Keep Bases View
k4fn329 downloadsGoogle Keep-style masonry grid layout for Obsidian Bases.
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A custom Bases view plugin for Obsidian that displays .base results in a Google Keep-style card layout.
Getting Started
- Enable the Bases core plugin in Obsidian.
- Open a
.basefile. - Switch the view type to Keep Bases View.
- Use the Bases view options menu to customize the cards.
Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Keep-style cards | Show Bases results as compact cards. |
| Pinned notes | Show notes with keep_pinned: true in a separate Pinned section. |
| Card colors | Color notes with keep_color frontmatter. |
| Cover images | Display a cover image from a configured property. |
| Body previews | Show note body previews with frontmatter removed. |
| Tags | Show frontmatter and inline tags on cards. |
| .base previews | Preview .base files inside cards when enabled. |
| Popup editor | Open cards in a Google Keep-like popup editor. |
| Scroll restore | Return to the previous scroll position after opening a card. |
| Context menu | Open, pin, recolor, or delete cards from the card menu. |
View Options
Configure these from the Bases view options menu:
- Card title property - Property to use as the card title. Defaults to the file name.
- Cover image property - Property containing the cover image path or link.
- Image fit - Crop to fill (
cover) or show the full image (contain). - Card width - Desktop (px) - Card width on desktop.
- Card width - Tablet (px) - Card width on tablet.
- Card width - Mobile (px) - Card width on phone/mobile layouts.
- Show tags - Toggle tag display on cards.
- Pin important notes to the top - Show pinned notes in a separate
Pinnedsection. - Preview .base file contents - Toggle inline
.basepreviews. - Card preview max height (px) - Maximum height of note body previews.
- .base embed fixed height (px) - Height for embedded
.basepreviews.
Plugin Settings
Open Settings > Community Plugins > Keep Bases View:
- Specific .base file path - Path used by the
Open specific .base filecommand. - Open in popup - Open cards in the popup editor by default.
- Popup max width (px) - Maximum width of the edit popup. Default is
800. - Enable performance logging - Log slow operations to the developer console for troubleshooting.
Card Actions
Click a card to open it in the popup editor. Use a modifier key, or disable Open in popup, to open it in a normal Obsidian tab.
Right-click a card on desktop, or long-press on mobile, to access:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Open in new tab | Opens the note in a new Obsidian tab. |
| Pin / Unpin | Toggles keep_pinned frontmatter. Markdown files only. |
| Change color | Sets keep_color frontmatter. Markdown files only. |
| Delete | Moves the file to the Obsidian trash after confirmation. |
Desktop cards also show hover controls for pin, color, and delete.
Commands
- Open a .base file - Fuzzy search and open any
.basefile in the vault. - Open specific .base file - Open the
.basefile configured in Plugin Settings.
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Display notes in a Google Keep-style masonry grid with responsive cards and auto-adjusting columns. Pin notes to a separate top section, color-code cards, show cover images and body previews, and use a context menu for quick actions like open, pin/unpin, change color, or delete.Details
Current version
2.1.0
Last updated
Last week
Created
4 weeks ago
Updates
6 releases
Downloads
329
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.10.2+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT