noticed this already. Notion now uses the default system fonts as the sans-serif option (San Francisco on Mac, Segoe on Windows). Better support for European languages, and emojis! 🍰🍕🌮
Bug Fixes
- Confirming new page title
Before, if you clicked on the background while naming a new page, it would clear your page title.
- Safari PDF Export
Before, the PDF could have extra wide margins.
- Backspace + Undo
Before, sometimes backpack + undo will delete other content on your page.
- /slash command in discussion
Before, /slash command couldn't add new blocks in discussion.
- ... and tons of little bugs here and there 🙄
November 10th, 2016
November 2nd, 2016
Features & Improvements
- 1.5x Speedup! 🏁 🚗
For this release, we worked hard to slim down and speed up everything in the app. The end result is that pages load 1.5x faster, and everything should feel zippier overall. We're also working on a few other major speed improvements, to be launched in the near future.

- Date Block
The Date block now defaults to the current date.
Bug Fixes
- Windows and Linux keyboard shortcuts.
We fixed a few keyboard shortcuts in Windows and Linux.
- Moving an uploader during upload.
Before, if you moved an uploader while it was uploading, the upload would get canceled. 😰
- Full screen video embeds.
We fixed an issue that prevented video embeds from going full screen.
- Copy page link button.
Sometimes, the copy page link button didn't work in Chrome.
- Mac app syncing.
We fixed an issue where changes made in the Mac app would occasionally sync out of order.
- Import.
Sometimes, our importer threw an error when it didn't know the file type.
- Case sensitive emails. ✉️
After a few complaints about mistyped email addresses, we decided to remove case sensitivity from our emails.
- Popups going off of the screen.
We fixed an issue where discussion popups would sometimes go off of the screen, especially viewed with phone.
- Stuck open hover menu.
Previously, the menu that opens when you hover over a block would sometimes get stuck.
October 28th, 2016
October 19th, 2016
October 11th, 2016
October 7th, 2016 ⛩
Features & Improvements
- Date format.
You can now choose how Date blocks are displayed. You can go American-style 🇺🇸, European-style 🇪🇺, or even Canadian-style 🇨🇦.

- Images and videos are always left-aligned inside lists.
Now if you upload an image or video inside a bulleted list or to-do list, it will always be left-aligned.
Bug Fixes
- Scrolling during drag & drop.
Before, drag & drop-triggered scrolling was unreliable, especially in your left sidebar.
- Logout, again. 😅
Before, the logout button didn't work if you had certain browser plugins or ad blockers installed. (This is a tricky one – message us if it still doesn't work for you).
- Jittery buttons in Safari.
Before, a lot of buttons, such as the To-do checkbox, jittered when you hovered over them. 🐷
Cmd/Ctrl
+n
to create new pages in the desktop app.
Before, sometimes it said you didn't have access to the new page.
- Billing address when upgrading to Pro.
Before, your credit card could be declined since we didn't ask for your billing address.
- "..." button in the hover menu.
Before, that button might not respond to click if you clicked too fast.
September 29th, 2016 ⛩
Bug Fixes
- PDF Export.
Before, the PDF export displayed presence avatars for users currently collaborating on the page.
- Logout.
We fixed a bug where the log out button sometimes did not work correctly. 😅
- Arrow keys in the /slash menu.
Before, using the arrow keys did not scroll to the active command in the slash menu.
- Inline code.
Before, inline code sometimes had incorrect behavior when pressing enter, then backspace on text. 🤖
- /page slash command.
Before, this slash command did not insert a title in the page it created.
- Desktop app crash recovery.
We improved our crash recovery logic on the desktop app, so it's a lot more robust.
- Sidebar pages inside of titles.
We fixed a bug where sometimes pages would appear in the outliner that are inside of the page's title.
September 25th, 2016 ⛩
Features & Improvements
- Version history.
You folks have been asking for this since day one! Now, as you make changes, we periodically save versions of your pages. You can click on History in the top bar to browse and restore to old versions.
Free users are limited to 3 days of version history.

