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Dev tools · September 21, 2023

NotionApps

Sameer and Jatin here. We are building NotionApps, a no-code tool to create apps, portals, & forms from Notion databases. With the tool, you can: - restrict your data behind an email auth - show only limited data based on logged-in user - share Notion data outside of your organization without adding people to your workspace - handle large databases with ease - create mobile friendly apps to interact with your data Users have been creating apps for their events, inventory, catalogues, businesses, etc. with all the data on Notion. Late in 2019, we built a product called utilize.app (it's still…

NotionApps launched on September 21, 2023 with 816 votes, #10 of 4,228 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

In plain words

NotionApps lets users build functional applications directly from their Notion databases without writing code. It serves no-code builders and Notion users who want to turn their data into interactive apps quickly. Users can start from scratch or select a template, then customize the app with login systems, menus, lists, forms, and over 20 components while controlling which data each user can access.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Build apps from Notion databases without coding. Start with your own data or with a template, and configure what data is shared with each user. Customize the app with login, menus, lists, forms, and 20+ components.

Build portals and tools for clients, vendors, and teams who shouldn’t live in Notion—with row-level access, two-way sync, and a path from portal to process engine.

Clients, vendors, field teams, and members get a real app—login, screens, and mobile install—without guest seats or a shared workspace. Row-level permissions let every logged-in user open the same app and only see the records meant for them. No oversharing the full database. Updates in the app write back to Notion. Updates in Notion show up in the app. Keep one source of truth instead of copying data into another tool. Link the pages and databases you already run. No migration—Notion stays where the data lives. Add screens, login, forms, and branding. Set who can open the app and what each person can see. Share a web link or custom domain. Changes stay aligned between the app and Notion…from notionapps.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

Sameer and Jatin here. We are building NotionApps, a no-code tool to create apps, portals, & forms from Notion databases. With the tool, you can: - restrict your data behind an email auth - show only limited data based on logged-in user - share Notion data outside of your organization without adding people to your…

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