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Public pages that automatically expire and more

Auto-expiring public pages

Some public pages are only meant to be shared for a limited time (e.g. marketing one-pagers or investor updates). Now, when you select Share to web on a paid plan, you have the option to set an auto-expiration date using the new Link expires button.

Dynamic @mentions in the title of a database template

Less manual entry is always a good thing. Now, you can include variables like @today/@now/@me in the title of your database template (e.g. including @today in the title of a meeting notes template ensures the current date is always in a new meeting note).

Interact with text in images on iOS

A picture is worth more than a thousand words – especially if you can copy and paste text from it. After adding an image with text in your iOS app, you can now:

  • Select and copy text + translate

  • Click on URLs, open addresses in Maps, create calendar events, save phone numbers, etc.

  • Interact with a QR code

This feature is only available on iPhone XS and above with iOS 16

Use Notion Web Clipper to pull recipes

No more scrolling through extra fluff to view a recipe. When you use our web clipper to add a recipe to your workspace from a site like The Food Network, we’ll automatically place the recipe at the top of your Notion page.

Bug fixes & improvements

Every few months, our engineers participate in a week-long “bug bash” to keep your Notion workspace running smoothly. Here are a few of the bug fixes & improvements that resulted:

  • You can now search for the perfect emoji in any of our supported languages

  • Added Alt/Option + Shift + L as a shortcut to copy a link to a specific block

  • Fixed a bug to make interacting with comments smoother

  • Fixed a bug to ensure that switching your workspace’s language works consistently

  • Choosing Dark/Light mode from one tab will instantly take effect on all other open tabs

  • Improved the ability to recognize date mentions typed in non-English languages

  • Added markdown support for double-byte characters that are common in APAC countries

  • For new API features & improvements, go to developers.notion.com/changelog →

More improvements to editing

Editor bug bash

The more you write in Notion, the more you notice little quirks you don’t expect — things that interrupt your train of thought. So we combed through your feedback to find a few of these rough edges, and made some tweaks so the editor feels more natural:

  • Spell-check now works more reliably when you select a word to fix its spelling

  • Inserting an item at the start or end of a number, todo, or bullet list feels more seamless

  • When a table or database is the last block on a page, clicking beneath it will automatically create a new block

  • New shortcuts for strikethrough: (Ctrl/cmd + Shift + X) or (Ctrl/cmd + Shift + S)

Browse through a page’s images from one place

It can take a while to scroll through all the images that may be spread out on a page (e.g. PRDs with many product mock-ups). Now, once you double-click on any image, you have the option to scroll through all the other images on the same page. It’s also easier to zoom and download from the new menu.

Choose a type when creating a database property

Stay in flow while building your team’s database. Instead of a new property defaulting to text and changing it later, you can now choose the type (e.g. multi-select, status, etc.) when you click “+” to create a new one.

Wider columns on standard width pages

Your standard width pages just got even more flexible, with more possibilities for creative layouts. Now you can resize a list of columns to be wider than the margins of a standard width page. Just drag and resize columns as you usually would and they’ll expand beyond the margin of the page they're on.

Improvements to settings for third-party app connections

View and manage your settings for third-party app connections more easily with these new improvements:

  • Integrations to third-party services like Zapier, IFTTT, and Typeform, are now called “Connections” in the Settings menu and page menu.

  • “My connected apps”, a tab in the “Settings and Members” menu for viewing and managing connections, has now been renamed to “My connections”.

  • You can now manage page access for all connections in the ... menu at the top right-hand side of a page. These were previously shown in the “Share” menu of a page.

  • Workspace owners can view and manage connections to all third-party integrations within their workspace from the “Connections” tab in the “Settings and Members” menu. Users that are not Workspace owners will no longer see this tab.

Bug fixes & improvements

  • For new API features & improvements, go to developers.notion.com/changelog →

  • You can now configure the date format for the “Created time” and “Last edited time” properties in a database

  • The “random” button for picking emojis and icons at the top of a doc is now located next to the search bar

  • Fixed a bug that caused pasting a web page link in the source menu to default to the first listed Notion page

Notion 2.18, now with teamspaces

Organize your company with teamspaces

Think of your Notion workspace as a digital office: a comfortable and focused place for folks to do their best work. But while it’s useful to have everyone under the same roof, different teams need their own spaces, and the flexibility to change how you work as the company grows.

Teamspaces are like mini-workspaces within your workspace: custom sections of the sidebar that can be adapted to every company department, working group, cross-functional project, or whatever you need to get teams on the same page. And for the first time, every employee will be able to curate and customize their own view of the company’s Notion workspace, by joining the teamspaces relevant to their role and priorities (and leaving the ones that aren’t).

