Software:Notion (productivity software)

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Notion
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Developer(s)Notion Labs Inc.
Initial release2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Operating system
Available inKorean, English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Finnish (Beta), Danish (Beta), Dutch (Beta), Norwegian (Beta), Swedish (Beta)
TypeNote-taking, Wiki (Knowledge management software, Collaborative software)
LicenseProprietary software, Freemium
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Notion is a freemium productivity and note-taking web application developed by Notion Labs Inc. It offers organizational tools including task management, project tracking, to-do lists, and bookmarking. Additional offline features are offered by desktop and mobile applications available for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Users can create custom templates, embed videos and web content, and collaborate with others in real-time.

History

Notion Labs Inc. is a startup based in San Francisco , founded in 2013 by Ivan Zhao, Chris Prucha, Jessica Lam, Simon Last and Toby Schachman.[1]

In March 2018, Notion 2.0 was released. At that point, the company had fewer than 10 employees.[2]

In June 2018, an Android app was released.[3]

In September 2019, the company announced it had reached 1 million users.[4]

In January 2020, Notion had $50 million in investments from Index Ventures and others.[4] In April 2020, it was valued at two billion dollars.[5]

On September 7, 2021, Notion acquired Automate.io, a Hyderabad-based startup.[6] In October of that year, a new round of funding led by Coatue Management and Sequoia Capital helped Notion raise $275 million. The investment valued Notion at $10 billion, and the company had 20 million users.[7]

In 2022, Notion launched the Notion Certified Program, an accreditation for users to expand their use of the platform.[8][9] It also joined the Security First Initiative, a group of tech companies pledged to share security information with their customers.[10]

In June 2022, Notion acquired the calendar software Cron.[11]

In November 2022, Notion announced its official Japanese release.[12]

In February 2023, Notion released the "Notion AI" service that can be used on the workspace.[13]

In April 2023, Notion released multi-factor authentication for its users.[14]

In November 2023, Notion released 'Q&A', a new AI feature which allows users to ask questions directly to AI and receive answers based on a wide range of information stored in the workspace.[15]

Software

Notion is a collaboration platform with Markdown and including kanban boards, tasks, wikis and databases. It is a workspace for notetaking, knowledge and data management, and project and task management.[16] It has file management in a single workspace, allowing users to comment on ongoing projects, participate in discussions, and receive feedback.[17] It can be accessed by cross-platform apps and by most web browsers.[18]

It includes a "clipper" for screenshotting content from webpages.[19] It exists for users to schedule tasks, manage files, save documents, set reminders, keep agendas, and organize their work. LaTeX support allows writing and pasting equations in block or inline form.[20]

Users can sign into Notion using their Google account, Apple ID or email.

Features

Notion does not require specialized training to use. It uses AI and a library of free and fee-based templates, with the Notion AI functionality, users can write and improve content, summarize existing notes, daily standup, adjust the tone, translate or check text.[21][22] Security features include Security Assertion Markup Language single sign-on and private team spaces for their Business and Enterprise tiers.[21]

Notion enables its users to integrate with more than 70 other SaaS tools, such as Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Zoom, Jira, Cisco Webex, Zapier, and Typeform.[23]

Blocks

Everything in Notion is made up of blocks. Including text, images, tables, and pages themselves. This allows users to easily customize a page by adding and moving blocks in various ways. In June 2021, Notion released a 'synced block', which is a type of block that, when copied and pasted across different pages in a user's workspace, shows edits between them.[24]

Databases

One of Notion's features is its database. Databases are used for storing information and can hold any number of rows and columns. By default, each row will have two pre-populated properties: 'Name' and 'Tags'. Users can add more properties, such as date, checkbox, multi-select, URL, and more. When creating databases, users can choose to either create it 'inline', within an already existing page, or as its own page.[25]

Templates

Notion users can make and use templates. Notion hosts its own template gallery, where users can browse through templates made by other Notion creators. However, not all of these templates are free to use. Some creators profit from selling Notion templates. Jason Ruiyi Chen, from Singapore, made $239,000 by selling his Notion templates to his Twitter audience. Thomas Frank, a YouTuber with 2.8 million subscribers as of February 2023, made $1 million in 2022.[26][27]

Notion AI

Notion AI uses artificial intelligence, which enables prediction of some results, text generation and solving arithmetic. It will also work with other datasets in response to an input by the user of the AI. This AI can automate some tasks and assist the user to make a paragraph or outline from a single line of text. Notion AI has its own subscription set which is $10/month per person.[28][29] The service is powered by the API of Anthropic.[30]

