It’s that time of year again — Notion updates are here, and we couldn’t be more excited to dive in!
2024 has been a fantastic year for Notion, much like 2023. From unveiling their sleek new branding to announcing their new standalone app, Notion Mail (now in alpha), and even hosting their very first in-person conference in San Francisco this October — there’s been no shortage of buzz.
But amidst all the excitement, what truly stands out are the updates to Notion itself, especially the ones designed with teams in mind so they can collaborate and communicate better.
So, let’s dive into our top picks for Notion updates this year and explore how they can transform the way your team works together.
1. Notion Home
Let’s kick things off with Notion Home, one of the standout updates from early this year. Think of it as a personal dashboard for every team member — a centralized landing page that brings clarity to your workspace.
Here, team members can see everything that’s specifically related to them: tasks, upcoming events (thanks to the integration with Notion Calendar), and recently accessed documents — all in one place. It’s a streamlined way for team members to stay on top of their responsibilities without digging through multiple pages or databases.
Why is this update great for your team?
Notion Home simplifies task management, especially for teams working across multiple projects or departments. By linking various task databases, it consolidates everything into a single, unified view. This ensures that no task falls through the cracks, even when requests or assignments come from different places.
Team members can easily sort and filter tasks to focus on their priorities, while staying informed with recent documents, suggested pages, and trending topics. It creates a personalized experience for every member of the team, ensuring everyone has what they need right at their fingertips.
2. Notion Sites
Sharing Notion pages publicly has always been as simple as clicking a button. But this year, Notion took things to the next level with Notion Sites— a feature that makes your shared pages function better.
With options like dark and light mode, built-in SEO settings, Google Analytics integration, a customizable navigation bar, and more, Notion Sites is a great addition for teams looking to do more with less.
Why it’s great for teams
Notion Sites allows your team to save time and cut costs on creating and maintaining standalone websites. Instead of building a site from scratch, you can transform the Notion pages you’re already familiar with into polished sites in minutes. Updating content becomes as easy as editing a Notion page — no extra tools or technical expertise are required.
Teams have been using Notion Sites for job boards, FAQ pages, help guides, company one-pagers, and more. If you want to dive deeper into this feature, check out our detailed blog post we wrote earlier this year.
3. Notion AI Updates
While Notion AI didn’t launch this year, Notion has been investing heavily in refining and expanding its capabilities. Over the past year, it’s received several updates, but here are three that stand out that are especially useful for teams:
3.1 Notion Connectors
Notion AI can now pull information from not only your workspace but also other apps you’ve integrated it with. This means when you ask a question, it doesn’t stop at searching your Notion pages; it dives into connected tools like Slack conversations, Google Slides, Jira tickets, GitHub, and more.
For large teams working across multiple platforms, this is very useful. It consolidates scattered information into one central place, making Notion the ultimate hub for answering questions and retrieving data, no matter where it lives.
3.2 Notion AI with Context From Your Workspace
Notion AI now understands the context of your workspace better. When rewriting or improving documents, it references guidelines, templates, or playbooks specified in your workspace. If you mention a page in your prompt, Notion AI keeps it top of mind to provide more accurate, on-brand outputs.
For example, if your marketing team has brand guidelines stored in Notion, you can ask Notion AI to rewrite content to align with them — saving time while ensuring consistency.
3.3 Notion AI Analyzing Your PDFs and Images
Another impressive update is Notion AI’s ability to analyze file attachments like PDFs and images. It can summarize content, extract insights, answer questions, or even generate actionable plans based on what’s inside the files.
This feature is incredibly helpful when your team works with external partners like clients or vendors who often rely on PDFs to share proposals or data. Notion AI can process these files, summarize their contents, and connect the analysis back to your workspace. For instance, it could help identify strengths, weaknesses, or gaps in a proposal and link those insights directly to related pages in Notion.
4. Suggested Edits
Another great feature this year is Suggested Edits — a tool that makes team collaboration much easier by letting you propose changes without altering the original content. It’s perfect for teams working together on drafts, reports, or shared documents.
When you switch to Suggestion Mode, you’ll see a clear indicator at the top of the page. Any changes you make will appear as suggestions in the sidebar, so the original content stays intact. This makes it easy for your team to see what’s being proposed without losing track of the initial work.