- @Mention people and pages.
You can now type @ to mention a person or page inline. The mentioned person (if it's not yourself) will also receive an email notification.

- Much, much better Slack notifications.
Now, our slack notifications show you what changed within a page.

- 20% faster load times. 🚗
Performance is still a high priority. We were able to squeeze out about 20% faster load times for this release by optimizing our JavaScript. A lot more to come!
- Better Comments. 💬
We redesigned commenting with your feedback in mind. The icon no longer overlaps with your text, and it shows the last person who added a comment.

- Rich text copy & paste.
You can now copy and paste rich text between blocks. Try it out!
Bug Fixes
- Use email login for Google emails.
Before, we automatically redirected you to log in with Google. We got a lot of complaints about this, so we decided to allow you to log in with email.
- Dragging a page from the toolbox into your sidebar.
Before, this didn't work 😥
- macOS Sierra Safari.
Dragging was broken in macOS Sierra Safari.
- Saving your selection when you navigate.
Keyboard users: now, when you navigate back and forth, your block selection is preserved.
- Broken logout button.
Before, the logout button sometimes didn't work, and could be blocked by some browser plugins.
- Inviting a person from email.
Before, the popup did now allow you to set Edit-only access.
- Help & Feedback popup.
Before, the sidebar could close when the popup was open.
- Dragging in images in Safari from your desktop.
Before, this didn't work on the first try..
- Pasting to Google Docs
Before, pasting to Google Docs didn't preserve bold.
- Clicking in the bottom of a column.
Before, text was sometimes not inserted.
- Better mobile emails.
Before, the text was way too small! 😭
September 18, 2016 ⛩
Features & Improvements
- Email (non-Google) login. 💌
We get asked for this one every day, but we didn't want to rush it, because we wanted our solution to be simple and secure.
When you log in using email, we generate a temporary, secure password and send it to your inbox. You can either paste in the password, or simply click with the "magic" link in the email.

- Advanced permission options (Pro feature). 🔒
You can now choose between Full Access (can edit, and invite others), and Edit-only (can edit, but not invite others). Useful for larger teams.

- Account settings.
Update your name and profile photo.

- Color names for our colorblind users. 🌈
We added tooltips to show the name of each color.
- New Mac app shortcuts. 🎹
Press
command+n
(control+n
on windows) to create a new page to the bottom of your current page.Press
command+f
(control+f
on windows) to open search.- Plain text mode for Code blocks.
Bug Fixes
- Click below columns to insert text.
Before, it's really hard to insert the text cursor below columns. Bad text editing experience. 😓
- Shift click to select blocks in between.
Before, shift click won't select the blocks in between.
- Logout.
Before, sometimes logout doesn't work, especially with certain browser plugins.
- /Slash command menu position.
Before, the menu could sometimes overflow off of the screen.
- Shift + Enter.
Before, pressing shift + enter to insert a new line within a Text block sometimes didn't work on the first try.
- Delete key.
Now, if you press delete at the beginning of a Text block with content inside, the content will be inserted below.
- Automatic link converter.
We made the link converter a bit less aggressive.
- Flashing green banner.
Before, the "add the current space to sidebar" green banner sometimes flashed in and out when you first created a page.
- ... and tons more. We fixed a lot of bugs in this release. 🐞🙅
September 9th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Import is finally here! ✨
You can now mass import from
.markdown
, .html
, .docx
. Check out the guide below on how to migrate from Evernote, Google Docs, Quip, Dropbox Paper, and other popular tools.It's a beta feature, so message us if you run into any issues.

