10 New Notion Features You Need to Know About!

Notion has released a ton of new features recently. In this video, I'll show you all of them - including the new Side Peek mode, default database templates, icon updates, and more.
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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Multi-Column Layouts
05:08 - Side Peek
08:21 - Default Database Templates
10:38 - Relation Limits
12:33 - New Relation Picker
13:39 - Comment Reactions
14:00 - Comment Previews
14:40 - New Icons
15:23 - Align Media
16:23 - Native Progress Bars
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[@davidntumba2447]

Who's faster? Notion updating or Thomas Frank Explaining?

[@elucified]

WE FINALLY HAVE PROGRESS BARS YAAAYYYYYY omg that and the multiple columns option is such a good update. Thank you Notion 🥺 We've asked for this for so long, finally they exist for us who can't program.

Concise yet complete and easy-to-understand explanation. It's great to see that Notion improves so rapidly and that Thomas creates these tutorials on the new features.

[@leandro_80]

With these constant updates and improvements, I need to try Notion now more than ever. I've been watching your Fundamentals Course and it has helped me a lot. Thank you for everything!

[@Gmestradioto]

You did not mention, but one nice thing about this new icon feature is that they adapt to light / dark pages! At least the gray ones do!

[@-_M___M_-]

Great video again! Thank you for the fresh content. The new "status" property is also great ! It makes it so much easier to group things by "type" of status (ex: in progress). You can also see the number of tasks (or %) left to do on a project, for example. It makes a lot of the formulas we are regularly using useless. Lol. Red Gregory made a great video about it. 🙂

[@hokongph]

Thank you so much for this update. Great explanations and examples. I'm really looking forward to your series about the Notion formula. :D

[@janetsmith7910]

Thank you so much for this update on Notion's new features. Great explanations, as usual! Looking forward to digging into Notion with renewed interest. :)

[@MatthewEncina]

Finally, columns under toggles! Thanks for the updates Thomas and Notion.

[@MatthewEncina]

Also, the icons. Very helpful.

[@christianklement]

@@MatthewEncina Notion, custom keyboards, nowadays I see you everwhere :D

[@haylivk]

The amount of detail is incredible and thank you for that! Will check out your fundamentals course soon, and thank you sm for doing this!

[@tonymatthews6928]

Great stuff as always. Super clear. Thank you!👏👍

[@braydoncoyer174]

Great stuff, Thomas! Love all the new features!

[@alitswq]

Thanks for the update Mate. Very helpful

[@GeorgeCockerill]

Excellent video - love the pace and clarity.

[@EdwardsYAdventure]

Wow Thanks for the tips in Notion. Never stop learning all the video you share. Keep up the work.

[@infiniprint8etsyshop340]

OMG i am seriously so hyped on that column feature! Thanks for all the usefull info/updates on notion. It's been a while! hahaha

[@samuelitooooo]

I immediately made use of some of the features here. The biggest one for me is the database templates - even though all I'm doing is setting the font to serif lol. Much appreciated.

[@philippelebeau5789]

You're an excellent talker : sharp, precise, nice. I am french, but you talk so clearly that I can understand eveything you say just by listening. Very rare. congrats! 👍🏻👍🏻😉😉

[@cedric4924]

Hey! Thanks so much for this video!

[@IftkharAhmed]

Nice video! Clear and concise. Good job. Thanks. :)

[@mkcabiles]

amazing video bro, extremely helpful and easy to understand and amazing timing with my school starting wednesday

[@damiantaylor896]

Great vid Thomas thank you!

[@rjvidalt1]

Wow Thomas you are the default goto guru in Notion. Thanks very much. Just when I was going to search/learn on progress bar (today, I swear). Brilliant video as always🙌

[@Roxy-mg6bm]

it worked! thank you so much!!

[@Tsunami-]

This is an excellent video. Very well put together, thanks for making a great resource! I'm new to notion and trying to learn the features, this was fantastic.

[@EarthworksAudio]

Loving that they added that Side Peek feature! Thanks for the great video! Did I mention you sound great on that ICON Pro too?

[@espressodawn4000]

The video that I didn’t know I needed!! Thank you!!

[@Runeify00]

😱 this is EpIc! Thanks for being the Game Genie to my Productivity 🥰!

