# Notion: what people say on TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, X

Read 843 posts and comments on 2026-11-14; 531 were about Notion. Full report with links: https://sociallisteningai.com/samples/brand-notion/

Notion is widely loved as a flexible, customizable all-in-one workspace, and its tutorials and templates are a major driver of goodwill and sign-ups. The biggest recurring problems are complexity and overwhelm for beginners, endless tinkering instead of real work, and frustration with unwanted AI features that can't be turned off. Data safety is a serious worry, with reports of lost notes, workspace lockouts and a breach exposing AI chat transcripts. Obsidian is the most-cited alternative, especially for people who want local files and no AI, and open-source clones keep getting pitched as replacements. A surprise is how much of the conversation is really about creators' templates and courses rather than the product itself.

**How it feels** (531 on-topic): 42% positive, 11% negative, 16% mixed, 30% neutral.
- Instagram: 71 (82% positive, 1% negative)
- X: 135 (19% positive, 7% negative)
- Reddit: 72 (11% positive, 28% negative)
- YouTube: 176 (42% positive, 15% negative)
- TikTok: 77 (73% positive, 4% negative)

## What people like

- **Tutorials, courses and templates make Notion feel learnable and are seen as genuinely helpful** (44 mentions)
  - "Hi, I'm an absolute beginner at Notion and I've tried many 20-30 minute begineer guide videos on Youtube. Everytime I was ending up feeling confused and overwhelmed. Finally, I found this video and I just finished the fo…" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI1ABCgKxeY&lc=UgwvmeyFwrnLZVslk6d4AaABAg
  - "Oh my God, 11 hours of Notion tutorials! I need my popcorn now. Thank you so much!" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI1ABCgKxeY&lc=Ugx2kF-H3REWIiGfzxt4AaABAg
- **Community templates, planners and workflow tours are inspiring and in high demand** (12 mentions)
  - "omg please do a tour on every category you put in there it's so inspiring" TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@heonimoon/video/7703241127205408031
  - "This is amazing I just need the mental capacity to build this 😂" TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@scorpiorisingmedia/video/7699150063712357646
- **Notion is loved as a flexible, deeply customizable all-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, planning and organizing life** (11 mentions)
  - "Notion is really that girl" Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOSMlgxKXO/c/18109733435103947/
  - "Looking for No-AI alternatives to Notion!. EDIT: PLEASE ACTUALLY READ THE POST. STOP RECOMMENDING AI APPS TO ME. I love Notion, been using it for years. I first got it back in 2019 and my favorite part is the flexibility…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xkk49u/looking_for_noai_alternatives_to_notion/
- **Notion works as a shared memory/context layer for AI agents like ChatGPT, Claude and Grok Bot, and the new agent integrations are exciting** (11 mentions)
  - "New: Give all your agents one shared brain in Notion. Now, ChatGPT, Claude, Muse, and Bot can save what they learn to the same memory and use the same skills in Notion. Learn how to Notion-pill your agents: https://t.co/…" X https://x.com/NotionHQ/status/2118059335930744999
  - "Give your agent this setup prompt. Then it will save what it learns from your conversations into Notion. ChatGPT → https://t.co/NWjDIYwKc5 Claude → https://t.co/uqYmieG3Qt For other agents, paste: "Help me set up Notion …" X https://x.com/NotionHQ/status/2118059337746981215
- **People love the aesthetic, widgets and museum-style dashboards, and enjoy building personal systems** (11 mentions)
  - "hello???? im obsessed with this omfg" TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@heonimoon/video/7703241127205408031
  - "Ohhh I love this! I’ve been thinking about joining Notion to organize my work and personal tasks 😌 my notes app it’s getting a lil chaotic at this point lol" Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOSMlgxKXO/c/18163730767466421/
- **Relations, linked databases and rollups are the features that unlock a real command center** (6 mentions)
  - "🧠 Build Your Own Command Center: https://www.pressplay.cc/link/s/9BBC0F4D TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The Only Notion Feature You Need 00:06 How Beginners Use Notion 02:21 The Correct Way to Use Notion 03:51 Connect Databases Usin…" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fu23_l9F_o&lc=UgyHXiAOOd48LYbJ1Hx4AaABAg
  - "hi Jeff, great video as always. a little note that i found in notion 3.0. Now you can customize layout in each databases content (or row), click anywhere, and it will show page settings, and simply choose "Tabbed". After…" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fu23_l9F_o&lc=UgxknsGgEnbc0ysANtZ4AaABAg
- **Once set up, Notion gives a satisfying sense of control and organization** (5 mentions)
  - "Notion is definitely a type A girly" Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOSMlgxKXO/c/18122167846889296/
  - "omg please do a tour on every category you put in there it's so inspiring" TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@heonimoon/video/7703241127205408031