  • Click All teamspaces at the top of your sidebar to get started. Click the + New teamspace button to create a space for your department, office location, or working group, and join relevant teamspaces to add them to your sidebar.

  • Customize teamspaces to meet the needs of every team. Every teamspace can have its own look and feel, members & settings. Enterprise workspaces gain granular control over employees’ ability to publish pages to the web, export, and add guest collaborators, on a space-by-space basis.

  • New privacy settings and roles ensure that everyone has the appropriate level of access to content. Designate teamspace owners to control membership, security settings & permission levels.

You might not see teamspaces in your workspace yet — the feature will be rolled out slowly, so you'll see these changes between now and mid September.

“Quick find” is now “Search,” and it’s better than ever

When folks struggle to find the context they need to get work done, company momentum slows to a glacial pace. “Status update” meetings get scheduled. Browser tabs multiply. And precious little time remains to get real work done. So we’re doubling down on search, so everyone can quickly and easily find what they need in Notion.

  • See a list of all of your recently visited pages when you open the search window, just like a browser history. Then jump back to your recent pages with one click.

  • Narrow the scope of your search with better filters. Quickly limit your search to a specific teamspace, page, author, date & more.

  • Search for pages that include an exact phrase, by wrapping your “search term in quotation marks.”

  • See search results 40-50% faster, with instant access for frequently viewed pages.

  • Find more accurate search results, thanks to improvements to our search engine tech.

See when pages were last updated

Like bread, stale pages aren't very appealing. When you're viewing a team doc, you want to make sure you're seeing the most up-to-date info available.

Now you can quickly check the top-right of your page to see when a page was last updated, and hover your cursor to see who edited the page most recently, and who created it.

New tools and controls for admins ENTERPRISE

IT specialists, security teams, program managers — these are the heroes behind the curtain, ensuring everyone has access to the tools they need to be productive, and that those tools are well-maintained and have the security controls the organization needs. With them in mind, we set out to make Notion Enterprise workspaces much easier to deploy and manage at scale.

  • New membership admin and workspace owner roles ensure that every employee has the appropriate level of access to workspace security settings & billing.

  • Workspace owners can customize who should be able to create additional Notion instances using their verified domain.

  • When employees leave the company, workspace owners can re-assign their content to ensure nothing goes missing.

  • Now, workspace owners can view the audience or visibility level of each target page in the audit log.

Bug fixes & improvements

  • For new API features & improvements, go to developers.notion.com/changelog →

  • Now when a heading is turned into a toggle heading, it automatically wraps blocks until the next heading

  • You can now re-order your "Favorites" section in the home tab on iOS

  • Fixed a bug that prevented edits to database properties with lots of text on iOS

  • Fixed a bug that prevented scrolling to the proper place on iOS after tapping a page comment

  • Fixed a bug that prevented a triple click from selecting an entire paragraph if there were links or mentions in the paragraph

  • Fixed a bug that prevented backlinks from being created when a page was created from the "Turn into page" button

  • Fixed a bug that prevented some keyboard shortcuts from working in Firefox

Easier database editing & more

Easier edits in your Board view databases

Making lots of edits in a Board view database used to take a while: click on a card, make your edits, go back to the Board view, make another edit — like eating a bowl of rice one grain at a time.

Now, you can update database properties in the Board view without needing to open each record one by one. Just click on a property and make edits on the card.

Drag a value from one cell to fill other cells

Command + V can take a break. While using a database in Table view, you can select and drag the value of one cell to fill all other selected cells. Just click and hold the small blue circle at the bottom of any cell, then drag up or down to other cells.

If you like shortcuts, use Command + D to paste the value of a starting cell to other selected cells

A new section for relation properties in database pages

It’s now easier to see all the items related to a Notion page, in a new page section for database relations. Now, you can see up to 10 relations at a time in a dedicated section at the top of a Notion page, and edit those properties directly – without needing to go into the related database. Here’s how:

  • Open up a Notion page with a database relation property.

  • Click on any relation property.

  • Under “Show as," click on “As page section”

This feature will be rolling out to everyone in the coming days. If you don't see it yet, you will soon!

