Tag

Notion

All articles tagged with #notion

technology4 months ago

Notion Launches Offline Mode Amidst User Demand and Limitations

Notion has introduced offline support for its desktop and mobile apps, allowing users to view, edit, and create notes without an internet connection, addressing a long-standing user request. Changes made offline will sync once reconnected, though some features like embeds and forms require internet. The update includes options for managing offline downloads, and the feature was developed after overcoming complex database conflict-resolution challenges.

technology1 year ago

"Notion: The $10 Billion AI Everything App You Need for Productivity"

Notion, a $10 billion productivity startup, aims to challenge Microsoft and Google's dominance in the workplace with an aggressive focus on AI. The company, known for its viral productivity app, has seen rapid growth and profitability, attracting millions of users globally. Notion's CEO, Ivan Zhao, plans to build it into an all-encompassing office app, with upcoming AI features and ambitions to compete in the $52 billion productivity suite market. Despite facing competition from tech giants, Notion's unique approach and customizable features have positioned it as a leading player in the productivity software space.

technology2 years ago

"Notion's Integrated Calendar App Revolutionizes Scheduling"

Notion has launched a new calendar app, Notion Calendar, which is integrated with the platform and built from its acquisition of Cron. The app includes features such as a built-in scheduler, integration with external tools like Google Calendar and Zoom, and the ability to link Notion notes and documents to meetings. Notion Calendar is currently available on Mac, Windows, and iOS, with Android support coming soon, and promises future integration with Office 365 and iCloud.

technology2 years ago

"Notion's New Calendar App: Streamlining Your Schedule"

Notion, the popular note-taking and project management service, has launched a standalone calendar app called Notion Calendar, which integrates with Google Calendar and offers a Calendly-like scheduling tool. The app is designed to combine work and personal calendars, with optional Notion integration for attaching documents to events. It also syncs with Notion for task management and integrates with Google Meet and Zoom. Notion Calendar aims to bring a time layer to every aspect of the service and is the company's first standalone product outside of its flagship service.

technology2 years ago

"Notion Introduces Stand-Alone Calendar App for Organized Scheduling"

Notion is launching Notion Calendar, a standalone app that integrates with all of your databases and notes in Notion, offering features like Calendly-style booking tools and automatic blocking of work meetings on personal calendars. The app will support Mac, Windows, and iOS at first, with Android support coming later, but it currently does not support Outlook. Notion aims to be the only app your company needs for business, with plans for AI features, messaging tools, automated workflows, and more.

technology2 years ago

"Streamline Your Thoughts and Data with the Top Note-Taking Apps"

Note-taking apps have become essential for organizing and storing information, and there are many options available. Evernote, despite its reputation and cost, still offers a range of features and AI capabilities. Google Keep is a simple and interconnected option for those in the Google ecosystem, while Apple Notes is a solid choice for Apple users. Notion is a highly flexible app with a variety of formats and features, while OneNote offers a wide range of media options and syncs with other Microsoft apps. Other notable apps include Bear Notes, Joplin, Simplenote, Obsidian, and Zoho Notebook, each with their own unique features and capabilities.

technology2 years ago

Microsoft Loop: The New Notion Competitor

Microsoft has officially launched Loop, its productivity and collaboration app that competes with Notion. Loop offers flexible and collaborative workspaces and pages, similar to Notion's interface. It also integrates with other Microsoft software, allowing users to share Loop pages across apps like Teams chat and Outlook. Microsoft's AI-powered Copilot assistant is available within Loop, providing assistance with drafting text and summarizing pages. Loop is now available for commercial customers on the web and mobile, with the mobile app also available for consumer customers.

technology2 years ago

Notion Introduces AI Chatbot for Faster and Smarter Note-Taking

Notion, a productivity tool aiming to replace various enterprise software apps, has launched a new feature called Q&A. Q&A is an AI-powered executive assistant that combines search engine and chatbot functionalities to help users find information stored in Notion quickly. It can answer specific questions and retrieve data from databases, but its effectiveness is limited to the data accessible within Notion. Notion is considering ways to connect to more data sources, but access and permissions remain a challenge. Despite not being the flashiest use of AI, Q&A has the potential to be highly useful for individuals and businesses in navigating the vast amounts of information in modern life.

technology2 years ago

Efficiently managing PhD research with Notion

Maya Gosztyla, a PhD student in biomedical sciences, shares her experience using Notion as a powerful organizational tool for her research and personal life. Notion, a free and flexible database tool, allows her to efficiently organize and access her notes, track papers she reads, plan and manage projects, and collaborate with colleagues. With its customizable features and relational-database structure, Notion proves to be a valuable resource for researchers looking to streamline their work and stay organized.

productivity-tools2 years ago

"AI Productivity Tools: Ranking the Best, Open Source Options Cooler Than ChatGPT"

This article ranks and reviews five AI productivity tools that can help save time and improve efficiency in various tasks. The tools include Otter AI, which transcribes audio files and generates meeting notes; Notion, which improves writing style and condenses lengthy material; SlidesAI, which creates presentations by extracting main points from text; Ellie, an AI assistant for writing email replies; and Eightify, which provides detailed summaries of long videos. These tools offer a range of features to enhance productivity and streamline workflows.

productivity2 years ago

"Notion: The Ultimate Life Planning Tool for Productive Individuals"

Notion, a workspace app designed for work, is gaining popularity among people looking to organize their personal lives. Its flexibility and customizability, which allow users to add or remove features, make it stand out from other planning apps. However, spending too much time optimizing and organizing our lives can be counterproductive when we prioritize creating to-do lists over completing the actual tasks on them.

technology2 years ago

"Microsoft's Loop: The New Collaborative Work App Competing with Notion"

Microsoft has launched Loop, a project management and collaboration tool that syncs across Microsoft 365 apps and services, in public preview. Loop consists of three main elements - Loop components, Loop pages, and Loop workspaces - that can be used to paste real-time blocks of content into apps like Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Word. Loop components are JavaScript widgets that let users collaborate while in the flow of work, while Loop pages are flexible canvases where users can organize their Loop components and pull in elements like links, files, or data. Loop workspaces represent shared platforms where users can see and group everything important to their projects.

technology2 years ago

"Microsoft Loop: The Futuristic Collaboration Tool Now Available in Public Preview"

Microsoft has launched a public preview of Microsoft Loop, a collaborative hub that allows users to work across Office apps and manage tasks and projects. Loop includes workspaces and pages where users can import and organize tasks, projects, and documents. Loop's shareable components allow users to turn any page into a real-time block of content that can be pasted into Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word on the web, and Whiteboard. Loop is designed with collaboration and co-creation in mind, with project and task management features, nudges, and AI-powered suggestions.