Notion Updates Report

We can finally send webhooks from Notion!

Starting today, Notion Webhooks are available as an action in Notion Automations. You can either use the normal database triggers or a button to send a POST request to any URL.

This webhook includes the ID of the entry that triggered the webhook. You can also include any number of property values to be sent along.

Notion just released its latest AI connector – this time for Github.

To link your GitHub repositories, go to the Notion AI tab or click the Notion AI icon (bottom-right), open the three-dot menu, and select Connect GitHub.

AI Connectors allow Notion AI to answer your questions by also scanning documentation, pull requests, issues, discussions, or anything stored in your GitHub repositories .

Notion has changed the color picker in the app for text and background colours.

The new version is a lot more compact than the previous design-

The available options remain the same and you can still use cmd +s shift + h to quickly apply the last color chosen to text without even using the picker

Notion has introduced four new shortcuts to the Shortcuts app on your iPhone.

Simply open the Shortcuts app, search for Notion, and you will find these new shortcut options:

• Add Text Box to Page
• Create Document
• Open Document
• Search

Notion Database Automations get variables and access to dynamic data, which makes them A LOT more powerful than before.

This unlocks a whole new range of possibilities – here are a few examples:

• Set a project to “In Progress” when you start working on the first task
• Set all tasks to “Done” when you close a project
• Build proper native recurring tasks in Notion

Notion Forms just released which will make it easier than ever to capture information for your databases.

You can now type /form or add a new view to any existing database to launch Notion’s built-in form builder.

Forms allow you to create specific questions for every property in your database.

Then, you can share that form either internally and embed it anywhere in your workspace or make it public to collect input from externals.

You can now customise the way a database displays information on the detail pages (what you see when you click into any entry in your database).

To do so, open a page inside a database, hover over the page title and you should see the new “Customise Layout” option.

Keep in mind that you can currently only have ONE layout per database, so it’s not possible (yet) to build different templates for specific entries within the same database.

Marketplace is replacing the current template gallery and it comes with a range of features that will turn Notion into a proper… well, market place 😅

First, template creators will be able to take payments directly through Notion. For these payments, you’ll pay a flat 10% fee and you’ll receive your payouts bi-weekly via stripe (at no additional cost).

Second, if you buy a template through Marketplace, you have up to 14 days to claim a refund. But if you do so, the template will be de-activated in your workspace.

What’s more, creators can choose to lock a template, which means you won’t be able to move it between workspaces – making pirating a template much, much harder.

This is a huge change and will turn Notion Templates into even more of a proper product category.

We’re getting Notion Mail 😍

First things first here:

• Notion Mail IS NOT yet available. It’s in closed alpha but you can sign up to the waitlist here
• Notion Mail is a standalone app, similar to Notion Calendar
• It will generally be free to use (with maybe some advanced features requiring a paid Notion plan)
• You can expect it to launch publicly early 2025

For a first look, I highly recommend you check out my update video below – but I’ll try my best to give you a quick overview:

Notion Mail feels very much like Notion.

You get your familiar visuals, a sidebar and even slash commands when composing an email.

(and yes, you can use pretty much all Notion blocks to write one, so… callouts & quote blocks, anyone? 😎)

Power Users can navigate it mostly through shortcuts, you have rules and built-in AI processing and a ton of other thoughtful features that will make Notion Mail a great email app.

BUT, the most exciting thing is Notion’s approach to your inbox (and how to organise your emails).

Put simply, they’re bringing databases to your inbox 😍

That means:

• You can create properties like Assignee or Type to build workflows right in your inbox
• You can create views based on these properties and group emails together
• Just like with Notion, Notion Mail will be a big canvas that you can customise to fit exactly your workflow

But of course, it’s still early.

Many things might change before the public release, but one thing is for sure: this is a really exciting first step.

Notion always allowed you to upload custom emojis – but now you can save them for repeat use.

To add a custom emoji, open the emoji selector (from anywhere in Notion), click on the Plus icon at the bottom, and upload any image. Give it a name, and then you are ready to use it like any other emoji.

Other people in your workspace will automatically get access to these custom emojis too.

You now see a subtle design change for the Notion’s gallery and board items.

The corners are now a lot more rounded than before.

Plus, checkboxes in databases also finally got the same corner radius as other elements in your workspace.

Notion Calendar now offers an improved way to share your availability with clients and teams!

As before, you can click the Share availability button or press ‘S’ to select a time window, even across multiple days, to share with others.

With the new update, scheduling link will now respect event collisions and can be used multiple times instead of just once.

Just click the paper clip (📎) icon in the Notion AI chat, attach your PDF or image, and give your prompt. Notion AI will then generate responses using the content from the attached files.

