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Keep Bases View

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This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Google Keep-style masonry grid layout for Obsidian Bases.

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Keep Bases View

A custom Bases view plugin for Obsidian that displays .base results in a Google Keep-style card layout.

Keep Bases View screenshot

Getting Started

  1. Enable the Bases core plugin in Obsidian.
  2. Open a .base file.
  3. Switch the view type to Keep Bases View.
  4. 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 Pinned section.
  • Preview .base file contents - Toggle inline .base previews.
  • Card preview max height (px) - Maximum height of note body previews.
  • .base embed fixed height (px) - Height for embedded .base previews.

Plugin Settings

Open Settings > Community Plugins > Keep Bases View:

  • Specific .base file path - Path used by the Open specific .base file command.
  • 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 .base file in the vault.
  • Open specific .base file - Open the .base file configured in Plugin Settings.
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