Quick answer
The best free Notion assignment tracker is Assignment Tracker with Automations, Notion's own template, where database automations recalculate course data as you update a status. Pick Simple Assignment Tracker if you want Eisenhower Matrix prioritization, or Homework Tracker for deadline reminders through Notion Calendar. All 12 are free to duplicate, with ratings from 4.58 to 5.0.
The best free assignment tracker templates for Notion are Assignment Tracker with Automations (best for automated workflows), Simple Assignment Tracker (best for prioritization), and Homework Tracker (best for deadline reminders). Below, we compare 12 free templates with ratings, key features, and detailed breakdowns to help you find the right fit for your coursework.
A good tracker shows every deadline, course, and status at a glance, so nothing surprises you the night before. Each template here is free to duplicate into your own Notion workspace.
Quick comparison
| Template | Best for | Key feature | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment Tracker with Automations | Automated workflows | Database automations | 4.75/5 |
| Simple Assignment Tracker | Prioritization | Eisenhower Matrix | 4.95/5 |
| Homework Tracker | Deadline reminders | Notion Calendar integration | 4.85/5 |
| Cute and Simple Student Assignment Tracker | Simplicity | Auto days-left counter | 4.63/5 |
| Assignment Tracker by Abdi | Calendar view | Weekly/monthly calendar | 4.95/5 |
| Assignment Tracker by Kevechino | All-in-one tracking | Days Left + priority system | 5/5 |
| Assignment and Exam Tracker for Students | Visual overview | Gallery view by course | 5/5 |
| No-fluff Assignment & Exam Tracker | Minimalists | Live countdown timers | 4.77/5 |
| Homework & Assignment Hub | Analytics | Chart view for workload | 4.83/5 |
| Academic Tracker | Full academic hub | GPA and grade tracking | 4.58/5 |
| Pink Coquette Aesthetic School Dashboard | Aesthetic design | Coquette pink theme | 4.95/5 |
| Academics Organizer | Weekly planning | Kanban weekly overview | 5/5 |
1. Assignment Tracker with Automations: best for automated workflows
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Notion | Table, Calendar | 4.75/5 (1,000+ reviews) |
This is Notion's own official template, and it shows. Database automations handle the busywork: when you update an assignment status, related course data recalculates automatically. No manual formula editing required. Database automations need a paid Notion plan; on Free, only Slack notification automations are available, so the table and calendar views are what you get there.
The template tracks grades, GPA averages, assignment deadlines, and course metadata in linked databases. You get a clean table view for daily work and a calendar view for visualizing due dates across the semester. If you've never used Notion formulas or rollups, this template handles them for you.
2. Simple Assignment Tracker: best for prioritization
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline's Corner | Table, Calendar, Eisenhower Matrix | 4.95/5 (600+ reviews) |
Most assignment trackers tell you what's due. This one tells you what matters. The built-in Eisenhower Matrix sorts assignments by urgency and importance, so you can distinguish between a paper due tomorrow and a reading that can wait.
Beyond the prioritization view, you get day, week, and month calendar layouts for different planning horizons. The template also supports customizable banners, icons, and color coding, so you can make it yours without starting from scratch.
3. Homework Tracker: best for deadline reminders
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| JamexCEO | Table, Calendar | 4.85/5 (500+ reviews) |
This template's standout feature is its integration with Notion Calendar. Deadlines you add to the tracker appear automatically in your calendar, so you get reminders without any extra setup.
Status filtering lets you toggle between Not Started, In Progress, Ready to Submit, and Submitted assignments. Class-based filtering narrows the view to one course at a time, which helps during exam weeks when you need to focus. And if you want those deadlines to sync with Google Calendar or Todoist too, 2sync connects your Notion databases with both.
4. Cute and Simple Student Assignment Tracker: best for simplicity
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| surbhi | Table | 4.63/5 (8 reviews) |
Sometimes you just need a list. This template strips assignment tracking down to the basics: task name, due date, course, and status. A formula automatically calculates days remaining, so you always know what's coming up.
The visual design is clean and inviting, with a built-in widget for images, quotes, and local weather. It's a small touch, but it makes opening your tracker feel less like opening a spreadsheet. If complex templates intimidate you, start here.
5. Assignment Tracker by Abdi: best for calendar view
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| abdi | Table, Kanban, Calendar | 4.95/5 (400+ reviews) |
This template combines three views: a table for detailed assignment data, a Kanban board for tracking progress by status, and a calendar placed directly below for deadline visualization. The calendar is the real draw, offering both weekly and monthly layouts.
The three-view layout covers planning, tracking, and scheduling on one page.
6. Assignment Tracker by Kevechino: best for all-in-one tracking
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Kevechino | Table, Calendar | 5/5 |
This template packs a lot into a clean layout: a Days Left formula, priority levels, assignment type tags, and course details. The calendar view below the main tracker gives you a visual timeline without navigating away from your data.
What sets it apart is the balance between depth and usability. You get more tracking fields than the simpler options on this list, but the layout doesn't feel overwhelming. A strong middle ground between minimal trackers and full academic hubs.
7. Assignment and Exam Tracker for Students: best for visual overview
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Koala | Gallery, Table | 5/5 (14 reviews) |
The gallery view is the star here. Instead of rows in a table, you see course cards with progress indicators, due dates, and status labels. It's a more visual way to scan your workload, especially if you're managing five or six courses at once.
Behind the gallery sits a standard table view with all the detailed fields. The template is intentionally minimal: it covers assignments and exams without trying to be a full academic planner.