[@elianarodriguez9781]

Your video is amazing and keep up the good work!!!

[@deansomers1934]

Awesome content as always - learned a lot here that I hadn't even noticed. One thing you didn't mention that I was VERY happy with: you can now go back and forward through pages by using mouse buttons 4 & 5 instead of only with ctrl + [ or ] (which didn't work for me on my Belgian keyboard anyway...)

[@kristinamedinaagee3452]

I would love the ability to speak this efficiently. Zero filler words or pauses, explaining with concise clarity. I struggle to explain things that are far less technical. Any advice on how you do this or is it just natural?

[@zagubionemysli]

I love the new icons because they make everything look clean and consistent!

[@ebeisaac7700]

Thanks so much for the video, Tom! I've been struggling with columns for a while now, this surely helps. Looking forward to using the progress bar/ring. Sidepeek is my view of choice ever since I started with Notion a couple of weeks ago. The icons are by far my favourite addition just released this week! Amazing how you come up with such great quality tutorials in short time!

[@ricardoelizondocr]

Awesome summary, thank you very much!

[@yudhairfan3088]

Thanks for your easy to follow explanations

[@arossjr]

Thanks for another great video! Your content is always engaging and informative! I'm a elementary classroom teacher and a novice Notion user, and I have a grand idea to create my planner inside of Notion for its flexibility and comprehensive, and frankly, overwhelming toolset. I have a question: With the new multi-column layout feature, how would I use a calendar view to go back and forth between a single day view, a week view, and/or even a per subject view for creating, scheduling, and looking at lesson plans?

[@rfcesq5474]

Great video. Can't agree with you enough about adding Sort and Filter features to the Relations picker. Those features would streamline SO much of my workflow. As things stand now, I need to segregate relations picks into separate tables, even when the only reason I'm doing it is to filter the picker list. Hopefully that's in the pipeline.

[@JRWJWV]

Exactly what i needed for my exciting Friday night 😅

[@sofiamalmcom]

It is the best productivity party!

[@elizahawk6605]

Also, I’m subscribing, as seems like there’s a lot of great suggestions about notion. I want to learn capabilities of it to see if it really can help to improve my work. Thank you for making content!

[@dsuthapong]

My mind was blown🤯Thanks so much Thomas!!!!

[@juliegagnemusique]

Just as I'm updating my Notion setup and thinking to myself "I wish I could color-code my pages with the icons like I do with Google products"... It become doable. Amazing, that makes my day! The multi-column update is a nice addition too; I'm a big column fan! Thanks for letting us know! 😁 *Gone color-coding EVERYTHING like a freak*

[@ahmedm.s.abdelrahman9665]

I didn't even cross the 3mins mark of the video and I was like in utter joy : D .. probably theeeee best pack of notion updates given to us in a matter of weeks.

[@krzysztofomilian7295]

So cool, gonna try it very soon

[@vicsvibes]

Big s/o to you and your endure camp!! Powerful video, every second

[@collectingscars]

Thank you for this! So much I didn't even realize had been updated! One thing I didn't hear mentioned (unless I missed it) - you can now choose to have relations show in only one of the two databases involved in the relation. I have a bunch of relations that I really need to only go one way, so this has been really useful and cleaned things up a lot.

[@ThomasFrankExplains]

Yep! That's not covered here because it was released early enough to be in my full database guide 😃 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3KtgKOFbJiXbrs

[@collectingscars]

@@ThomasFrankExplains Nice! I missed this video, checking it out now!

[@juergenschubert3247]

Great explanation!

[@d.5688]

I fricking love the side peek, omgggggg It's incredibly handy, feels more like a book now

[@michael1brennan]

Fantastic video!

[@brave_one]

This video is Awesome!!

[@GrowWithConrad]

Credit where it’s due, your posture is phenomenal 👌

[@artem_morozov]

Thanks for review

[@dimschris]

Icons, Progressbar, Columns and Relation Limiter are so important. Also because you did not mention it, but drag selection database to change the property is also really helpful.

[@Lenastar23]

I do not understand the benefit of the relation limits- can you elaborate or offer another use case?

[@maartjevankampen1706]

the new column function is genius, I love it!