## Complaints and problems

- **Notion feels cluttered, overwhelming and too complex for beginners, especially for basic to-do use and ADHD users** (14 mentions)
  - "Notion is confusing, overpriced, hard to use, overly complicated app." YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=UgxcWt4GVca8wiGbPnp4AaABAg
  - "If a 20-minute Notion guide feels overwhelming, imagine how intense 11 hours would be." YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI1ABCgKxeY&lc=Ugw1CE8g47RTR5kqWR94AaABAg
- **Flexibility becomes a trap: endless dashboard-building and tinkering instead of real productivity** (10 mentions)
  - "Notion is probably the biggest productivity scam .. **I thought Notion was going to make my life easier. It somehow made me busier.** I started using Notion because I wanted to become more productive and organized. The i…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vr22yp/notion_is_probably_the_biggest_productivity_scam/
  - "And ChatGPT generated ragebait." Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vr22yp/notion_is_probably_the_biggest_productivity_scam/p4cf6n0/
- **Data safety fears: workspace suspensions, lost notes, no reliable backup/restore, and AI chat transcripts exposed in a breach** (6 mentions)
  - "Don't put anything important into Notion. I'm working in a workspace together with teammates and a professor at university, researching AI agents together. Today the workspace suddenly got suspended, and everyone lost al…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vn54hk/dont_put_anything_important_into_notion/
  - "My time using Notion has ended. I worked on my work notes for months while going through a training program. They have all been wiped. Notion will not recover them and has been no help. I worked extremely hard on those n…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1v8hjjj/my_time_using_notion_has_ended/
- **Pricing and AI credits feel like a bait-and-switch, and subscriptions are too expensive, especially outside the US** (6 mentions)
  - "The Tool We Loved Is Falling Apart. I’m unhappy with the credits and Auto, but what bothers me most is the lack of transparency when the rules change. I’m a university student studying engineering. I built my whole secon…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xon4ae/the_tool_we_loved_is_falling_apart/
  - "Here's an easy way to deal with Notion's horrible changes: Stop using Notion AI. Opt into free. Create MCP or API token. Use your own agent via Hermes, Claude, Codex, or wherever. Or just login with your own ChatGPT acco…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xolkcu/heres_an_easy_way_to_deal_with_notions_horrible/
- **AI features are unwanted, can't be turned off, and get in the way of a clean workspace** (5 mentions)
  - "Looking for No-AI alternatives to Notion!. EDIT: PLEASE ACTUALLY READ THE POST. STOP RECOMMENDING AI APPS TO ME. I love Notion, been using it for years. I first got it back in 2019 and my favorite part is the flexibility…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xkk49u/looking_for_noai_alternatives_to_notion/
  - "not an AI chatbot but there's not a minute go buy that you try to shove it in - wish there was a no AI feature or where can jist simply disable it" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=UgxZtNJVAdKbRdwUeuB4AaABAg
- **Almost no meaningful non-AI improvements in years; basic formatting like centered text and more fonts still missing** (4 mentions)
  - "I feel this. I started using it in 2020 for uni (well before they implement ai). Then on and off for the last few years and a couple of weeks ago I got back to using it every day to study. It's incredibile how they impro…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xkk49u/looking_for_noai_alternatives_to_notion/19s3jlo2hvxqb/
  - "Notion is an app which abandoned it's widget for ease of use" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=UgzNEt0Yq9Qqx6iRyBZ4AaABAg
- **The app has gotten slow, especially with many linked tables** (2 mentions)
  - "I feel this. I started using it in 2020 for uni (well before they implement ai). Then on and off for the last few years and a couple of weeks ago I got back to using it every day to study. It's incredibile how they impro…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xkk49u/looking_for_noai_alternatives_to_notion/19s3jlo2hvxqb/
  - "말한것들을 수행하기에 노션은 너무 느려졌어요 , 몇개의 테이블이 참조되기 시작하면 너무나 답답하게 동작하는데 , 매번 캐시를 비울수도 없고... 처음 노션의 구조를 사용하는건 매우 흥미롭고, 자유로운 경험이지만 실질적으로 활용하기엔 많은 한계를 느낍니다.. 지금 영상만 봐도 사실, 스스로가 뭘 하고싶은지 명확하지 않은 느낌을 받아요" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=Ugxh7c_8TPCwkS2SuJl4AaABAg

