Modal · Tooltip · Feature discovery
Notion’s new feature Notion AI is introduced the Notion way
Notion introduces Notion AI with a feature modal and a tips screen, then teaches it hands-on with tooltips on a blank page.
Screenshot added to the library in March 2023; its exact capture date wasn’t recorded, and the product may look different today. Write-up reviewed 22 Oct 2026.
At the time of the screenshot, Notion introduced Notion AI in its usual style: a feature announcement modal, then tooltips in a live page. The modal, "Introducing Notion AI", lists three uses with small purple icons and bold headings (ask AI anything, improve your writing, generate summaries and action items) under a "See it in action" button. A second screen, "Tips to get you started", covers privacy, warns that AI may give inaccurate responses and explains the free trial, with Skip or Try AI Now. Users then land on a blank page where dark tooltips show them how to press space for AI and pick a prompt such as Brainstorm ideas.
Why it works
- A familiar onboarding style: Notion users already know the modal-then-tooltips pattern, so the new feature feels predictable and worth taking part in.
- Good copy and formatting: short bold headings, one-line descriptions and small purple icons make each screen easy to skim, and the tips screen is upfront about the AI’s limits.
- Hands-on experience: users try Notion AI on a real page straight away, guided by tooltips, instead of only reading about it.
More on this pattern: new feature onboarding and UI modals.
