How we made Notion available offline
Notion has introduced an Offline Mode, allowing users to create, edit, and view pages without an internet connection. This feature was developed to address the challenges posed by Notion's unique block architecture and required significant changes to their data model. The implementation includes a persistent storage layer that tracks which pages are available offline and ensures a seamless user experience.
- ▪Offline Mode was the most requested feature by users for many years.
- ▪Notion evolved its SQLite cache into a persistent storage layer to support Offline Mode.
- ▪The new data model tracks multiple reasons for a page's offline availability, ensuring consistent access.
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All posts←←All postsPublished December 11, 2025 in TechHow we made Notion available offlineBy Raymond XuSoftware Engineer, NotionShare this postLast August, we announced that users could create, edit, and view Notion pages without an internet connection. "Offline Mode" was our #1 requested feature for many years, but Notion's unique block architecture meant we had to solve several challenging problems around reference tracking, background syncing, and rich-text conflict resolution. This post explores the architecture and data model that took Offline Mode from just an idea to a production-ready feature.Storage LayerFor years, Notion has used SQLite to cache records locally and speed up page loads.
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