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Notion Big Update: Mail, Forms, Automations, and more!

Discover Notion's latest game-changing updates: custom URLs, formula automations, integrated Gmail triggers, and a marketplace to monetize your templates. Power up your workspace.

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A missing dashboards piece: Notion Forms

AutomationsProfessional__1_.webp Ł Here’s the SEO-optimized alt text for the Notion Forms image: “Notion Forms interface showing task creation and team management. Left side displays form creation with fields for task name and team assignment. Right side shows Acme project dashboard with task list organized by departments - Engineering, Marketing, Design, and Customer Experience. Illustrates seamless integration of forms with project management in Notion.

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Notion Forms are finally here to help you bridge the data collection gap in workspace management. Create unlimited free forms to gather requests, feedback, updates, and RSVPs directly with Notion. All responses will go directly to your databases, enabling instant visualisation through charts and easy conversion into actionable tasks. No more third-party form tools are needed —they are all integrated into your Notion Dashboard. Check it out →

Easier to organise: Layouts

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Notion Layouts transform how you visualize and organize your workspace. Customize any database view—tasks, goals, or documents—to match your team’s unique workflow. Just hover over any database title and click ‘Customize layout’ to create intuitive, visually appealing workspaces that boost team efficiency. Finally, a flexible view system that adapts to you, not vice versa.

Better Automations: Send email & webhooks announcement

Notion’s Gmail automation interface showing email composition template. Features standard email fields (To: ‘Reviewers’, Subject: ‘New request’) with dynamic content placeholders ‘Whoever triggered’ and ‘Trigger page’s name’ demonstrating automated notification system for workflow changes.

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Notion’s automation game just levelled up. Send automated Gmail notifications when your workspace changes—think form submissions, status updates, or project milestones. Plus, webhook support is coming soon, enabling seamless integration with Zapier and Make. Finally, your Notion workspace can talk directly to your entire tech stack. No more manual notifications or missed updates.

Buttons magic: Formulas in the button automation

Notion’s formula automation interface showing conditional logic setup. Features ‘Define variables’ section with if-statement checking priority status, reviewer assignment (Emily and Kai), and dateBetween calculation for task duration. Demonstrates dynamic message composition using formula variables for automated task completion tracking

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Notion’s button automations just got their upgrade in efficiency. Now packing formula support, these smart buttons can crunch numbers and process logic in the background while you click away. Calculate task durations, trigger conditional workflows, and automate complex calculations—all without leaving your workspace. The days of manual data processing or hacky solutions are officially over.

Get money from Notion: Marketplace

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Turn your Notion skills into cold, hard cash. The new Notion Marketplace puts your templates in front of millions with built-in payments, analytics, and anti-piracy protection. Some creators are already hitting seven figures selling their setups. Whether you’re a productivity nerd with a killer workflow or an entrepreneur seeking passive income—your next significant revenue stream might be hiding in your Notion workspace.

Go to Marketplace →

And more!

  • Notion Mail is coming soon - an email with customizable views, automated scheduling, and inbox organization that matches your workflow—finally, an email that works as your brain does (Join the waitlist!).
  • Custom emojis - just landed in Notion—upload your icons, memes, and micro-logos to spark joy in your workspace. Just type /emoji or : and the emoji name.
  • Personalise your URLs - ditch those random character strings for clean, custom links. Turn your-site.notion.site/abcd123xyz into your-site.com/exactly-what-you-want in two clicks.
  • Shortcut to Notion features - type ⌘+Pshortcut.

Small improvements

  • Database info loads 15% faster to keep the performance
  • All layout elements are now aligned

Read & watch more → Notion 2.46: Forms, Mail, layouts, new automations, and more!

Common questions

What is Notion?

Notion is an AI-powered productivity tool that helps users write, plan, organise, and turn their ideas into action. It is used for various tasks, including documentation, project management, etc.

How can I start using Notion?

You can start using Notion by signing up for a free account on their website. You can also request a demo to see how it can be utilized for personal or organizational needs.