Improvements to Synced Databases with Jira and GitHub

Synced Databases show you up-to-date information about your Jira tickets & GitHub PRs and issues, all in a Notion database. Now you can easily find the information you’d like to turn into a Synced Database with a new search experience, so you can find that exact Jira board or GitHub repo you’d like to bring into Notion. Here’s how it works:

  • Enter “/” in your Notion page to bring up the slash command menu and search for “Jira” or “GitHub”

  • Click on “Jira” or “GitHub” under “Synced Databases”, and authenticate to your Jira or GitHub account if you haven’t already done so

  • Select the Jira board or GitHub PR list as the source in the menu, or paste a link in the search bar, and see it populate immediately in your Notion page

Synced Databases are now available for all users in open beta, with some limits for users on the Personal plan.

Bug fixes & improvements

Comment reactions, progress bars & more

Emoji react to comments

A look. A shrug. A thumbs up. Sometimes you don’t need words to get your points across, but a quick emoji can let your teammate know that you ✔️ completed a task, 👀 read their proposal, or 👍 agree with their feedback. To add an emoji reaction to a comment:

  • Hover your cursor over a comment, or tap the comment if you’re on mobile

  • Click or tap the new 🙂 button at the top right of the comment

  • Spend a little too much time finding the perfect emoji to react with

Show numbers & formulas as progress bars

Visualize the engineering investment for proposed projects, size of sales opportunities, or progress toward completing tasks, all from a quick glance at your database. Click on any of your number or formula properties, then Edit property to find these new customization options:

  • Show the number as a bar or ring visualization

  • Choose a color to represent the database item

  • Divide by a custom number, such as your monthly budget, or total engineering hours for a sprint

Set a default template for databases

Database templates automatically add some structure to new database entries: a specific format for bug reports, a set of requirements for content requests, an agenda outline for recurring meetings…. but when your teammates add new pages to your database, there hasn’t been a way to enforce that they use a specific template — until now. Here’s how:

  • Click the down arrow to the right of the New button at the top right of your database

  • Click the ••• to the right of a template, Set as default, then choose whether the default should only apply to the current view, or the entire database

  • When anyone adds a new page, it’ll automatically apply your default template every time

New icon set for pages & callouts

We’ve heard it many times: selecting the perfect icon for your doc is a special kind of Notion therapy. But emojis aren’t for everyone — if you prefer a minimalist aesthetic, there’s a new set of 600+ icons just for you. Click the new Icons tab to the right of Emojis when you’re selecting an icon for your page or callout block, and select from 10 different colors to match your mood.

Align images and other embedded content

Finally! Now you can align images, videos, PDFs and other embed blocks to create the perfect layout. Just hover your cursor over a piece of media (or click the ⋮⋮ menu to the left of the block), and click the appropriate option to align on the left, center, or right side of your page.

Previews & mentions of Notion comments

Show a preview or inline mention of a Notion comment, along with all the context: who wrote the comment, when, and on which page. To do this:

  • Click the ••• at the top right of a comment, then Copy link to discussion

  • Paste the URL in the Notion page where you want to reference that comment

  • Select Paste as preview to create a full-width block, or Paste as mention for a preview inline with your text

1-page limit for database relations

Relations help you query and connect information from separate databases. But for certain workflows such as “projects should only have 1 requirements doc,” or “a team should only have one manager,” it can be helpful to add some guardrails. Now when you configure your relation properties, you’ll see the option to add a 1 page limit.

Bug fixes & improvements

  • For new API features & improvements, go to developers.notion.com/changelog →

  • The Admin role name has been changed to Workspace owner across all plans; all other privileges remain unchanged

  • New Membership admin level for Enterprise Plan workspaces: they can add and remove people from the workspace and groups but cannot access other admin settings. Learn more →

  • Enterprise Plan workspace owners can now prevent non-workspace owners from creating new Notion workspaces using a verified domain. Learn more →

  • OneLogin is now supported for SSO and SCIM for Enterprise Plan workspaces

  • The cmd/ctrl + option/alt + T shortcut now opens & closes all database groups on a page in addition to toggle blocks

  • New shortcut for creating code blocks with Mermaid formatting applied: /mermaid

  • Code blocks now support syntax highlighting for Agda, Coq, Dhall, (E)BNF, Idris, LLVM IR, Mathematica, PureScript, Racket, and TOML

  • Externally hosted media (e.g. image blocks added from Unsplash) can now be downloaded

  • Fixed SVG icon rendering in Android widgets

  • Fixed a bug that prevented select, multi-select and status values from being created correctly on Android

  • Fixed a bug that caused the iPhone keyboard to cover text while typing

  • Fixed a bug that caused the iOS app to crash when using the "Share to Notion" feature

  • Improved reliability of Sign in with Apple on iOS

  • Lots of performance & reliability improvements across the iOS & Android apps

Faster mobile apps, database side peek & more

Native home tab on iOS & Android

Your mobile app just got a long list of under-the-hood improvements that make it faster, smoother, and more enjoyable to use. The old web views are getting replaced with native components one piece at a time, starting with a new home tab.