- Faster Mac app.
Before the Mac could get slow if you left running for a long time. (There was a memory leak, in nerd speak 🤓). We worked hard to tackle this problem – so now it's always fresh and fast.
- Keyboard shortcuts for navigation.
Ctrl/Command
+ [
or ]
back or forward in history.Ctrl/Command
+ u
to go up a page.Check out all of our shortcuts here:
- "Why Notion" page.
Want to know how typewriters, Steve Jobs, and computer pioneers relate to why we built Notion? Read it here.
- Rich text and Markdown copy/paste.
If you paste out to a rich text editor like Google Docs, your bold and italics will remain rich text. If you paste out to a plain text editor, we'll intelligently convert them to Markdown.
Bug Fixes
- Code block.
Before, the code block required two clicks to edit. No more! 🤖
- Web Bookmark block.
Before, the web bookmark block didn't automatically get selected when you create it.
- Template Button block.
Before, when you created an item with the template button it wouldn't get automatically selected.
- Markdown export with Numbered List.
Before, our markdown exporter didn't render numbered lists properly.
- And little bug fixes here and there. Thank you all for the tips! 👍
September 2nd, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Spotty loading speed. 🚶 → 🏃
Notion has been flooded with new users in the past couple weeks. As a result, some of you might have experienced slower loading speeds, especially during peak office hours 💼.
We just re-engineered our servers to accommodate this. Let us know if you notice any loading issues again, and thanks for your patience. ☺️
August 29th, 2016
Bug Fixes
- Cut text inside a comment.
Before, it was impossible to cut text while typing a comment 😤
- Ctrl+A to go to the beginning of a line.
Before, this shortcut didn't behave properly.
- "View Original" on the Mac app ✨
Before, clicking "View Original" on media opened a new desktop window, instead of opening in your default browser.
August 15th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Mass export as Markdown
Exporting the current page and all the sub pages in one shot!

- Get the current page link in the Share menu.
Previously, there wasn't an easy way to get the URL of the current page if you are on the Mac app. Now it's in the Share menu.
- Strikethrough Markdown shortcut (~).
Now, when you surround text in '~', it creates striked text. Try it out!
Bug Fixes
- Improved syncing of very large edits.
Before, large edits were sometimes rejected by our server (and you'd see a "Saving" spinner for a long time). 🙅
- Image width can overflow in layout.
We fixed an issue where images in section could be resized to overflow the column they are in.
- Signup blank screen.
Occasionally, new users would see a blank screen after sign up. ☹️
- Can't comment on Code block
The syntax select was blocking the comment button.
- Code block with Java syntax.
It was straight up busted before 🤓
- Breadcrumb block on mobile.
Before, the breadcrumb block would break the pages on mobile.
August 10th, 2016
August 4th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- We made it easier to insert text at the bottom of the page.
Now, when you click near the bottom or top of the page, it will insert an empty text block, just like your favorite text editor.

- More robust syncing and offline support.
- Online / Offline indicator 🚥
We created a visual indicator that shows when you are offline or currently syncing with our server.
- Pressing enter on Divider creates a new text block below.
- Ctrl+E goes to the end of the line being edited.
Bug Fixes
- Drag handle blocking the column resize handle.
Before, when you tried to resize a column, the little blue handle could be blocked by a nearby drag handle – very frustrating indeed 😓
- Converting links to Bookmark & Embeds on paste.
Before, there was a bug that prevented this from working the first time.
- Duplicating a block does not duplicate its comments.
- Navigating away when you delete a page in your sidebar.
- Pasting multiple lines in a comment.
Before, it pasted the extra lines into the document.
- Pressing shift and selecting text now selects blocks.
Before, the selection stayed within the text block being edited.
- No more tokenization of mailto: links.
Who uses them anyway? 😛
- Less annoying tutorial.
We fixed a bug where if you never finished the tutorial, you could see it more than once.
July 27th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- A brand new editor. 🎉🎉 📝 🎉🎉
- A better way to rearrange. ✋
- Highlight text like you're used to. 🖌
- Quickly add new content anywhere, without the Toolbox.
We made some big changes to our editor! Our goal was to make it feel more like a familiar text editor, without sacrificing our awesome drag and drop magic.
When you hover over a block, a small, unobtrusive indicator appears, making it easy to drag anything. You can still drag directly on objects like images and pages.

Text highlighting now works more like your favorite text editor. Just click and drag to select many blocks from within text.

