Developer(s) | Notion Labs Inc. |
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Initial release | 2016 |
Stable release | |
Operating system | |
Platform | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android |
Type | Note-taking, Wiki |
Website | https://www.notion.so/ |
Notion is an application that provides components such as notes, databases, kanban boards, wikis, calendars and reminders. Users can connect these components to create their own systems for knowledge management, note taking, data management, project management, among others. These components and systems can be used individually, or in collaboration with others.
When I started using Notion in 2018 for project management, I had a hard time adapting it for my note-taking needs – so I built this template. The result of months of experimentation, my note-taking template is the closest you can get to replicating the best features from note-taking apps like Evernote, OneNote, and Bear – while still. OneNote Evernote; Available on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and web: Sync notes across your devices: Limited to 2 devices for Evernote Basic. Requires Evernote Plus or Premium to sync across your devices. Offline access to notes on mobile: Requires Evernote Plus or Premium: Unlimited monthly uploads: 60 MB/month (Free) 1 GB/month (Evernote Plus). Just had to emphasize this: With OneNote, you get unlimited devices — a feature that other note-taking apps, like Evernote and Bear, keep behind a premium subscription. Unlike Evernote, you can put text boxes everywhere on screen for OneNote. You can even.gasp. change the background to look like a ruled notebook!
History[edit]
Notion Labs Inc, a startup based in San Francisco, was founded in 2013. The founders declined to meet venture capitalists or discuss acquiring a higher valuation.[1]
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The app launched in March 2016 for web browsers and OS X, May 2017 for Microsoft Windows, and June 2017 for iOS.
In March 2018, Notion 2.0 was released. It received praise on Product Hunt as #1 Product of the Month,[2] and was featured in an article[3] in WSJ. The company had fewer than 10 employees at this point.[4]
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In June 2018, an official Android app was released.[5]
In September 2019, the company announced it had reached 1 million users.[6] In April 2020 it raised a round at a $2 billion valuation with 4 million users.[7]
Software[edit]
Notion is a collaboration platform with modified markdown support that integrates kanban boards, tasks, wikis, and databases. The company claims it is an all-in-one workspace for note-taking, knowledge and data management, and project and task management.[8] It is described as a file management tool offering a unified workspace, allowing users to comment on ongoing projects, participate in discussions, and receive feedback. In addition to cross-platform apps, it can be accessed via most web browsers. It includes a tool for 'clipping' content from webpages.[9] It helps users schedule tasks, manage files, save documents, set reminders, keep agendas, organize their work. Users can also embed online content in their Notion pages using Embed.ly.
Pricing[edit]
Notion has a four-tiered subscription model: free, personal, team, and enterprise. It offers an account credit system where users can earn credit via referrals. Users are not charged if they have a remaining balance in their accounts.[citation needed] An academic email address allows a free personal plan. As of May 2020, the company upgraded the Personal Plan to allow an unlimited number of blocks, a change from the previous cap in the Personal Plan. This allows all new users the benefit of having unlimited storage.[10]
Outages[edit]
On January 4, 2021, Notion experienced a down period preventing users from accessing their files. It was reportedly caused by difficulties with Amazon Web Services.
On February 12, 2021, Notion experienced an outage that lasted several hours, preventing users from accessing their files.[11] It was reportedly caused by phishing complaints which prompted a temporary hold on Notion's domain.[12]
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References[edit]
- ^Bastone, Nick. 'This enterprise software startup has VCs literally knocking on its doors to invest, but for now, it's not interested'. Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^'Notion 2.0 - The all-in-one workspace - notes, tasks, wikis, & databases'. Product Hunt. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^'The Only App You Need for Work-Life Productivity'. The Wall Street Journal. 21 March 2018.
- ^Shah, Hiten (2019-05-28). 'How Ivan Zhao's Notion Is Going After Atlassian and Why It Just Might Win'. FYI. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^'Notion brings its powerful note-taking app to Android'. The Verge. 7 June 2018.
- ^Newton, Casey (2019-09-17). 'Notion's powerful note-taking app is now free for students and teachers'. The Verge. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^'Buzzy Work App Notion Hits $2 Billion Valuation In New Raise'. Forbes. 1 April 2020.
- ^'Notion goes where Evernote dares not: what you need to know'. Android Community. 8 June 2018.
- ^'Notion Web Clipper: What You Need to Know in 2021'. Notion Wizard. 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^'Notion Plans and Pricing'. 19 June 2019.
- ^'Online workspace startup Notion hit by outage, citing DNS issues'. TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^'Notion's hours-long outage was caused by phishing complaints'. TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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With so many free tools available for taking meeting notes, you may want to use whatever application is closest to your fingertips. That would be a mistake.
Meetings are a collaborative activity that serves a vital function in every business. How you take notes and set agendas have a direct impact on the effectiveness of your meetings. It’s even more than that, though.
The culture and process around how you plan for meetings, participate in them, and follow-up afterward, are all inextricably linked to your meeting documents themselves. So, if you want to have better meetings, how you use meeting agendas and notes will help guide your group to that outcome.
The features and user experience of your note-taking software will have an impact here. For instance, whether or not it is easy to collaborate on notes will shape whether your meeting is naturally collaborative as well.
Likewise, if notes are hard to retrieve and organize, meeting insights will be lost and follow-ups won’t happen. The overall perceived value of meetings will be reduced.
That’s why, in this article, we will look at the most common free apps used for meeting notes. In comparing Evernote, OneNote, Google Docs, Hugo, and Notion, we’ll consider the following:
- Planning. Does this app help with meeting planning (agendas) as well as taking notes?
- Collaboration. How collaborative are these meeting notes?
- Organization. How does the note-taking software help me keep my meeting notes organized?
- Task management. How well can the note-taking app help track tasks?
- Device availability. Is this app available in the browser, on mobile, and on desktop platforms?
- App integrations. What other apps do these notes integrate with?