  • The iOS app starts 2× faster, and the Android app starts 3× faster

  • Your new home tab opens immediately after launching the app, where you can quickly navigate to the page you need

  • Once your notifications in the 🔔 tab load once, they’ll be cached to your device for instant access

  • Native components make the app feel look and feel smoother, like it was purpose-built for your phone

Download the iOS app here, and the Android app here

Open database pages as side peek, center peek or full page

Now it’s much easier to navigate between pages in your databases. Create the perfect workflow by configuring how pages should open in each view, including a new option for side peek.

  • Pages in your Table, Board, List & Timeline layouts will now open in side peek on the right side of your screen by default, making it easier to jump between pages and make quick edits with fewer clicks

  • Use side peek to edit the database page’s properties and content on the right side of your screen, and keep your database items visible and interactive on the left side of your screen

  • Click the ••• at the top right of your database, and open the Layout menu. Use the “Open pages as” dropdown to set the default for how pages should open in the view: side peek, center peek, or open as full page right away. This setting affects everyone who uses the database view.

Please note: this feature is rolling out to everyone over the next couple weeks. If you don’t see it yet, you will soon!

New ways to create columns in your pages

Columns give you the flexibility to design your Notion pages however you like. Place images and paragraphs of text side by side for an editorial layout, create a lightweight task checklist with columns for each day of the work week, or whatever makes sense to your brain.

Now, there are new ways to quickly create multi-column layouts:

  • Use slash commands with your keyboard such as /col2 and /col3 to create the corresponding number of columns — it even works inside toggles!

  • Click the ⋮⋮ block handle to the left of a block, then use the “Turn into” menu to create a 2-5 column layout

  • Select 2-5 consecutive blocks, then use the “Turn into” menu to turn each block into its own column

  • Hold the option or alt key on your keyboard, then click the “+” button to the left of the block to add a column on the right

  • You can still grab a block by its ⋮⋮ block handle, then drag to the far left or right of your screen to create columns

When you add a link to Jira, GitHub, Figma and other tools to a Notion page, the “Paste as mention” option creates a dynamic link preview inline with your text.

Now, you can hover your cursor over inline link previews to immediately see a rich preview of the content: the passcode to a Zoom meeting, status of an Asana task, animated GIFs in Dropbox & more. There’s also a ••• menu at the top right of the preview to reload, turn the inline mention into a full block, or copy the original URL to your clipboard.

Bug fixes & improvements

  • For new API features & improvements, go to developers.notion.com/changelog →

  • Click the Add cover button at the top of any Notion page to find new images from the James Webb Telescope

  • The Confluence importer now supports files and images within tables

  • Fixed a bug that prevented updates to the new Status property from reflecting in the Slack integration

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Scottish flag emoji to display as solid black flag in the body of a Notion page

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Android app to crash when attempting to delete a subpage within a shared page

Notion 2.17, now with Synced Databases, status property & more

Synced Databases, now in open beta

See up-to-date information about your Jira tickets & GitHub PRs, all synced into Notion as a database. When changes are made outside of Notion, Synced Databases update automatically. Use database features like views, filters, relations & rollups to easily share and connect information across your team.

  • Give cross-functional teams immediate visibility into your sprints, even if they don’t have a Jira or GitHub login. Folks across the company — from leadership to individual contributors, marketing to sales — can see information from Jira & GitHub without leaving Notion.

  • Use relations to connect your GitHub PRs to your tasks database in Notion, or your Jira tickets to a company goals database. Then use rollups to see detailed info about each item, like project status, or a timestamp for the most recent edit.

Synced Databases will be available in open beta, rolling out to everyone in the coming weeks. If you don't see it yet, you will soon!

Status property

Your databases have a new, purpose-built status property for assigning status to your projects or tasks. Get a clear view of what needs to be done, what’s in progress, and what’s completed — without the hassle of manually configuring a custom property on every new project database.

  • Status options are grouped by category: To-Do, In progress and Complete, so that it’s easier to organize, group, filter, and view.

  • Each property comes pre-loaded with 3 options. Edit or add as many options as you need to fit your workflow, and customize colors.

  • Display your status property as familiar select tags, or convenient checkboxes.

Improved database relations

Connect your databases to each other, with newly improved relation properties.

  • The relation picker has a new design, allowing you to find and add pages from the related database with ease.

  • See a preview of information from the other database, right on the relation property. Just click the ••• at the upper right corner of the relation picker, and select which properties you’d like to display on your relation.

