Notion

ApplicationNotion Labs

Dem still dey call am notion app, notion desktop

Notion LabsProductivity

All-in-one docs and databases app inside Electron desktop wrapper. The process na Notion.exe. E no be OneNote.

Wetin you need know

Notion na cloud workspace inside Notion.exe. OneNote na Microsoft notebook.

The desktop app wrap notion.com. Databases and pages dey live inside Notion workspace. OneNote notebooks no dey open here. Notion Calendar na different process.

Wetin e be?: Docs and databases
Still current?: Yes, see Current status
Official download?: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If Notion.exe big, I dey treat am like other Electron apps: many tabs inside one workspace. I no go repair ONENOTE.EXE to fix Notion cache.

Wetin be Notion?

Notion na Notion Labs workspace for pages, databases, and wikis. Notion.exe na the Windows desktop wrapper. OneNote na ONENOTE.EXE and e get different file model.

If you never use am before

If your team dey live inside Notion pages and linked databases, dis na the Notion desktop wrapper, no be OneNote. Download am from notion.com/desktop. You fit use Notion inside browser. The Windows app na Electron (Notion.exe). OneNote dey store notebooks inside sections and dey sync through Microsoft. E no dey open Notion workspace.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Pages and wikis

Nested docs wey team dey share. OneNote sections no be dis block editor.

Linked databases

Tables, boards, and relations inside Notion. Dat one no be Access .accdb and e no be Excel book.

Offline cache of a workspace

The desktop app dey keep local cache. The real truth still dey Notion cloud.

Na who e dey for?

Teams wey their wiki already dey inside Notion
People wey want tray app instead of browser tab
Anybody wey no suppose paste OneNote pages here and dey expect make sections survive

Current status

Dem dey develop am actively. Dis article na for the Windows desktop app, no be Notion Calendar.

How old e be?

Notion launch for 2016. The Windows app na later Electron shell around the same web product. OneNote date back to 2003 and na different Microsoft notebook. Notion Calendar na separate exe wey dis company buy as Cron.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Desktop

Web

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM	E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
Notion.exe	Electron desktop wrapper

Startup components

Notion fit launch when you logon from im own setting. Dat one no be OneNote Send to OneNote.

File locations

Common Notion locations
Typical install	C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Programs\Notion\Notion.exe

File formats

Notion pages (cloud)Markdown exportPDF export

Common wahala dem

Cache growth

Notion document how to reset cache. No delete AppData while Notion.exe dey run.

People dey export OneNote and dey expect perfect Notion import

Different models. Sections and ink no dey automatically become Notion databases.

How to get unstuck

Use the website if the desktop wrapper hang

notion.com inside browser na the same workspace. The exe na optional.

Confirm Notion.exe, no be ONENOTE.EXE

Open file location. Notion Labs na dis product. Office16\ONENOTE.EXE na the sibling.

Install from notion.com/desktop

"Notion portable" search ad na the wrong file.

Alternatives

OneNote, Obsidian, and browser tab dey overlap. OneNote na Microsoft. Obsidian na local Markdown. Dis app na Notion cloud.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	www.notion.com/desktop Official installer or vendor page
Help	www.notion.com/help Vendor support
Official site	www.notion.com/desktop Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

RAM dey follow Electron and open pages. GPU no dey make Notion database fast.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Notion official site · Vendor product page
Notion help · Vendor support
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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