Notion does work offline, but not amazingly. The major issue with Notion offline comes when you haven’t preloaded the pages, in that case, you won’t be able to access them. Some updates made while offline don’t always get synchronized.
Another frequent query is “Can notion be used offline?”.
It’s thus safe to conclude that Notion DOES NOT WORK OFFLINE. Of course, there might be workarounds for this, but those wouldn’t be necessary if it worked in the first place. When using multiple apps, if one malfunctions you lose a part of your life.
The offline experience. Notion does work offline, but not amazingly. The major issue with Notion offline comes when you haven’t preloaded the pages, in that case, you won’t be able to access them. Some updates made while offline don’t always get synchronized.
I recommend you check out Obsidian notes which uses Markdown. You can atleast have notes offline and view it in a clean way. Wouldn’t a simple half-solution be to let Notion export – not to your hard-drive – but to Files within i, and os. Could even be text only, ignore attachments at first.
Is it possible to make a fully offline notion?
To make a “fully offline” Notion possible, we need to have both the front-end code and the back-end code on our own computers. The front-end code is easy to get.
There is no fully offline storage . Only an unreliable cached version. This is a dealbreaker for me (despite the app itself being fantastic). Unfortunately this is not on their todo list. The next release will only make the offline mode more stable (stated by customer support on twitter)..
Does notion work on Android?
With Notion, when you close the app, you need an internet connection to get it started, which makes sense because it is a web-based app. It’s thus safe to conclude that Notion DOES NOT WORK OFFLINE. Of course, there might be workarounds for this, but those wouldn’t be necessary if it worked in the first place.
Almost everyone has at least one app that can open and read PDFs. However, in Notion, that option is only available for their most expensive subscriptions. This means your notes are trapped in the app unless you can appreciate Markdown, CVS and HTML formats. I exported my workspace from Notion, firstly as a Markdown and CVS.
Can you use an app offline?
It’s not rocket science, an app that works offline will behave the same way whether or not you’re connected to the internet. If I wanted to take notes in Apple Notes, for example, I can just open the app and start typing. I will probably realise I am not online when I want to access those notes on another device.