Suggestions aren’t just static — they’re interactive. You can click on a suggestion to add thoughts or clarify your reasoning through comments directly underneath.
The best part of this is whenever someone comments on your suggested edits, you’ll get a notification in your inbox. This way, you’re always aware of feedback and can respond or adjust your edits promptly.
For teams, Suggested Edits keeps the feedback process clear and organized. It makes collaboration smoother by allowing everyone to share ideas and improve content together without causing confusion.
5. Notion Charts
We were very excited about this update — and we weren’t the only ones! Charts were one of the most requested features in Notion, and its arrival has been incredibly insightful. With charts, it’s now so much easier to make sense of your data.
This feature helps teams manage databases with countless rows of information. Instead of staring at the screen, trying to piece everything together, you can now extract meaningful insights instantly. With just one click, you can turn any database into a visual chart!
Why it’s great for teams
Charts bring clarity to performance metrics, team progress, and project statuses — all in one place. For example, you could create a dashboard to track your team’s workload and capacity across multiple projects. Add charts that show task progress by project, a breakdown of task types, or how many tasks each team member has in the current month.
This gives managers or project leads a clear, quick overview of what’s happening, helping them make informed decisions on the fly. It’s not just about numbers anymore — it’s about actionable insights that keep your team moving forward. If you want to learn more about this or other use cases for your team, read our blog post all about charts.
6. Notion Forms
If gaining insights from your data is crucial, getting data into Notion in the first place might be just as important — if not more. Enter Notion Forms, announced just two months ago at Notion’s first in-person conference (PS, this was another highly requested feature).
Notion Forms makes it so much easier to gather data into your workspace. Best of all, every response is automatically added to your Notion databases — no need for extra tools or manual imports.
How teams can use Notion Forms
There are countless ways to put this feature to work. For instance, you can collect feedback from marketing campaigns, manage job applications, log bug reports, or gather customer feedback.
Want to explore this feature further? Check out our in-depth article with more examples and tips for teams here.
7. Notion Layouts
This is an update we didn’t see coming, but we’re thrilled it’s here! Notion Layouts gives you the flexibility to customize your database pages to fit the unique ways your team works.
With Layouts, you can tailor the look and feel of your database pages to keep them clean and easy to navigate, no matter how many properties you’re working with. Highlight the details that matter most to your team by bringing specific properties to the forefront while tucking less relevant ones out of sight. It’s all about creating a focused, distraction-free experience that works for you and your team.
8. Automations and Formulas
Automations and formulas also saw significant improvements this year. Here are our top three updates:
8.1 Automation to send emails
Now you can trigger email notifications via Gmail directly from Notion. For example, when a bug report is closed, an email can automatically notify the person who submitted the bug report. Keeping the right person informed without requiring manual follow-ups is one less thing to worry about.
8.2 Automations with formulas
Now, by combining formulas and automations you can create more in-depth workflows that run in the background. For example, when you mark a task as done, a formula can calculate how quickly it was completed and log that data automatically. It’s a simple but impactful way to let Notion take care of the details, freeing your team to focus on the bigger picture.
8.3 Webhooks
Yes, webhooks are here! This feature connects Notion with tools like Zapier or Make, allowing Notion to trigger actions in other apps.
Webhooks let Notion become the central hub of your workflow, syncing seamlessly with the other tools your team relies on. Whether triggered by database automations or button blocks, they’re perfect for cutting out manual steps and boosting efficiency.
9. Custom Emojis
Maybe the best update of the year? You can now upload your own emojis in Notion! This small but fun feature lets you bring a personal touch to your workspace. Use custom emojis in your page titles, database properties, or anywhere you’d typically use standard emojis. Just type /emoji or : followed by the emoji’s name, and voilà — your custom flair is ready to shine.
This year’s Notion updates are all about making teamwork easier and more enjoyable. From features like Notion Home and Layouts that help you stay organized, to Automations, Charts, and Custom Emojis that add efficiency and personality to your workspace, these updates and new Notion features are designed to fit the way your team works. Whether you’re creating websites with Notion Sites or gathering data with Notion Forms, these updates bring simplicity and flexibility to everyday tasks.
If you’re as excited about these features as we are and want to explore how they can work for your team, we’d love to help! Feel free to book a call with us and we’d be happy to guide you through these updates and show you how to streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and boost your team’s efficiency.
