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Save leads to your Notion CRM in one click
Lead to Notion is a free Chrome extension. Fill one short form, hit save, and the lead lands right in your Notion CRM database, with the notes, deal value, and pipeline stage already set.
Free to use No sign-up Your token stays on your device Open source
The problem
Using Notion as a CRM works great, until you copy-paste every lead by hand
Notion as a CRM is cheap, flexible, and already set up the way you think. The only pain is data entry: switch tabs, copy the name, copy the website, paste, repeat. This extension removes that step.
The old way
- Open Notion in another tab to find the database
- Copy and paste every field, one at a time
- Add the same lead twice without noticing
- Lose a half-typed lead when the tab closes
With Lead to Notion
- Open the side panel beside the page you read
- Fill one form and the card title writes itself
- Get warned before you save a duplicate lead
- Your draft auto-saves, so nothing is lost
What it does
Three tabs, one job: keep your CRM current
Lead to Notion turns your database into a working Notion sales CRM. Capture new leads, log what happened, and see your pipeline, all without leaving the page you're on.
New lead
Type a name, drop in a website, and the card title fills itself as Name x Company. Deal value, service, and source come with smart defaults, so most leads take about ten seconds.
- Card title auto-composes from the website
- Warns you before you save a duplicate
- Your draft auto-saves as you type
Add note
Search a card by name and append a note, date-stamped for you. Move it to a new stage and mark it contacted today. A fast way to log a call or a reply without opening Notion.
- Every note gets today's date stamp
- Change the deal stage in one click
- Tick the box to log contact for today
Pipeline
See deal value by stage on a simple chart, with a count and total for each. A weighted forecast shows what the pipeline is really worth today. Hit refresh to recompute the numbers.
- Deal value summed by stage
- Weighted forecast by win chance
- Open the full CRM in one click
Setup
Build a CRM with Notion in three steps
No code, no new tool to learn. If you can paste a link, you can set this up. Here is the whole Notion CRM setup guide.
1
Connect your Notion
Make a free Notion integration, copy the token, and paste it with your database link into the settings page. Click Test connection to confirm.
2
Fill the form
Click the toolbar icon to open the side panel. Add a lead's name and website while you read their page. The panel stays open the whole time.
3
Hit save
Press Save to Notion and the lead is in your database, tagged as a new lead. That's it. Open it in Notion any time to read your notes.
Under the hood
Notion CRM features you get out of the box
Small touches that make a plain database feel like real software. These Notion CRM capabilities are on by default, with nothing to configure.
Card title writes itself
The title fills in as Name x Company from the website you enter. Edit it any time. It just stops auto-filling once you do.
Duplicate guard
Before it saves, it checks your database for the same website or LinkedIn. If it's already there, you get a heads-up with the card's name.
Date-stamped notes
Every note you add is prefixed with the date, so the card body reads like a running log of what happened and when.
Weighted forecast
The pipeline tab weights each stage by its chance of closing, so your forecast reflects reality, not just the sum of every open deal.
Adapts to your columns
It reads your database and matches your real column types and options. Rename something? Point it at the new column on the settings page.
Auto-saves and matches Notion
Your half-typed lead is saved as a draft until you hit save. Light and dark mode follow your system, so it looks at home next to Notion.
Compare
Lead to Notion vs the usual options
How a free capture tool inside Notion stacks up against a spreadsheet, plain Notion, and a paid CRM.
| Lead to NotionRecommended | Google Sheets | Notion by hand | Paid CRM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | Free | $$$ per seat |
| Lives inside Notion | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| One-click lead capture | ✓ | ✕ | By hand | ✓ |
| Duplicate check before saving | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Pipeline forecast | ✓ | By hand | By hand | ✓ |
| Date-stamped notes | ✓ | By hand | By hand | ✓ |
| Setup time | Minutes | Minutes | Minutes | Days |
| Your data stays in your workspace | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Learning curve | None | Low | Low | High |
Pricing
Simple pricing. It's free.
No plans, no trials, no card on file. Download it once and use it as long as you like.
Free to use
$0 / forever
Everything in the extension, at no cost.
- Unlimited leads and notes
- All three tabs: new lead, add note, pipeline
- Works with your own Notion workspace
- No account, no server, no tracking
You bring your own free Notion account. That's it.
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Common questions, answered
Is Notion a CRM?
Not out of the box, but it makes a very good one. A CRM is just a place to track people and deals, and a Notion database does that well. It becomes one the moment you add a leads database. This extension is the fast way to fill it.
How do I use Notion as a CRM?
Make a database with columns for the person, their company, a deal value, and a stage (Lead, Qualified, Proposal, and so on). That's the core of how to use Notion as a CRM. Then install Lead to Notion so you can add and update cards without copy-pasting. Plenty of people already use Notion as CRM software and love how flexible it is.
Do I need a special Notion setup?
No. Any database with a title and a few properties works. Whether you want a simple personal CRM Notion setup or a full team pipeline, the extension reads your columns and adapts to them. Follow the three steps above and you're running in a few minutes.
Is it really free?
Yes. Lead to Notion is free and open source. For now you download it as a ZIP and load it into Chrome yourself. A one-click Chrome Web Store version is coming later.
Is my data safe?
Your Notion token is stored locally on your own device and is only ever sent to Notion's API. Nothing runs on our servers. There are no servers. Your leads live in your Notion workspace, same as always.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Setup is paste-a-token-and-link. The one slightly technical part (loading an unpacked extension) is four clicks, and the steps are written out in the download instructions.
Your CRM, minus the copy-pasting
Download the extension, connect your Notion CRM in a few minutes, and start saving leads with one click. It's free.
Unzip it, open chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode, and click Load unpacked.