What’s New

Hello from San Francisco! If you're like us, you're probably just getting used to working at home. Notion went full remote last week to help contain COVID19 here in San Francisco, and we figured we weren't alone in trying to stay connected and on track. So, a couple of our engineers spent the last week building features to make collaborating at a distance easier and better.

Here's what we have so far, but there's more to come.

• Better notifications — now with an inbox 📬
  We reimagined the All Updates menu for desktop and mobile to ensure nothing slips through the cracks. Here's what changed:

  • Your most relevant notifications will arrive in the Inbox section. Click the X button to archive an update, or Archive All to hit inbox zero.

  • The Following section now includes an Unfollow this page button, so you can curate these notifications to be more relevant.

  • The new Archived section is your home for notifications that've already been acted on. This lets you minimize your Inbox so that it only includes tasks that still need your attention. Use the Unarchive button to put something back on your radar.

    Learn more about updates & notifications here >>

• Better page presence avatars 🍪
  Be present with your team, even when you're apart.
  When other people are viewing the same page as you, click on their avatar at the top to jump to wherever they're reading or editing.

  Learn more about realtime collaboration here >>

• Miro block 🖍
  Embed a Miro board into any Notion page.
  Miro is a collaborative, online whiteboard for distributed & remote teams. Use it for:

  • Ideation & brainstorming

  • Mind maps

  • UX research

    Just type /miro on any Notion page to get started.

• Abstract block 📲
  Embed an Abstract project into any Notion page.
  Abstract offers version control for design teams using Sketch or Adobe XD (beta) — no more wondering "where's the most recent design version?" Use it for:

  • Version control

  • Design collaboration

  • Designer <> Developer handoff

    Just type /abstract on any Notion page to get started.

• Customer Stories 💬
  See how companies like Figma, Loom, and many others use Notion, with actionable examples you can put to work with your team (Loom in particular has a good remote team use case) → notion.com/customers.
  Notion - Customer Stories

• The red notification badge now counts to 99 instead of 9.

• Public Notion pages containing suspicious content are now automatically blacklisted and display a warning.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Android app to crash after a long tap to drag.

• Fixed a bug that prevented keyboard shortcuts using Ctrl/cmd + Shift + [number] from working on Chrome.

• Fixed a bug that caused workspace and member information to display incorrectly on iOS 11.0.

• Fixed a bug that caused Twitter embeds to break page width on mobile.

• Fixed a bug that caused icons to be clipped in some menus.

• Fixed a bug that prevented date selection for @date mentions on mobile.

• Wiki of resources for remote work >>

• Remote work wiki for students & educators >>

• Guide for setting up a workspace for your remote team >>

• 5 Tips & tricks for using Notion with remote teams >>

• New bottom bar on Android & iOS 🔔

  Our mobile apps are now easier to navigate, and optimized to capture quick thoughts. Search your workspace, check your notifications, or create a new page with just one tap.

• Better 'Add To' & 'Move To' menus on mobile 📥
  Choose exactly which page or database to add your new page to, or add it to your private pages. The same menu appears when you use the Move To function for pages or blocks.

• Fixed a bug that prevented Notion working in versions of Edge 18 and before.

• Made Whimsical embeds taller by default.

• Snappier performance 🐊

  More coming soon, still a work in progress!

• Better toggles 📐
  See when toggles are empty without opening them.

  • This toggle is empty

  • This toggle is not empty
    Hello world!

• Whimsical block 🧠
  Embed a Whimsical Board into any Notion page.
  Whimsical is a visual workspace with the tools to express your thoughts as:

  • Flowcharts

  • Wireframes

  • Sticky notes

  • Mind maps

    Just type /whimsical to get started.

• Brand new sign-up experience 📋

  A much better first-time onboarding flow for folks signing up for a new account.
  Workspace settings and templates are custom tailored depending on who you're using Notion with, and what you're using Notion for.

• Fixed a bug that prevented database filtering on some rollup properties.

• Fixed a bug that prevented public Notion pages from scrolling on iPadOS Safari.

• Fixed a bug that made it impossible to begin H1, H2 and H3 headers with a number.

• Fixed a bug that made Daylight Saving Time cause missing or duplicate dates in some countries.

• Fixed a bug that changed Board card properties when they were dragged while an OR filter was enabled.

• Fixed a bug impacting Arabic dates in Firefox.

• Fixed a bug where Calculate buttons didn't work for Formula columns with toNumber().

• Fixed a bug that let guests search for pages in a workspace with Public Access enabled.

• Fixed a bug that caused dates with 2020 to read as 0020.

• Fixed a bug that prevented calendars from showing months after October 2020.

• Fixed a bug that prevented @mention links from appearing in public link previews.

• Better search 🔍
  Quick Find is now faster, more powerful, and more accurate.
  Find exactly what you're looking for with advanced filters, or sort your search results to surface the most relevant pages first.

  🍿Learn more about using search filters with this guide and video >>

• Better Markdown shortcuts🎣Teach yourself a new shortcut today, save time tomorrow >>

• Export members as CSV (for Enterprise Plans)
  Quickly download a list of the people in your workspace. More on that here >>

• Recap of features since 2.6
  In addition to many performance and reliability fixes, 2.7 includes these past releases:
  🔒Permanent passwords - You don't have to use temporary passcodes anymore.
  🔑Single sign-on (SSO) - Better access and security controls for teams.
  🍎Free education plan - Notion's Personal Plan is free for students and educators.
  💳Billing improvements - Streamlined and clarified invoicing (and ways to upgrade).
  🏎Many UX and speed improvements

• Improved CJK support for search
  Upgraded search to better handle Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters.

• Improved Checkbox Property
  Check or uncheck a todo checkbox property in any database view without having to click into an actual page.

• Improved Export
  When you export a page as Markdown or CSV with subpages, the folder hierarchy is preserved in the zip file.

• Added new warning messages for actions that might impact your whole team — like when you create a new top-level page for a 10+ person workspace.

• You can now reset your zoom level to 100% with cmd/Ctrl + 0.

• If you have a few database pages selected and then open a page preview, your selection will be retained when you click out of the preview window.

• Navigating across blocks with different indentation levels now feels more natural when using the arrow keys.

• Fixed a bug that prevented mobile signup on small screens.

• Fixed a bug that prevented multiple images from being uploaded at once on iOS.

• Fixed a bug that prevented invoices over two years old from displaying in Billing settings.

Happy New Year! Lots going on behind the scenes — all stability & infrastructure upgrades today.

Thanks for bearing with us, and stay tuned for new stuff soon 🔍