[@eriklundstrom1336]

Just got the side peak! Game changer! And damn the columns going to save so much time

[@geoffreyriveros4648]

Thank you , nice content

[@sofiamalmcom]

Thanks for making my Friday night!! Double nested columns sounds like a pokemon attack.

[@elizahawk6605]

I started using notion recently for work(for myself to structure work and also make myself more productive, after watching bunch of KZbin creators from America using it😅). And as we have a lot of working sites where we need to live updates, I’m not using it that actively, but I already used the column option and thought it was there for a long time😂 so I’m that type of customer, who just joined and accept recently achieved greatness as base😬 good I saw this video, I’m gonna appreciate more.

[@neonparty101]

Thomas back again showing us why Notion is one of the best at what it does!

[@CCV334]

Holy, you can now open pages in full page! Been waiting for that feature for years!

[@rayganrambles]

The side peek threw me off for a bit when they first launched it but I got used to it and really like it. The relation picker is cool too. I really hope that they are working on the ability to have the links to other pages in notion show up in a peek window instead of opening up the full page.

[@ThomasFrankExplains]

Oooh yeah that would be really cool. Maybe with Alt+Click

[@shaneomac151]

Not gonna lie, one of the most satisfying things in this video is seeing any mic other the Shure sm7b🙌

[@MEANDITV]

Could you make a video where you talk about how to use Notion on Ipad? There are so many limitations there and I didn't really find any good videos on youtube about that.

[@TonyStoodios]

Here ya go! We made this video last year, I hope it helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpqZfn-ghchgntk

[@zakaria262]

Thank you 💖

[@AnthonyStatera]

Thank you..!

[@emielou]

Great video, hopefully k can figure out how to add a progress bar for word counts hmm

[@MatthewEaton]

Looks like I have more things to add to my Second Brain and My Personal Management template. Time to break out the wine and have some fun!

[@DanielChohfi1]

Awesome!

[@geggytar]

These features seem great! I'm thinking of buying your Ultimate Brain database template. Seems like a lot of these features would integrate well into that. Are you planning on updating the template at all, or will we need to wait a new version down the line? Cheers

[@Pykeproducts]

DO IT! It’s great!

[@ThomasFrankExplains]

Thanks! I'll likely update it to include the new progress bars at the very least. Not 100% when I'll do that (I'm currently juggling a lot of projects), but it'll be a very simple update when I do. I always publish full video upgrade guides showing my customers exactly how to perform the upgrades.

[@fairuzishraque2301]

Hi Thomas! What are the icons you're using on notion in the video? Are they standard emoji?

[@chemorn2020]

“Weirdly it does not work with 2 columns.” I think I said these exact words 😂 great video, much appreciated!

[@xaneriaann]

There is so much here to unpack. I have so many custom builds that will get a major overhaul because of this...

[@nickfischer2634]

Where do you get your Shirts? They are amazing!

[@Claire.SageGreenCreative]

This video makes me feel like I joined Notion at the right time 💚

[@nipuniranga]

Great updates, I was using some of them without knowing there are new 🤣 Still wanna crop tool for the images :(

[@kdrcvk4018]

Thx

[@multisportcoaching]

Side Peek is the business!!

[@Djblois1]

Do you have any idea when synced databases will be released? that is a game changer of a feature.

[@Farinata2]

I like how you ditched your main channel and now you are a Notion only guy.

[@ThomasFrankExplains]

For now haha. Gotta focus on one thing at a time

[@Naefaes]

Hey Thomas, what software do you use to record your videos? Thx

[@mioviodora9026]

Thanks for the video. But it’s still not possible to do calculations in tables, right? It’s only a sum or median etc at the end of a column

[@MichaelPierce66]

I'm still trying to get the initial version of my genealogy workbench built...and I can't keep up with all of these new features! :) A good problem to have.

[@philliplanos]

showing how to make the percentage was a nice value add

[@diogoalmeidavisuals]

Still waiting on them to introduce single view sharing. I'd love to share my project database as a resume but only the version of the view that has sensitive information columns hidden. Right now I need multiple versions of the same database 🤔

[@ThomasFrankExplains]

This is my #1 feature request. I'm going to enjoy using "game-changer" in my video title once again when it drops

[@cagirl4785]

I absolutely love these! I've learned so much. One request: could you slow down a bit? I'm a native English speaker with a fairly quick mind, and it's an absolute sprint to keep up with you. I know I can rewind, but it would be nice to get it the first time. I can't imagine how any non-native speaker could possibly keep up, even with the subtitles. Tiny quibble, huge thanks!