Hovering over blocks also reveals a new menu that makes it easy to add new blocks, without needing to use the toolbox.

- Column & media resizing.
Columns are now resized by selecting the block and using the resize handles at the bottom left and right.

- Download Notion for Mac (preview) 🍰🍰🍰
The Mac app is now open to all users. The download link is near the bottom of your left sidebar. It's a preview release – please do message us if you noticed any issues. 🤗

Bug Fixes
- Clicking a link in an embed in the desktop app opens your default browser.
Before, it opened a popup in the desktop app.
- Page titles in the Add menu.
It is now possible to add a Page title from within the add menu, as well as via a slash command.
- Control+K to remove a word.
Before, this shortcut didn't work.
- Configure Popup
Before, the create button and dropdown configure popups didn't render properly.
- And a lot of little bugs are gone... 🐞
July 25th, 2016
Bug Fixes
- Improved on-boarding flow & templates. 🎒
We updated our on-boarding flow to better match the new Team Home template. We also simplified our templates and fixed some spelling mistakes.
- We made it easier to integrate Slack by putting it into the top bar.
Before, it was a bit hidden in the page menu.
- More descriptive Log In button when signed out.
When you're signed out and access a page, it now says "Log In" instead of "Made With Notion" in the bottom left corner. A few people got confused 😭
July 20th, 2016
Bug Fixes
- Less aggressive inline Markdown conversion. 😓
Learn more here.
July 19th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Templates, templates, and more templates for your team. 👯
- If you are part of a team, we encourage you to add a "Team Home", and drag all existing pages from your left sidebar there. That way, everything will be discoverable by your teammates.
- If you use Notion by yourself, you should do the same with a "Personal Home".
One of our most popular requests has been how to recreate the content on our landing page. We are now releasing them all as templates.
Go to your left sidebar, click "+ Add a Space" and you will see them!
- Command/Control + K for inline links.
Just like most other editors. 😌
- Image/Video/Embed replacement.
You can now replace the content of a media block, right where it is.
- Markdown for bold, italic, and nested Sections.
*italic*
, **bold**
, and #
, ##
, ###
for sections (followed by a space). Your fingers will love it. 🎹Bug Fixes
- Pressing enter on toggle.
Before, when pressing enter at the end of a Toggle, it would move the content into to the list below. 🙄
- Intercom help popup.
Before, there was a huge empty space underneath the help popup.
- Bulleted list size.
Before, the bullet in a bulleted list was a tad too large. 😏
- Enter key clears the style.
Before, creating a new block with the enter key would carry over the original one's style.
- And quite a few bugs, here and there... 👀
July 13th, 2016
July 11th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Notion Pro plan going live. 🎉
Starting today, we are charging for teams larger than 3. Learn more about our Pro plan here, or click the "Upgrade" button on the top of one of your pages.
This is a big change. Message us if you bump into any issues!
- A more lightweight editing experience.

To make Notion feel more like a normal word processor, we removed the hover halo, and added custom text cursors to remind you that you can highlight text and drag blocks – at the same time.
(Building a good editor is tricky. We would love to hear your feedback on this change! 👂)
- A sidebar designed for your knowledge base.
The sidebar now shows you the sections inside of a page, making it easy to quickly scan and find the content you need. It will also remember the open/close state for pages at the top level.

