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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 your notes in a Google Keep-style masonry grid.

Keep Bases View screenshot

Getting Started

  1. Enable the Bases plugin in Obsidian.
  2. Open a .base file and switch the view type to Keep Bases View.
  3. Use the > icon to configure the view options.

Features

Feature Description
Masonry grid Responsive card layout, columns auto-adjust as the panel resizes
Pin notes Pin important notes to the top. Synced with keep_pinned frontmatter
Card colors Color-code notes like Google Keep. Synced with keep_color frontmatter
Cover images Display a cover image from any note property
Body preview Shows a markdown preview of each note's body text
Popup editor Click a card to edit it in a Google Keep-style popup containing the full Obsidian Live Preview editor
.base preview Embed another .base file's table directly in a card
Context menu Right-click (desktop) or long-press (mobile) for quick actions

View Options

Configure these from the > icon in the Bases view:

  • Card title property — Property to use as the card title (default: file name)
  • Cover image property — Property containing the cover image
  • Image fit — Crop to fill (Cover) or show full image (Contain)
  • Card width — Separate width settings for Desktop / Tablet / Mobile
  • Show tags — Toggle tag display on cards
  • Pin important notes to the top — Shows pinned notes in a separate "Pinned" section
  • Preview .base file contents — Toggle inline .base table preview
  • Card preview max height — Maximum height of the body preview area
  • .base embed fixed height — Fixed height for embedded .base previews

Plugin Settings

Settings → Community Plugins → Keep Bases View

  • Open in popup — Open cards in a Google Keep-like popup modal for quick editing
  • Popup max width (px) — Set the maximum width of the edit popup (default: 800)
  • Specific .base file path — Path used by the "Open specific .base file" command

Context Menu

Right-click a card on desktop (or long-press on mobile) to access these actions:

Action Description
Open in new tab Opens the note in a new Obsidian tab
Pin / Unpin Toggles the pin state (keep_pinned frontmatter)
Change color Opens a color palette to set the card color (keep_color frontmatter)
Delete Moves the note to the trash (with a confirmation prompt)

Commands

  • Open a .base file — Fuzzy search and open any .base file in the vault
  • Open specific .base file — Instantly open the .base file set in Plugin Settings
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