[@bradd5961]

One good thing about onenote is how closely integrated it is with Outlook. Can you send an email to Notion, into a particular folder?

[@Farinata2]

Can you please do a video on Notero (Zotero plugin to Notion) and how to use it for research and academia?

[@greatmouhcine]

I would love to work for Notion.

[@PhilipHollowaychannel]

Will you be updating your ultimate brain database with these new features. Many thanks for making the video

[@ThomasFrankExplains]

I'll likely update it to include the new progress bars at the very least. Not 100% when I'll do that (I'm currently juggling a lot of projects), but it'll be a very simple update when I do (so you won't need to transfer to a new copy of the template).

[@PhilipHollowaychannel]

@@ThomasFrankExplains many thanks for sending out an email explaining how to upgrade ultimate brain. Philip

[@philliplanos]

Just tried to create the progress bar - is this update not available to everyone yet?

[@SebasthianCruz]

Someone knows which program, app or software Thomas use to record the camera and the screen? OR if its separately and put together only on the editing

[@stienogamez8296]

Hey! Do you have any idea if it is possible to make something in a template that if you open a new page with the template you automatically jump to parts you need to fill in first. For example when you need to fill in a date manually in a new page first it places your cursor at that section when you open the page. Hope I expained it alright :P

[@lukogs]

A very good update indeed, especially the side peek. My question is can a table view show sum data that is generated/computed from one of it's sub page's column? Example from "shopping list" table view: Networking Music Camera When opening "Networking" on side peek, a table view is created and has items & prices. Example: Router $50 AP $10 cable $5 sum(65) Want this calculated 65 to appear on it's parent table view price column.

[@lukogs]

Edit: I followed what you did with the rollup and relations. Created two table. 1. Main categorized table view 2. Items table (all items of each category into a single table) Then i related these two and manually selected the items to its category to get price.

[@jwdeng146]

先收藏点赞，后面再看

[@AaronOcampoZ]

Which tool is that one you used for showing relations between projects and tasks?

[@ThomasFrankExplains]

Whimsical! One of my favorite tools

[@Mark4Jesus]

I can't live without either folders or the ability to have groups of tags. I am going to be testing Amplenote it seems to do that, maybe test Obsidian. I will probably still use Notion for link stashing (share to notion from the mobile browser).

[@Pykeproducts]

Hey Thomas! Will ultimate Brain be updated with these features? Also if it does is there an easier way to transfer your pages and data to the updated template?

[@ThomasFrankExplains]

I'll likely update it to include the new progress bars, and potentially swap to unified icons. Not totally sure on the last one, as I don't know if the new icon set includes proper images for all the different pages and dashboards. I think the emoji set is currently a lot larger. And in this case, editing your current copy of the template with my upgrade guide (when it's ready) will likely be the easiest way to upgrade. Transferring to a new copy is usually a huge pain, unfortunately. This is part of the reason Ultimate Brain took so long to build - I wanted it to be feature-complete on launch so people would only need to upgrade if they really wanted to.

[@kevocos]

Thomas, just wondering if you can answer a question on board view Unless I'm missing something the cards in board view only show the entered data and the associated property, therefore you may be looking similar data without any indication of which property it relates to, which is pretty useless.

[@LPandStrat]

Where is end to end encryption?! Thom we need you to push them 😂

[@ThomasFrankExplains]

Probably not coming for a long time, and I think that's ok. Notion was intended as a multi-player tool from the get-go. Their encryption is also (on paper) as good as that of Google Docs/Sheets, so I'm happy with it. For sensitive data, I recommend a password manager with a secure notes feature like BitWarden or Dashlane! (or use Obsidian, but make sure you manage your own sync keys. If you let Obsidian manage them you lose E2EE)

[@iamtrazed]

What is that application that you used at 11:20 ?

[@hibalouz4948]

Does it co with the samples?