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Notion

Enhance team collaboration and content organization with Notion. Experience real-time access, intuitive drag-and-drop functionalities, and visually simple interfaces designed for productivity in managing tasks, notes, and databases effectively. Ideal for teams of every size.

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  • Freemium (Subscription)
  • Proprietary

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Comment summary: Notion is praised for its flexibility, comprehensive features, and user-friendly interface, making it ideal for productivity and organization. It combines functionality from applications like Trello and Evernote, supporting multiple platforms for teams and individuals. Positive comments highlight its ability to integrate various tools and its visually appealing design. However, some users criticize its slow performance, particularly on mobile devices, and the lack of offline capabilities. Other concerns include privacy issues, complex login systems, and the absence of a Linux client.
Top Positive Comment
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Notion is a fabulous all round productivity app!

  • In the field of purely notes based apps it is better than the likes of Standard Notes, Laverna, SimpleNote, etc. due to its extensive markdown support, additional features (like inserting images, links, LaTeX, highlighting and text color), and the 'block' architechture that makes arranging and organising information very easy.
  • It serves as a very powerful productivity app that can be made to your preferences, supporting Kanban style views, ToDo lists, Calenders. While It may not be as focused as programs such as Trello, Asana or Monday, its customizability makes this a more powerful tool.
  • It is built for team use, is good for personal use, and can replace shitty shared OneNotes, Google Docs, and other collaborative tools. It more accessible than ever now with a new Android Version
  • It looks really nice
  • Active support

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I no longer use Notion, as while I was enthralled with the software to begin with, underlying issues drew me away.

  1. the system is slow and clunky. inevitable based on the drag and drop based UI, Notion slows down your workflow dramatically. Unlike other word processors, you have to click into boxes and do more setup instead of actual writing, selection and editing of text and lines of text are made more difficult and slow based on the design decisions employed
  2. the login system is highly inconvenient. I had frequent problems with the login system, I understand their wish not to create their own login system, however the email verification system created numerous issues the made me unable to assess my files.
Top Negative Comment
transAdder
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Cons:

Desktop app doesn't work without online connectivity. Auto-installs under %APPDATA%. Looks like the usual Electron-based app misbehavior.

Oliver Baker
0

It's the easiest alternative out theere

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Loki Rawat
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Founder & Developer at Photo Signature Resizer

Good for keeping project notes, docs and to-do lists in one place. Very flexible, though it can feel slow with large pages and takes time to set up the way you like.

Jean-Baptiste Berthoux
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Chief AI officer at mAIjin

An excellent second brain for a company. It works especially well for centralizing documentation, processes, project information, and shared knowledge in one collaborative workspace.

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Spark Z
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Product Lead at ClipBG

Notion has completely changed how I manage my coding tasks and personal life. The database feature is powerful, though the mobile app can be a bit slow sometimes.

Mitsugu Sugiuchi
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Solo Founder at WeProcess

After using Notion for over a year on personal projects and documentation, I keep coming back to it for its flexibility — but increasingly alongside more focused tools rather than as a single source of truth.

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Install from the command line

  • winget install -e --id Notion.Notion
  • brew install --cask notion

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is Notion?

Notion is a collaboration and organization tool for teams. It allows simultaneous content access and contribution in a structured environment, with drag and drop functionality for diverse content types. It is suitable for managing both team projects and individual work, with features such as idea capturing, feedback solicitation, and AI-assisted editing and drafting. It offers over 100 content types, collaborative tools and customizable workflows.

The built-in assistant, Notion AI, simplifies the search process, integrating with other apps to find what you need. It also offers dedicated spaces for each team and project. Additionally, Notion provides templates for various purposes like company wikis, project roadmaps, meeting notes, and calendars. Its range of tools includes a document builder, a wiki, a project manager, a calendar, goal trackers, a website builder, and over 30,000 templates.

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Our users have written 83 comments and reviews about Notion, and it has gotten 693 likes

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