## Questions people ask

- **What is Notion, what does it actually do now, and is it worth a long course?** (7 mentions)
  - "Ok I still dont know what it is" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=UgyHnlFm6yryK32UmgZ4AaABAg
  - "whos watching a 11h course about a note taking app 💀" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB5eA7vU9W8&lc=UgyDIfvM-FxghPbyC394AaABAg
- **Is the shared-brain-for-agents feature actually new, or has everyone been doing this already?** (7 mentions)
  - "How is this new? Hasn’t everyone been doing this ?" X https://x.com/getheroik/status/2118065882698338668
  - "Funny to read the replies split between wow this is really smart & wait hasn’t everyone already been doing this?" X https://x.com/200milxp/status/2118137478834229645
- **How do I set up views, filters and relations for projects and content planning?** (7 mentions)
  - "1:41:15 ---- Notion Calendar 2:26:36 ----- Notion Mail 3:32:10 ----- how to track your time in notion 1:13:38 ------- how to show done projects of last week, month, year..because if there is no condition then it will com…" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI1ABCgKxeY&lc=Ugzi6fLKxdCqgCl3NNV4AaABAg
  - "@jeffSu how do things change once a project is completed? In the PARA methodology, when a project is completed, the notes related to that project move into either Areas, resources, or archive. How do you approach that mi…" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fu23_l9F_o&lc=UgwRjjP4S5iBV3JLcEB4AaABAg
- **Where is the source code for the open-source Notion alternatives?** (6 mentions)
  - "open source but no repo?" X https://x.com/hassan_mar3069/status/2117538281214931153
  - "Hey, this is the link of the profile page and the source code: https://t.co/woZweTOx9l. I am also a real human, and I want to create softwares that I like and want to use" X https://x.com/WinstonGu_/status/2117659603186168204
- **Which alternative should I switch to, and can one app fully replace Notion?** (3 mentions)
  - "What Notion alternative did you actually stick with long term?. I've been looking through Notion alternatives and there are way more options than I expected. The problem is most of them seem great at one thing but weaker…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xe5oxj/what_notion_alternative_did_you_actually_stick/
  - "Why so much Notion hate?. Currently, I'm about to start my next semester in college and I also run a business, so I need something to help keep things in order. I was considering using Notion, but I see a lot of people w…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vrsx30/why_so_much_notion_hate/
- **How do I use Notion simply without overbuilding?** (2 mentions)
  - "Any tips for best ways to use it that way?" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vr22yp/notion_is_probably_the_biggest_productivity_scam/p4bwsha/
  - "What would you say is the biggest difference? I'm considering a move because I hear this a lot, but sunk cost fallacy and all that...my Notion is.......SO BIG" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vr22yp/notion_is_probably_the_biggest_productivity_scam/p58k2rq/
- **How do I migrate data in, e.g. a Google Drive knowledge base or from Obsidian?** (2 mentions)
  - "Hi Matthias, question: We have a company knowledge base in Google Drive. Whats the fastest way to recreate it in Notion?" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB5eA7vU9W8&lc=UgxoHcmj29PcYRKW1op4AaABAg
  - "If you don't mind exporting to markdown, I've had pretty decent luck with using Obsidian plugins (if you don't feel like using the API) for importing them back in when needed (the UI option in Notion for importing a page…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vn54hk/dont_put_anything_important_into_notion/p6bczy3/

