Notion Databases Now Have... Colors!

+ a new view has been leaked 🤫

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James ✌️
August 05, 2025

Hey — it’s James

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In Today’s Email 👀 

  • Notion in TechniColor 😎

  • Connect ChatGPT to Notion MCP

  • Likes on Notion websites

  • NEW VIEW ???

  • LinkedIn premium → Notion AI access

  • Notion + Cursor == 🫶

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3 Tips / Updates

1/ Color your databases 🎨

BIG NEWS for the Notion ecosystem: you can now apply conditional colors to your database items!

How to set it up:

Database settings → Conditional color → Select your property → Color based on that property

For status and select properties, you can match colors to your property options. You can also create multiple coloring conditions that work similar to filters.

How I'm using conditional colors

  • Highlighting tasks by their status

  • Making newsletters with >50% open rates stand out in green

  • Distinguishing calendar events by type

P.S. it seems the more complex properties (relations, formulas, and rollups) are not supported yet.


2/ Connect ChatGPT to Notion

ChatGPT now connects directly to Notion MCP, allowing you to search your Notion workspace and perform various tasks without leaving the ChatGPT interface.


3/ Likes on Notion sites

Exciting mini beta feature: likes on Notion-powered sites!

For published Notion sites, you can enable or disable this feature by going to: Site settings → Customize site styling → Header

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2 Resources

1/ NEW VIEW ?????

In last week's issue, I mentioned that a feature had been leaked in the Notion x Severance video. Did you spot it? It was quite easy to see—here's a screenshot ↓

So yes, Notion is working on a Map view. I got early access and I have to say, I'm already including it in all my databases with a location. It's really good, and should be released in a few months 🤫


2/ LinkedIn premium → Notion AI access

If you’re a LinkedIn Premium user, you can get access to 6 months of Notion Plus + AI for free.

Just… go to your LinkedIn Perks, claim it, and see what all the fuss is about. If you’ve been Notion-curious, now’s the time.

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