This feature is perfect for summarising your documents, asking questions about attached PDFs, or even solving mathematical or analytical problems by simply uploading a picture.

With this update, you can quickly navigate to key destinations like Home, Settings, Templates, Import, and more.

Tip: Install the Notion Desktop App and use Cmd + Shift + K anywhere to pull up the global Notion Search

Notion now lets you view all the devices where you’re currently logged in.

To check your logged-in devices, go to Settings > My Account, and under the Devices section, you’ll see a list of devices and their locations where your Notion account is active.

If you’ve forgotten to log out from a device, you can easily do so here. You also have the option to log out from all devices at once. This feature is a great addition for enhancing the security of your Notion workspace.

You can now set up a Notion Button to open any website on click.

To do so, simply add a new Notion Button and opt for the “Open Page or URL“ option. Then, paste any URL.

Use this new Notion Feature to further improve the UI of your Notion Workspace, for example by linking to your company website, often used resources or tools you’re referencing.

You can now click on parent items in the flattened sub-items view when using Notion’s sub-items feature.

If sub-items are enabled, go to Customised Settings > Sub-items and set Show as to Flattened list. This will display parent items next to sub-items in a subtle gray color and you can click on the parent items to open their corresponding pages.

This is especially useful if you’ve set a filter to show only sub-items. Previously, you had to open a sub-item to access its parent item, but now you can easily view and open parent items directly, making your Notion workspace more functional and user-friendly.

Notion now allows you to reference specific pages to add context for your AI prompts

Simply type ‘@’ followed by the pages you want to reference while writing your prompt. This enables Notion AI to generate responses based specifically on the content of the referenced pages.

You now have the option to create flowchart directly within a Notion page using Notion AI.

To get started, press the ‘Spacebar’ on any Notion page and select “Make a flowchart” under the Write section. Then, enter your prompt, and Notion AI will generate a simple yet effective Mermaid flowchart right in your page. Keep in mind, this feature is only available within a Notion page, not in the Notion AI chatbot tab (although you can simply write a custom prompt, asking it to create a mermaid chart).

You can now add callouts without having to pick an emoji or icon.

To do this, just click on the emoji in any callout and select Remove.

This is a great quality of life improvement to create clean and modern page layouts. Top Tip: Set a callout to the “Default Background” option and remove the icon to create a clean container with borders for your content.

Notion now lets you turn any block into a page inside a database using a selected template and automatically adds a link to that page in place of the original block.

Simply click on the six-dot menu of any block, then go to Turn into > Page in and type the template name. Select the template and the block will be turned into a page inside the database, with a link created to that page. This also works if you want to add a new page anywhere in Notion.

This is technically not a new feature, since it was possible to do this before – but it was hidden quite deep in the UI. The new implementation is a lot more user friendly and makes it easy to save pages in the right location while mentioning them in a different location.

You can now add links to your images in Notion!

To do so, just hover over an image, click on the three dots in the top right corner to open the context menu and then select the Add link option.

This is an amazing update to improve the UI in your workspace. You can now use images as navigation elements, directly link to the source of report snapshots or build even better Notion Sites!

Notion finally released native charts, which is probably one of the most anticipated updates ever.

You can now use pie charts, bar charts or line charts to visualise the data in your workspace.

To get started with charts, simply type /chart or create a new database view on an existing database and pick the new chart option in the layout menu.

Notion now allows you to add comments to any database property.

Simply hover over a database property and click the comment icon to ping your team or add a note.

Just like Notion comments within pages, this feature enables your team to share thoughts on the database items and collaborate seamlessly.

Get a sneak peek of any tab in the Notion desktop app!

Now, when you hover over a tab while using the desktop app, you’ll receive a preview the content inside it.

This simple yet cool feature will save you some extra seconds when deciding which tab to switch to.

Notion has released not one but three exciting updates to Notion Automation, making it more versatile and powerful.

Here are the key improvements to Notion database automation:

• Triggers are now more flexible — you can set database relation properties as triggers.
• For multi-select properties, you can now add, replace, remove, or toggle items as automation actions.
• You can choose whether “all” or “any” changes will trigger actions (previously, all changes had to occur to trigger automation).

The Notion Calendar is now available on Android as well.

Head over to the Playstore and download Notion Calendar for your Android smartphone. It’s also available for iPhone.

In addition to creating and managing events, the Notion Calendar offers advanced features like meeting scheduling, Notion integration, multiple Google calendars & time zones, and more!

Notion now offers an improved Asana importer to get all your Asana projects and documents to Notion.

To do so, just click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner, select Import, and choose Asana. Alternatively, you can do this from Settings & Members.