## Buying signals

- **Comment-to-get-the-link funnels for paid Notion templates, planners and widgets** (20 mentions)
  - "Feel behind with school? This system gives you full control over your schedule, tasks & notes. ✅ Built for focus, not burnout 📈 Trusted by students worldwide 🧠 Organise your life, not just your deadlines Comment “Plann…" Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT25Fw4jWq2/
  - "My art is creating things that make life easier and a little more organized 🫶🏽 Comment “organize” and I’ll send you my Notion template!" Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfF0K1Jo0mk/
- **Beginners sign up and commit to long tutorials to learn Notion** (7 mentions)
  - "Hello Mattias - just started using Notion. First thing i did was watch your Project Management tutorial. Now very tempted to start this full notion tutorial :). Keep up the good work." YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI1ABCgKxeY&lc=UgwFS4_u0Wu7c035AvN4AaABAg
  - "Uploading this just one day after I've been worried about learning Notion to improve my productivity is wild 💀" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB5eA7vU9W8&lc=UgwC_eXhvRe6o88EANd4AaABAg
- **People consider Notion for college plus running a business, weighing it against alternatives before committing** (5 mentions)
  - "Why so much Notion hate?. Currently, I'm about to start my next semester in college and I also run a business, so I need something to help keep things in order. I was considering using Notion, but I see a lot of people w…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vrsx30/why_so_much_notion_hate/
  - "What Notion alternative did you actually stick with long term?. I've been looking through Notion alternatives and there are way more options than I expected. The problem is most of them seem great at one thing but weaker…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xe5oxj/what_notion_alternative_did_you_actually_stick/
- **Users are actively migrating away from Notion to Obsidian or Anytype** (3 mentions)
  - "Obsidian" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xe5oxj/what_notion_alternative_did_you_actually_stick/19rlmkqsha5cw/
  - "I'm migrating over to Anytype and like the simplicity compared to notion." Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xe5oxj/what_notion_alternative_did_you_actually_stick/19rkzmi1dmizm/
- **A procurement officer plans to roll Notion out company-wide, and some defend paying for its innovation pace and compliance** (2 mentions)
  - "Using this in work for project management as a procurement officer! Next step is to get the whole company signed up to Notion! Thanks so much for the tutorial, 1hr 40 mins in so far!" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI1ABCgKxeY&lc=Ugzp-XSUKb_9TjQSma54AaABAg
  - "Lol I pay Notion for the innovation pace, upkeep trustworthiness, and compliance. People have to learn the hard way I suppose." X https://x.com/GeorgeSiosi/status/2117555924743417948