- Friendly reminder to add a page to your sidebar.
When you share a brand new page or knowledge base with your teammates, we'll remind them to add it to their sidebar.
- Mac app remembers its windows size.
The Mac app now remembers its last window size and position.
- Better Code block. 💾
The Code Block now remembers the last language you set. We also added support for PHP and SQL.
Bug Fixes
- Search with quotation marks.
Before, search sometimes didn't bring up results with quotation marks.
- Slack integration in the Mac app.
Before, Slack integration was broken in the Mac app.
- Slowness with very large paragraphs.
We made the app much faster when dealing with large paragraphs.
- Message Us button.
We use "Intercom" for support messages, and it's frequently blocked by some of the browser plugins. We will remind you to unblock it. 😓
- Typing Chinese characters. 🇨🇳🇹🇼🇭🇰
Before when you typed Chinese characters into an empty text block, you would still see the "Type '/'..." prompt.
June 29th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- 100% faster page loading. 🚀🚀🚀
This is another performance-focused release. We managed to make page loading about twice as fast. We are currently working on making it even faster!
- 300% faster real-time collaboration. 👯
When multiple people write on the same page at the same time, it takes much less time to sync up the changes.
- A brand new marketing page. 🎉
"Docs, tasks, wikis. Seamlessly in one." See it here.
- New languages for Code block. 🤓
Added Coffeescript, Elm, Erlang, and Swift support.
Bug Fixes
- Pasting <iframe> code.
You can now embed iframe code that you copy from the web.
- Infinite embed spinner. 🐌
Sometimes the embed loading spinner would get stuck.
- Text selection for read-only pages and comments.
You can now select text when logged-in and looking at a read-only page or comment.
- Option+Backspace keyboard shortcut on Windows.
Before, this shortcut was broken on Windows.
- Pressing
enter
on a list.
Before, this behavior was different than most text editors.
- And many other smaller bugs, you probably wouldn't notice... 🐞
June 17th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- 10x faster search + server stability. 🤖
We did a *major* upgrade to our server. Most of the changes are behind the scenes. Though you will notice a significantly faster search (10x - 15x), and just a tad faster page load.
Most importantly this upgrade improves the stability of Notion. As we are getting more and more people into the product, we need to ensure it's always reliable for everyone. 😃
June 9th, 2016
June 7th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Slash /commands magic (inspired by Slack) 💥💥💥
Love the /commands in Slack? They are even more powerful in Notion. You can quickly add a comment, turn a section into a page, and more – they're like superpowers for your keyboard.

- Insert from anywhere, no drag & drop required. 👍
Drag & drop is nice, but sometimes you just want Notion to work like good' old Google Docs. Now you can with the new insert button.

- Smart link conversion. 🌊
When pasting in a link, we'll gently prompt you to convert it to a Web Bookmark or Embed – it's now easier than ever to create your team reading list, or add that funny YouTube video.

- Revamped typography (inspired by iA Writer.)
Nitti is our new monospaced font, tailored for writing (it's also the primary font in iA Writer). Lyon is our sans-serif beauty. If you are a typography nerd like us, this will feel like Christmas. 🎄
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- View images in full resolution. 🌠
- Rename current page + word count.
Bug Fixes
- Cyrillic search (effective June 8, US West Coast time).
Before, you couldn't search in Russian and other Cyrillic scripts.
- Cyrillic serif font.
Before, the serif font showed weird characters for Cyrillic scripts.
- Print/PDF Export.
Before, exported PDFs sometimes had a black background, and were half cut off. (Shameful, we know 😓).
- European language support.
Before, languages like Czech and Romanian had missing characters.
- Mac/Windows system editing shortcuts.
Before, there was no support for shortcuts like
Option
+ Backspace
to delete a word on Mac.- Real-time collaboration avatars.
Before, sometimes your collaborators' avatars didn't show up.
- Cropped image height. 🖼
Before, really large images could be cropped off.
- Autoplay updated videos.
Before, the uploaded video would autoplay in the background. (Very annoying 💩).
- Person block.
Before, it didn't show results when you typed in the exact email address.
- ... and so many other bugs, we literally lost count... 😑
May 24, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Full Screen for Images, Videos, and Embeds. 🌠
To view as full screen, just double-click the block, or click "Full Screen" when the block is selected.