Pricing

Notion has a four-tiered subscription model: Free, Plus, Business, and Enterprise.[31] Users can also earn credit via referrals. As of May 2020, the company changed the Personal plan to allow unlimited blocks.[32]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Notion Labs, Inc. Company Profile: Financials, Valuation, and Growth" (in English). https://system.privco.com/company/notion-labs. 
  2. ↑ Shah, Hiten (2019-05-28). "How Ivan Zhao's Notion Is Going After Atlassian and Why It Just Might Win". https://usefyi.com/notion-history/. 
  3. ↑ "Notion brings its powerful note-taking app to Android". The Verge. 7 June 2018. https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/7/17434754/notion-android-app-notes-productivity-review. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Griffith, Erin (2020-04-01). "Notion, Maker of Collaboration Software, Raises $50 Million" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/technology/notion-startup-fund-raising.html. 
  5. ↑ "레고블록처럼 사용하는 생산성 앱 '노션' 한국어 버전 정식 출시" (in ko). 2020-08-11. https://www.techm.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=74234. 
  6. ↑ "Notion acquires India's Automate.io in push to accelerate product expansion". 8 September 2021. https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/08/notion-acquires-indias-automate-io-in-push-to-accelerate-product-expansion/. 
  7. ↑ Konrad, Alex. "Notion Reaches $10 Billion Valuation, Boosted By Remote Work — And TikTok" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2021/10/08/notion-raises-at-10-billion-valuation-boosted-by-remote-work-tiktok/. 
  8. ↑ Lawrence, Lizzy (2022-03-02). "Notion wants to mobilize your Notion-obsessed employees" (in en). https://www.protocol.com/workplace/notion-conference-enterprise-productivity-influencer. 
  9. ↑ Finnegan, Matthew (2022-03-04). "Coda and Notion turn up the heat on Microsoft Office" (in en). https://www.computerworld.com/article/3652691/coda-and-notion-turn-up-the-heat-on-microsoft-office.html. 
  10. ↑ Release, Press (2022-03-08). "Utah-based Whistic leads out in new security-first initiative consortium" (in en-US). https://www.utahbusiness.com/utah-based-whistic-leads-out-in-new-security-first-initiative-consortium/. 
  11. ↑ Lawrence, Lizzy (2022-06-09). "Notion acquires calendar app Cron" (in en). https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/notion-acquires-calendar-app-cron. 
  12. ↑ "Notion「日本語正式版」になる". 2022-11-10. https://www.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1454615.html. Retrieved 2022-11-10. 
  13. ↑ "What Is Notion AI? The Latest Buzzy Writing Assistant, Explained". 2023-02-24. https://screenrant.com/what-is-notion-ai/. Retrieved 2023-02-26. 
  14. ↑ "2-step verification – Notion Help Center" (in en-us). https://www.notion.so/help/two-step-verification?utm_campaign=(April)%20What%27s%20New%20-%20Personal&utm_campaigntype=newsletter&utm_content=Preheader%201&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer.io. 
  15. ↑ In November 2023, Notion Releases 'Q&A' AI Feature
  16. ↑ "Notion goes where Evernote dares not: what you need to know". Android Community. 8 June 2018. https://androidcommunity.com/notion-goes-where-evernote-dares-not-what-you-need-to-know-20180608/. 
  17. ↑ updated, Collin Probst last (2022-07-13). "5 things you need to know about Notion" (in en). https://www.techradar.com/features/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-notion. 
  18. ↑ Raphael, J. R. (2021-10-27). "3 fantastic ways Notion can make you more efficient" (in en). https://www.computerworld.com/article/3636153/3-fantastic-ways-notion-can-make-you-more-efficient.html. 
  19. ↑ Newton, Casey (2019-03-06). "Notion's new web clipper makes it a powerful competitor to Evernote" (in en). https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/6/18251787/notion-evernote-web-clipper-import-tool. 
  20. ↑ Lee, Joel (2019-02-05). "The 7 Best Note-Taking Apps for Programmers and Coders" (in en-US). https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-note-taking-tools-programmers/. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Kelly, Will (2023-01-20). "Evernote and Notion take aim at enterprise collaboration market" (in en). https://www.techtarget.com/searchunifiedcommunications/tip/Evernote-and-Notion-take-aim-at-enterprise-collaboration-market. 
  22. ↑ Snyder, Brady (2023-02-24). "What Is Notion AI? The Latest Buzzy Writing Assistant, Explained" (in en). https://screenrant.com/what-is-notion-ai/. 
  23. ↑ "Integrations" (in en-us). https://www.notion.so/integrations/gate/refresh. 
  24. ↑ Frank, Thomas (2021-05-10). "Notion Blocks: Everything You Need to Know" (in en-US). https://thomasjfrank.com/notion-blocks-guide/. 
  25. ↑ Los, Sija (2022-12-09). "The Only Tutorial You'll Need to Get Your Notion Up and Running" (in en). https://medium.com/@Ramblingsofa20something/the-only-tutorial-youll-need-to-get-your-notion-up-and-running-1837657bbc5d. 
  26. ↑ "The YouTuber Making $1 Million Selling Notion 'Templates'". https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-youtuber-making-1-million-selling-notion-templates. 
  27. ↑ Courter, Emily. "I made $239,000 this year selling budgeting and productivity templates online. It's the perfect business to start as a one-person team." (in en-US). https://www.businessinsider.com/selling-notion-template-twitter-marketing-gum-road-digital-product. 
  28. ↑ "Notion AI" (in en-us). https://www.notion.so/product/ai. 
  29. ↑ "Using Notion AI to extend your impact" (in en-us). https://www.notion.so/help/guides/using-notion-ai. 
  30. ↑ "Notion is key partner of Anthropic.". https://twitter.com/AnthropicAI/status/1635679544521920512. 
  31. ↑ "Notion Pricing Plans". https://www.notion.so/pricing. 
  32. ↑ Newton, Casey (2020-05-19). "Notion just removed the biggest limit on its free plan" (in en). https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21261811/note-taking-app-notion-free-plan-personal-use-unlimited-blocks. 

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