Notion Does Not Support Multiple Accounts on the Same Device
Users who maintain separate personal and work Notion accounts cannot easily switch between them on the same device without logging out and back in. This friction discourages using Notion across multiple contexts and can cause accidental cross-posting or data misplacement. Competing tools like Slack and Figma handle multi-account access more gracefully.
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