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Setting up a Foresight Scan Library with Notion
Approximate Costings
- Notion offers free access for current students
- Plus Plan - $4 per Member per Month
Setting up a Notion Scan Library
If you use Notion for work already, this might be a good option for your scan library to keep things in the one place with a tool you’re already familiar with.You can set up a database page with all your categories, tags and free text fields to input your scan data as you go.
- The native Notion Web Clipper ❌The native Notion webclipper allows you to clip bookmarks but only pulls the page content and URL, so if you're tagging scan hits you'll need to go back and fill them in later which is a pain.
- The new 3rd party webclip is free and offers loads more functionality. See below for more detail.
The new Save to Notion webclip is a total gamechanger.
Using the old Notion webclipper to collect future scan hits or research snips always felt second rate compared to Airtable (you can see the previous webclip version below). The Save to Notion webclip is super easy and definitely worth a try.
GETTING STARTED
Using the old Notion webclipper to collect future scan hits or research snips always felt second rate compared to Airtable. The Save to Notion webclip is super easy and offers loads more functionality. It's built by a Notion user and includes a bunch of helpful instructions 👉 here.
Set up a database input form
You can select any page or database from your Notion workspace and add fields, tagging categories, images and anything else you want to capture without leaving your browser.
Save to Notion webclip
Save webpages to read in Notion or simply bookmark them. Capture logos, screenshots and fill in database properties and tags straight from the extension. You can download the Save to Notion webclip 👉here
Here's the Kicker
If you click the settings toggle ⚙️ you'll find a special feature for people who use Save to Notion a lot, called "Upload all images to Notion." If you turn this on, it will save the actual pictures from the articles directly into Notion. This way, you won't lose your pictures if the website changes their links, and you'll always have them in your saved articles.
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