8. No-fluff Assignment & Exam Tracker: best for minimalists
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| No-fluff Design | Table | 4.77/5 (26 reviews) |
True to its name, this template cuts everything unnecessary. The standout feature is live countdown timers that show days, hours, and minutes until each deadline. No other template on this list offers real-time countdowns.
The template also includes an archive function for completed work and a progress reflection section for reviewing grades after submission. It tracks assignments and exams across subjects with the minimum number of fields needed to stay organized.
9. Homework & Assignment Hub: best for analytics
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Metin Aydın | Table, Calendar, Kanban, Chart | 4.83/5 (66 reviews) |
Four views make this the most feature-complete template on the list. The chart view is unique: it visualizes your workload distribution across classes, helping you spot imbalances before they become problems. Each assignment auto-generates its own sub-page for notes, drafts, and reference materials.
The Kanban board tracks status (to do, in progress, done), the calendar shows deadlines, and the table holds all the detail. Points and grades tracking rounds out the academic features.
10. Academic Tracker: best for full academic hub
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| MyHueDesigns | Table, Graph | 4.58/5 (12 reviews) |
This goes beyond assignment tracking into full academic management. At the top, a course overview shows pending work and grade summaries. Below, you can log assignments, projects, presentations, exams, and any other academic task with as much detail as you want.
The built-in graph visualizes your grades and task completion over time. If you're tracking GPA across a full semester or academic year, this template gives you the data layer that simpler trackers lack.
11. Pink Coquette Aesthetic School Dashboard: best for aesthetic design
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Sue | Aesthetic Templates | Table, Gallery | 4.95/5 (100+ reviews) |
Not every student wants a plain spreadsheet. This template wraps course, assignment, and exam tracking in a cohesive pink coquette design. The aesthetic is consistent throughout: headers, icons, and color schemes all match, so your workspace feels intentional rather than cobbled together.
Functionally, it covers the same ground as mid-range trackers: course organization, assignment deadlines, and exam scheduling. The difference is presentation. If you want more aesthetic Notion templates, we have a dedicated roundup.
12. Academics Organizer: best for weekly planning
| Author | Views | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Azinay | Kanban, Gallery, Table | 5/5 (196 reviews) |
The weekly Kanban overview is the centerpiece. Instead of showing all assignments at once, it groups them by week, so you focus on what's immediately ahead. Below, a gallery and table display course details and longer-term assignments.
This structure works well for students who plan in weekly cycles rather than by semester. Pair it with one of our weekly schedule templates if you want a separate view for non-academic tasks, or customize it further with Notion's native features: add formulas, filters, or linked databases to extend it as your needs grow.
How to build your own assignment tracker in Notion
If none of these templates fit your workflow, you can build a custom tracker in under five minutes:
- Create a new database. Open a blank Notion page, type
/database, and select "Table - Full page." Name it "Assignments." - Add your properties. At minimum, create: Title (text), Course (select), Due Date (date), Status (select with "Not Started," "In Progress," "Done"), and Priority (select with "High," "Medium," "Low").
- Add views. Click the "+" tab at the top of your database to add a Calendar view (filtered by Due Date) and a Board view (grouped by Status). These give you three ways to see the same data.
- Set up reminders. Click any Due Date value and toggle "Remind" to get a notification before the deadline. For more advanced reminders, Notion's database automations can send notifications when a status changes (paid plans only).
Want those deadlines to appear in Google Calendar or sync with your task manager? 2sync connects Notion databases with Google Calendar, Todoist, and other tools. Changes flow in both directions automatically.
Sync your assignment deadlines
Connect your Notion tracker with Google Calendar or Todoist. Changes sync both ways, automatically.
FAQ
How do I make an assignment tracker in Notion from scratch?
Duplicating a template above is faster, but building one takes about five minutes: a database with Title, Course, Due Date, Status and Priority, then a calendar view and a board view on top of it. Two things trip people up. Due Date has to be a real Date property rather than text, or the calendar view has nothing to plot, and a duplicated template keeps the creator's sample rows, so clear those out before your own assignments go in.
Is a Notion assignment tracker free?
Every template here is free to duplicate, and the few that are priced pay what you want accept zero. Notion's own Free plan runs all of the views they use. Students and teachers at an accredited college can also claim Notion's free Education Plan, which covers a one-member workspace with 30-day page history, as long as the school email is the main email on the account and you reverify once a year.
Can I use one Notion database for assignments and everyday tasks?
Yes, and one database is usually easier to keep up than two. Add a Type property (assignment, exam, reading, chore) and filter a view per type, so the calendar shows graded deadlines only while a board view carries everything. The trade-off is that grade and GPA formulas get messier once non-graded items share the table, so keep grades in their own database if your tracker reports a GPA.
Is Notion good for students with ADHD?
That depends on the setup rather than on Notion itself. The parts that help focus are the ones that hide information: a board grouped by status, a calendar filtered to this week, and date reminders that come to you instead of waiting to be opened. The risk runs the other way, because a blank workspace invites endless redesign, which is the main reason to duplicate a finished template when starting is the hard part.
Is Notion worth learning just to track assignments?
If you only need a list of due dates, a plain to-do app is quicker to start. Notion pays off when the same records have to serve several views at once, a calendar for deadlines, a board for what is in progress and a table for grades, with nothing retyped between them. A template removes most of the learning, since you fill in a structure instead of designing one.
Can I see my Notion assignment deadlines in Google Calendar?
If you live in a calendar app rather than opening Notion, the deadlines have to exist in both places. 2sync keeps a Notion database and Google Calendar in two-way sync, so a due date you set in Notion becomes an event, and dragging that event to a new day writes the new date back to Notion. Syncs run every 2 to 5 minutes depending on the plan, and there is a 14-day free trial.
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