## Compared with other brands

- **Obsidian is the most-cited alternative, especially for local/offline notes, owning your data and no-AI setups** (25 mentions)
  - "Why so much Notion hate?. Currently, I'm about to start my next semester in college and I also run a business, so I need something to help keep things in order. I was considering using Notion, but I see a lot of people w…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vrsx30/why_so_much_notion_hate/
  - "If your second brain starts with you copying notes into Claude, you’re still doing the fucking retrieval. Obsidian’s CEO open-sourced the skills for working with a vault. Four more repos help you bring your old notes ove…" X https://x.com/stewy0x/status/2118992667904270826
- **Open-source Notion clones like AppFlowy, AFFiNE and Terminus Notes are pitched as replacements** (15 mentions)
  - "If I had to build a second brain from scratch today, I would start with these 7 free repos -> appflowy (by AppFlowy-IO) https://t.co/5K1VpngXSs an AI-assisted, self-hostable workspace for projects and wikis, an open alte…" X https://x.com/imryven/status/2121281517158609146
  - "Just tried, and it is actually usable. This looks great!" X https://x.com/Kevin_GuoweiXu/status/2117446035316597120
- **New all-in-one tools pitch themselves as replacing Notion alongside Linear, Slack and Discord** (3 mentions)
  - "So we are finally opening our new app that we use internally for a few weeks. It is a Linear / Notion / Slack / Discord / Mailing all in one app that you can self-host on a few MB of RAM and own all the data. https://t.c…" X https://x.com/heyandras/status/2117959156275507389
  - "we just killed notion, google docs and dropbox. humans and agents can now edit the same docs together. introducing agent docs: (and yes, this whole video was made with it) https://t.co/QqPdRcauEF" X https://x.com/SavannahFeder/status/2121076334336364948
- **Anytype is compared as the closest offline Notion-style database tool, though it has a learning curve** (3 mentions)
  - "Like you said, it depends a lot on the use case. Here are the alternatives I've noticed the community mention most, with their pros and cons: 1. Obsidian: plain Markdown files on your own disk, works fully offline, huge …" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xe5oxj/what_notion_alternative_did_you_actually_stick/19rlasjgi10gx/
  - "I'm migrating over to Anytype and like the simplicity compared to notion." Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xe5oxj/what_notion_alternative_did_you_actually_stick/19rkzmi1dmizm/
- **Fibery and Notework are tried as team alternatives with Notion import** (3 mentions)
  - "Depends on team size. For solo or personal stuff I'd say Obsidian. For a small team that just needs docs and tasks in one spot, Notework is worth a look since it has Notion import too. Neither is a full Notion clone thou…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xe5oxj/what_notion_alternative_did_you_actually_stick/19rkzlmcer738/
  - "Fibery, moved a couple of months ago. The import from Notion seemed to work pretty well for moving lots of databases etc" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xe5oxj/what_notion_alternative_did_you_actually_stick/19rl0y47iw78j/
- **Notion is compared to Trello/Jira on scale, Google Docs on basics, and whiteboard apps like Milanote and Canva** (3 mentions)
  - "wait, Notion still doesn't do center text? google docs has had that since forever and it's free. honestly that's the part of this whole post i can't get past" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xkk49u/looking_for_noai_alternatives_to_notion/19ry2wsdz0io4/
  - "It's like comparing Trello to Jira - same purpose different scale and features" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xe5oxj/what_notion_alternative_did_you_actually_stick/19rlt7nrsadgg/
- **Notion is grouped with other tools AI assistants now connect to or replace, like Claude, Google Docs and Dropbox** (1 mention)
  - "SITUATION EXPLAINED: Anthropic just launched Claude Whiteboards, Sheets and Data, and Microsoft stock fell more than 2%. • Whiteboards and Sheets are in beta on all paid plans, and teams can edit them together with Claud…" X https://x.com/MTSlive/status/2120322958191427690