  • Relations are faster and more responsive, letting you work more efficiently.

Request access to pages

Colleague sent you a link to a Notion page, but you don’t have permission to view? Before, you would see an error message, instructing you to reach out to the page owner.

Now, you can simply click the Request access button, and add an optional note. This triggers a notification to all the folks with Full Access permission to the page, then they can confirm or deny your request.

Bug fixes & improvements

  • For new API features & improvements, go to developers.notion.com/changelog →

  • Comments are easier to read and use, thanks to improved density, spacing, truncation logic, animations, and more.

  • The person property now has an optional 1 person limit, allowing you to restrict tasks & projects that should have a single owner.

New API, integrations & link previews

Bring files from Pitch, Amplitude, GRID & Hex into Notion

View charts, graphs, and presentations, right inside your Notion docs and tasks. Just paste a link from Pitch, Amplitude, GRID or Hex to create a link preview!

  • Include Pitch decks right inside in your meeting notes

  • Show up-to-date charts from Amplitude in product reviews

  • Include interactive charts and calculators from GRID in your Notion docs

  • Enable easy access to Hex charts and graphs across your company

When you create a link preview, it will be visible to anyone who has access to that page. If there are folks on your team who don't have access to these tools, link previews are a great way to bring more visibility to this work.

Integrate your workspace with Census, Rootly & Bardeen.ai

Connect your Notion workflows with even more tools, creating a central source of truth for your team. Browse the Integration Gallery to find new additions, including:

  • Census, a reverse ETL tool that syncs trusted data from your warehouse to Notion

  • Rootly, a Slack-native incident management app that automatically sends incident reports to Notion

  • Bardeen.ai, an automation tool that sets up recurring workflows in Notion

If you’re a developer who wants to see links to your software come to life in Notion, this one’s for you. Build on Notion’s new API to enable dynamic link previews anytime your customers paste a URL to your service in a Notion doc.

Bug fixes & improvements

  • For new API features & improvements, go to developers.notion.com/changelog →

  • The “Allowed email domain” setting is no longer editable in workspaces where SAML is enabled or enforced

  • Fixed a bug that caused the cursor to jump when inputting a comment in Safari

  • Fixed a bug that prevented bookmark blocks from rendering correctly for LinkedIn URLs

  • Fixed a bug that prevented authorizing the Slack integration from the desktop apps

  • Fixed a bug that allowed code blocks to be editable via keyboard shortcuts on public Notion pages

  • Fixed a bug that caused database entries to be deleted when pressing backspace or delete while highlighting a page-level comment in peek view

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Microsoft Word files from importing properly if the filename contained “#”

Easier relation property setup

Relation properties make your databases even more powerful, helping you build workflows — like knowing which tasks are associated with certain projects.

Before, adding a relation always created two properties: one on each database. But you don’t always need the extra property. Now, you have the choice:

  • One property (default): Add items from Database B to Database A, without creating another property on Database B. Backlinks are added to the related pages on Database B to make navigation easy, without adding clutter.

  • Two properties (optional): After you add a relation, click the “Show on the other database” toggle to create another property on Database B, so you can see a list of related pages displayed on both databases.

Whether you’re creating a new relation or editing an existing one, it’s much easier to configure and visualize your relations to perfectly fit your workflow.

Bug fixes & improvements

  • For new API features & improvements, go to developers.notion.com/changelog →

  • When you use the “Move to” function, a new pop-up appears at the bottom of your screen with options to undo, or visit the page that you moved the item to

  • Fixed a bug that prevented some users from being able to scroll in the “Settings & members” menu

  • Fixed a bug that caused some typing lag for some users when using the Return/Enter and Delete keys on large pages

  • Fixed a bug that caused database templates to be displayed as options when adding a relation property

Link previews for Figma, Dropbox & more

Bring files from Figma, Dropbox, Zoom & Microsoft into Notion

View files, designs, and meeting details, right inside Notion. Just paste a link from Figma, Dropbox, Zoom, Microsoft Sharepoint & OneDrive to create a link preview!

  • Include your design team’s latest mocks from Figma right inside your meeting notes

  • See fully interactive previews of CSVs, GIFs, MP3s & more from your Dropbox

  • The status & meeting ID of Zoom meetings update automatically in the link preview

  • Host your images in Microsoft OneDrive or Sharepoint, then paste the link in any Notion doc to see a full preview

When you create a link preview, it will be visible to anyone who has access to that page. If there are folks on your team who don't have access to these tools, link previews are a great way to bring more visibility to this work.

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