Cleft 1.8: Notion Integration, Enhanced Recording Experience, and UI Improvements

Jonny Cosgrove
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We're excited to announce the release of Cleft 1.8, bringing powerful new features and improvements to enhance your voice-first note-taking experience. From seamless Notion integration to improved offline capabilities, this update makes it easier than ever to capture and organize your thoughts.

Notion Integration: Your Voice Notes, Now in Notion

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The most requested feature is here! We heard from so many users that they wanted tighter integration with Notion over the past few months. You can now send your Cleft notes directly to Notion with our latest integration. Whether you're dropping thoughts into a central inbox for your system, planning projects, organizing research, or maintaining a knowledge base, your voice notes can now automatically flow into your Notion workspace in one click!

Key features

  • Direct integration with Notion databases
  • Auto-send option for single database setups
  • Instant syncing with just one click
  • Maintain your note's structure and formatting

What's Updated

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Enhanced Recording Experience

We've made significant improvements to how Cleft handles recordings:

  • Improved Silence Detection: Better handling of longer recordings with enhanced silence recognition
  • New Empty State: A refreshed, more intuitive interface for offline recording
  • Offline State: Clear visual feedback when recording without an internet connection
  • Recording Resume: More reliable app switching during recording sessions

UI Improvements for Better Usability

We've refined the user interface to make Cleft even more intuitive:

  • New Send Icon: A sleek paper plane design with integrated sharing options
  • Enhanced Editor: Improved readability with increased line height
  • Consistent Design: Better icon size consistency across the app
  • Improved Menus: iOS share menu now uses drop-downs like macOS and iPad apps

Additional Improvements

  • Fixed image upload reliability
  • Improved offline transcript saving
  • Added "Sync Online" to context menu for offline notes
  • Enhanced dark mode in integrations view
  • Fixed text truncation issues in the view tab
  • Improved dynamic font sizes on pop-over menus
  • Fixed automatic clipboard copying for shareable links

Full release notes in the change log here.

Start Using These New Features

  1. Update Cleft to version 1.8 from the App Store
  2. Connect your Notion account in Cleft in Settings > Integrations
  3. Try the improved recording experience with your next voice note

Looking Forward

The Cleft 1.8 update represents our commitment to creating the best voice-first note-taking experience. These improvements are just the beginning for 2025 – we're constantly working on new features and enhancements based on your feedback.

We'd love to hear how these new features are working for you - make sure to connect with us on our public roadmap or or email us at hello@cleftnotes.com.

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If you have any questions we'd be happy to chat!
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