It works nicely with Google Docs/Sheet embed. A full screen editing experience 💪

- Editor always shows the "grabby-hand". 👋
We tweaked how the editor looks. It now always shows the "grabby-hand" cursor (to remind you that everything in Notion is draggable.)
Do let us know if you like or dislike this change. You can message us from your left sidebar -> Help & Feedback. We're all ears. 🙂
- TeX Equations. 💯
All you math nerds and college kids, we heard your requests. You can now create beautiful mathematical equations using TeX!
- Landing Page. 🎉
We created a beautiful new landing page. Check it out here!
Bug Fixes
- Safari bugs. 🐞
We spent a lot of time this release getting Safari to play nicely with Notion.
- Mobile narrow page width.
Before, sometimes your page would look very narrow on mobile.
- Smoother loading. 🐬
We fixed an issue where pages would sometimes flash into view.
- Accidental Log-outs.
Before, it was possible to be logged out during a large edit.
- Search improvements.
We fixed an issue where search would sometimes not show a loading indicator.
- Emoji Picker. 😃
Before, the Emoji picker styling was broken.
- Korean Language Input.
Before, typing in Korean didn't work.
- Block shift shortcuts.
There was a minor bug with our block shift shortcuts.
- ... and many other bugs we are sure you will not notice. 😓
May 12th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Page Templates
We added some page templates to your Toolbox. Check them out! And let us know if there's any other templates you'd like see.
- Tutorial 📖
We added some video clips to teach you the basics. You can access them via the left sidebar -> Help & Feedback -> Tutorial.
- Beautiful toolbox icons. 💄
All the icons in your toolbox are carefully revamped. Aren't they pretty?
- Snappier drag & drop. 🍏
The algorithm for drag & drop is improved too. It should feel faster and more accurate.
May 5th, 2016
May 3rd, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Snap-to-grid resizing. 🖼
Image, embed, and columns now support resizing. They will automatically snap to a grid, sort of like LEGOs. It's now easier than ever to make beautiful pages.

- Font styles + alignment.
- Sans: the old, default workhorse.
- Serif: easy to read, good for publishing.
- Monospace: like a typewriter, great for writing.
Want to use Notion as a minimal writing tool? Or publish a page with handsome typography? Without losing the simplicity of the product, we carefully added two more font styles.
- Colors! 🚗🚕🚙
No more fiddling with the color picker! We hand-picked a couple dozen great colors for you. We made sure they always look nice no matter what.
- Borderless embeds.
Videos and other embeds no longer have those *ugly* borders. See how great this looks: 👀
- Section heading styles.
You can now independently change the font size and color of section headings. We also got rid of the old subsection block.
- Smarter Slack notifications.
We made slack notifications less noisy than before. Now, they only fire after you complete a time-based chunk of work on a page.
- 20+% faster. 🐬
We vastly improved the rendering engine in Notion. Load times and animations are noticeably snappier.
- Breadcrumb block.
The breadcrumb can now be used as a standalone block, useful for public read-only pages.
Bug Fixes
- Keyboard shortcuts in Safari.
Before, the undo and copy/paste keyboard shortcuts were broken.
- Bookmark block in Safari.
Before, you couldn't paste out the link.
- File and image block.
Before, the upload occasionally didn't work the first time.
- Sidebar during renaming.
Before, the left sidebar could close itself when you are renaming a page.
- Copying large pages.
Before, if you copied a very, very large page the app could freeze up.
- Link auto-complete.
Before it was overly aggressive when turning your text into links. 🐯
- Remove a comment.
Before you couldn't remove a comment from a discussion.
- ... and many other bugs we are sure you will notice 😸
April 12th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Everything is twice as fast. 🏁
For this release, we really focused on improving the performance of Notion, especially for larger pages. Loading is about 20% faster, and editing and dragging twice as fast! 🤘
- Slack notifications.
Slack integration is finally here! With just a few clicks, you can connect any page with a Slack channel, and receive updates when your teammates modify or comment on that page (or any of its sub pages).

