However, several Notion Mail-specific features require action before the shutdown. Users must migrate email drafts and scheduled messages to Gmail and export snippets and auto label instructions if they want to preserve them. Beginning June 25, those exports are available through the Notion Mail app and web interface.
Notion also outlined what will not transfer after the service closes. Custom inbox views, sorting preferences, email reminders, and files attached to snippets cannot be carried over automatically. Attachments stored in snippets must be downloaded manually before the shutdown.
While the inbox is being retired, Notion said its broader email capabilities inside the main Notion platform will continue operating. Gmail AI Connector, mail blocks, and Gmail-based AI agent tools that can read, draft, and send emails will remain available. Users who already rely on Notion agents for email workflows or have connected Gmail or Outlook to Notion will not need to make changes to those integrations.
The company also said users with existing auto label rules will not need to recreate them. “If you have auto label set up in Notion Mail, you won’t have to rebuild it. Create a Custom Agent in a few clicks, and we’ll bring your existing rules over for you.”
Explaining the decision, Notion said AI agents have increasingly replaced the need for users to interact directly with an inbox. “We launched Notion Mail with a belief that your inbox should think like you—more personal to how you work and over time, more capable with AI.”
The company added: “As Notion agents have gotten more capable, we’ve seen more users hand off email workflows to them. Today, more than half of Notion Mail users manage emails without ever opening their inbox. So, we’re going all in on using agents to run your inbox.”
Organizations operating in regulated environments may need to transition away from Notion Mail earlier than the general shutdown. Notion said customers relying on HIPAA coverage should complete their migration by June 30, 2026, including exporting any Notion Mail-only data before moving off the service.
The closure marks another step in the winding down of technology acquired through Notion’s purchase of encrypted email startup Skiff in 2024. Notion introduced Notion Mail in 2025 using technology and personnel that joined through the acquisition. With the inbox now set to close, the company is directing its email strategy toward AI-powered automation rather than maintaining a standalone email client.
This analysis is based on reporting from Notion.
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