## What people want next

- **Add a way to disable AI features entirely and give users control over AI usage** (8 mentions)
  - "Looking for No-AI alternatives to Notion!. EDIT: PLEASE ACTUALLY READ THE POST. STOP RECOMMENDING AI APPS TO ME. I love Notion, been using it for years. I first got it back in 2019 and my favorite part is the flexibility…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xkk49u/looking_for_noai_alternatives_to_notion/
  - "Notion killed the thing that made Notion good. ![img](pwky7xo1fghh1) ![img](bpop1642fghh1) Notion used to be ***the*** note-taking app. Genuinely great, ahead of everyone. Now? They've basically turned it into a chat app…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vfspth/notion_killed_the_thing_that_made_notion_good/
- **Add proper backup, restore and import/export so data can be recovered and moved** (4 mentions)
  - "My time using Notion has ended. I worked on my work notes for months while going through a training program. They have all been wiped. Notion will not recover them and has been no help. I worked extremely hard on those n…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1v8hjjj/my_time_using_notion_has_ended/
  - "Don't put anything important into Notion. I'm working in a workspace together with teammates and a professor at university, researching AI agents together. Today the workspace suddenly got suspended, and everyone lost al…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vn54hk/dont_put_anything_important_into_notion/
- **Add centered text and other basic formatting options** (3 mentions)
  - "Looking for No-AI alternatives to Notion!. EDIT: PLEASE ACTUALLY READ THE POST. STOP RECOMMENDING AI APPS TO ME. I love Notion, been using it for years. I first got it back in 2019 and my favorite part is the flexibility…" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xkk49u/looking_for_noai_alternatives_to_notion/
  - "wait, Notion still doesn't do center text? google docs has had that since forever and it's free. honestly that's the part of this whole post i can't get past" Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1xkk49u/looking_for_noai_alternatives_to_notion/19ry2wsdz0io4/
- **Add offline support for Android and support for older browsers and OS versions** (2 mentions)
  - "I think, you should add the facilities for working perfectly in offline for the Android app. Like other note taking apps." YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=UgwdVP29mHhE0gD5RAh4AaABAg
  - "One thing I don’t like about notion is that it keeps not supporting old versions of browsers and os. Well not everyone can update their devices frequently. You’re missing out on good customers for being elitist." YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=UgzmpgFBzg06GL9MV6R4AaABAg
- **Improve speed with linked databases and caching** (1 mention)
  - "말한것들을 수행하기에 노션은 너무 느려졌어요 , 몇개의 테이블이 참조되기 시작하면 너무나 답답하게 동작하는데 , 매번 캐시를 비울수도 없고... 처음 노션의 구조를 사용하는건 매우 흥미롭고, 자유로운 경험이지만 실질적으로 활용하기엔 많은 한계를 느낍니다.. 지금 영상만 봐도 사실, 스스로가 뭘 하고싶은지 명확하지 않은 느낌을 받아요" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=Ugxh7c_8TPCwkS2SuJl4AaABAg
- **Lower subscription prices for Brazil** (1 mention)
  - "Please improve subscription prices for Brazil." YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=UgyVdTETFYmu-DzZHe14AaABAg
- **Support handwritten notes on iPad and let AI search images and videos** (1 mention)
  - "Day 1 of asking Notion to integrate handwritten notes for iPad users, and for Notion AI to actually be able to analyze the contents of image and video uploads for easier search :hand-pink-waving:" YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=Ugyt286A69xL-cDQ4W14AaABAg

## Quotes

> Notion killed the thing that made Notion good. ![img](pwky7xo1fghh1) ![img](bpop1642fghh1) Notion used to be ***the*** note-taking app. Genuinely great, ahead of everyone. Now? They've basically turned it into a chat app and forgotten what people actually came for. Take this disturbing example. The "New chat" button is huge AND has a keyboard shortcut. Want a new page? Two clicks minimum and no sh…
> -- u/banana_man_xx on Reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vfspth/notion_killed_the_thing_that_made_notion_good/

> My time using Notion has ended. I worked on my work notes for months while going through a training program. They have all been wiped. Notion will not recover them and has been no help. I worked extremely hard on those notes. Emoji's, labeling, pristine organization. All of it is gone. It was so important to my job. I am devastated. I hate Notion and I will never use their application again. This …
> -- u/Blamebostonx on Reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1v8hjjj/my_time_using_notion_has_ended/

> Don't put anything important into Notion. I'm working in a workspace together with teammates and a professor at university, researching AI agents together. Today the workspace suddenly got suspended, and everyone lost all their AI chats. Notion said something about a safety filter, and Notion staff will review the entire workspace's data. Everything from shared research projects to private pages w…
> -- u/greatlove8704 on Reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/Notion/comments/1vn54hk/dont_put_anything_important_into_notion/

> I have used notion for 5 years and it was the biggest mistake I have made with software. Do not get locked in a platform where you don't own the data either go open source or something like obsidian where you at least own the content and can move to another platform in minutes. Also good luck connecting your Notion notes to other apps!
> -- @atHomeNYC on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB5eA7vU9W8&lc=UgxLn46RZbMjh2InQOV4AaABAg

> telling me you're not a note-taking or task app is not the way to sell to someone looking for a note-taking and task app.
> -- @private7384 on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=Ugxt0mwNUOAshluicG94AaABAg

> If you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one. Notion can't even define itself, knows it - but tries to distract by spinning it into whimsical marketing nothingness. Its "flexibility" it touts so proudly, is a web of confusion and illusion of productivity. It's "AI Agents" that it advertises will "do work for you", breaks almost everything you ask it to do and trashes elements you want…
> -- @rosspalumbo on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLMH9t1Q-g&lc=UgzAfqstjrhY7bFQ3mt4AaABAg