- Inline code and code block.
For Mac users, we changed to a better font. Also, the tab space is now two instead four, so you can pack more in a single line. 💾
Bug Fixes
- Empty read-only pages.
Before, some read-only pages could show up as blank screens.
- Inline code.
Before, if you pressed backspace after an inline code, it could "stick" to your cursor.
- Image width.
Before, an image could sometimes stretch beyond its own width.
- Delete key with undo.
Before, if you pressed the Delete key the end of a line and undo afterwards, funny things would happen. 🌚
- "Untitled" in the URL.
Before, pages without titles had "Untitled" in the URL.
- The "link" button inside the Share menu.
Before, you could get incorrect links.
- Paste into comments.
Before, you couldn't paste into a comment.
- Loading spinner.
Before, the loading spinner could be off-centered. 🙈
- Up/down arrow keys in the right-click menu.
Before it could get stuck.
- ... and many, many smaller bugs... 🐜
March 31st, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Pretty URLs.
Check your browser address bar above👆. Now all URLs prefix with the page title. Easier for you to share them in email and Slack and knowing which link is which.
- Add a comment thread to any block.
So many of you have been asking for this: now select a block and click the Comment button, it will attach a comment thread to that block. So easy to have a great discussion with your team! 🐭 🐱

- Upload and embed PDFs and videos.
The Embed block can now directly upload and preview a PDF or video in your page.

- Double-click to insert cursor.
Double-click anywhere to quickly insert cursor to the nearest block, like an old school text editor 🕰
- Left sidebar highlights the current page.
Bug Fixes
- Inserted characters ordering.
Before the typed characters could be out of order occasionally.
- Left sidebar drag + scroll.
Before if you have a lot of pages in your left sidebar, and you drag one page and trigger the automatic scrolling, you might have seen something funky 👽
- Domain-based sharing with empty domain.
Before you could domain-share content with an empty domain.
- Bottom "gap" on read-only pages.
Before there was a big empty space at the bottom of read-only pages.
- Link to a block in read-only pages.
Before it only work when logged in.
- Print and PDF export.
Before some UI menus were included in the export.
- Web Bookmark & Embed blocks.
Before they looked bad in darker background 👹
March 28th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- Link to a block.
You can now share a link to any block inside a page. Right-click a block to see it!
- Bookmark button.
Now it's at the top. Clicking it will add the current page to your left sidebar.
- "What's New" link + update.
In the left sidebar, it now shows the last updated time.
- Better copy for "No Access" page. 🔒
If your collaborators land on a private page, we will prompt them to log in.
- On mobile, side-by-side columns will collapse into a single column.
- Placeholder content for the Toggle block.
- Shortcut for Section
Before it was just
#
. Now it is #
followed by a space
.Bug Fixes
- Vastly better text rendering on Windows. 💯
Before the text anti-aliasing was very bad if you use Windows (especially for Chinese characters). We made a big effort to ensure it's always pretty – no child left behind.
- Prevent nested drag & drop.
Before you could drop a block into itself in some weird cases (I know, Inception 😱). Now you can't anymore.
- Inline link within Notion.
Before it always opened a new tab. Now it will navigate in the same tab if it's a Notion link.
- Dropped blocks ordering.
Before they could sometimes be in the reversed order after you drop.
- Date block.
Before we sometimes showed not just the date, but the hours, and it could look quite funky in smaller sizes.
- Subsection is now inside "Turn Into".
We forgot about this one before.
- ... and quite a few cosmetic changes 💅
March 25th, 2016
Features & Improvements
- "What's New" link.
It's in the left sidebar, under Help and Feedback. Learn about your new toys! 👾
- A slightly revamped front page.
We are still working on a proper front page. Just wait, it will be great.
March 22nd, 2016
Features & Improvements
- The outliner is back in your left sidebar! 📝
Navigate to a page or a section right from your sidebar.
- The navigation breadcrumb is back! 🍞
It's near the top of a your window. It will fade away when you start typing – useful, without being distracting.
- Share, Style, Export, Feedback buttons have moved.
They are now also near the top of your window, next to the breadcrumb.
- Adaptive sidebar color. 🌈
Your sidebars will change color based on the background color of your page. Try it! The page style button is near the top of your window.
- Shortcut to shift the selected blocks up or down.
Use
Command/Control + Shift + Arrow
- Shortcut to create inline code.
Use the back-tick (
`
), it's the key on the left of the "1" key.March 19th, 2016
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