With all your projects, files, and documents in one place, your team can focus on the actual work rather than switching apps to get info.

Launch Notion AI from anywhere (just like Spotlight or Alfred) and get instant answers.

With the new global shortcut (⌘ + Shift + J for Mac, Ctrl + Shift + J for Windows), you can quickly access Notion AI to retrieve any data from your Notion workspace. You’ll need the Notion desktop app installed for this to work.

And while you’re at it, don’t forget ⌘ + Shift + K for Mac, Ctrl + Shift + K for Windows to launch Notion’s global search.

Notion now features a dedicated AI page for chatting and searching within your workspace.

On the sidebar, click on Notion AI to access a ChatGPT-like AI space. It provides a full-page, distraction-free environment to interact with AI.

You can ask questions, draft documents, get coding assistance, and more. Notion AI can also find the right info from Notion and other tools Slack or Google Drive.

Miss the Google Docs’ Suggest Edit mode in Notion? You can now do it on Notion pages too.

To do so, go to the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of the page and toggle on Suggest Edits. Now, you or anyone on your team can suggest changes, as well as accept or reject them.

Tracking changes and collaborating on Notion pages is now much easier. Whether you’re working on the company wiki, a document, or a project overview, the Suggest Edits feature keeps everyone on your team aligned with each other.

Using AI in Notion has never been easier. Now, you can get AI responses with Notion’s one-click AI skills without writing a single line of prompts.

From any Notion page, simply click the AI icon on the bottom-right corner and select any prompt you like. Whether you need to draft something, summarise the text, or translate a text, you can do it all with these AI skills.

Notion has reworked its Inbox to help you stay on top of all your in-app notifications.

The new Notion inbox displays all the suggested edits, comments, and mentions in easy-to-read threads.

So, no more jumping from page to page to resolve comments or review changes. You can manage everything directly in the Inbox, helping you keep track of all the activity while staying focused on the actual work.

Notion has updated the price for its Plus plan

The Notion Plus plan is now priced at $10 per member per month (Annual Plan) or $12 per member per month (Monthly Plan).

Previously, it was $5 per month (Annual) and $8 per month (Monthly).

You can now build and publish websites directly in Notion with Notion Sites!

Design your website just like you would create a Notion doc, then hit the publish button to make it live. You can customise your site, add metadata, and even connect your own domain.

This makes Notion’s already existing Share feature even more powerful.

Notion just leveled up its Home, adding recent docs, activity updates, and even your calendar events.

This makes Home even more useful as the one central place to start your Notion sessions.

Notion now features a sleek floating Table of Contents that makes navigating long pages of content super easy.

By default, it’s enabled. Just hover your mouse over the right edge of the page to reveal the Table of Contents, and click on any heading to jump straight to that section. If you prefer to disable it, head to the ••• menu in the top-right corner and toggle it off.

It may seem like a small change, but this update will make using Notion easier when you’re dealing with long content and need to find your way around quickly.

You can now quickly access Notion AI and Q&A directly from the mobile app.

When you open the app, you’ll notice a search bar at the bottom labeled “Ask AI anything.” Just tap it, and you’re ready to start chatting with Notion AI.

You can ask about anything—from projects and tasks to the company wiki, or even summarising notes and content in your workspace.

Notion now allows you to import your PDFs and Google Docs and turn them into Notion Pages.

To import, simply use the “/” command or go for the Import option from the ••• menu, then choose PDF or Google Docs. For the Google Doc, you may need to connect your Google account first.

Notion now lets you take action directly from mobile notifications.

Simply tap and hold any Notion notification to reply, archive, or mark it as read.

This handy Notion update allows you to quickly respond to notifications without opening the app — so you can stay productive even when you’re on the go.

You can now automate more of your workflows with database buttons in Notion.

Simply add a new Button property and set up the actions. With database buttons, you can trigger a series of actions for any database entry or property.

Database buttons currently have the same functionality as the in-page buttons, but they automatically select the database item they belong to. They are particularly useful to add UI elements to a team workspace.

Notion now has a Home tab to manage your tasks, projects, and notes.

In the sidebar, you’ll find a new tab called Home. It displays your recent pages, assigned tasks, and trending content across your workspace.

For the first time ever, the “My Tasks” section on home allows you to aggregate items assigned to you across several databases, which is a great feature if you can’t implement our typically recommended global database structure in your workspace.

Notion has just launched its calendar app—Notion Calendar!

To start using it, visit calendar.notion.so or download the desktop or mobile app (available on both iOS and Android). You’ll need to connect your Google Calendar to get started.

In addition to managing time and tasks, you can attach Notion docs, connect multiple Google calendars, schedule meetings with your team and clients, and much more.