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Introducing Bases: Obsidian Just Got a Built-In Database (Sort Of)
So, Obsidian just dropped something pretty awesome. It’s called Bases, and if you’ve ever wished your vault could feel a little more like Notion or Airtable (but without actually leaving Markdown), you’re gonna love this.
Let’s break it down!
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What Even Is Bases?
Think of Bases like a super chill database view. It lets you take a set of notes and treat them like rows in a table. Each row? That’s a note. Each column? That’s a property — like a tag, date, status, whatever you’ve got going on in your frontmatter.
No plugins to install. It’s now a core plugin, which means it’s built right in. Just go to your settings and flip the switch.
One thing to note though — Bases is only available in version 1.9.0 and up. And right now, that version is in early access. If you’ve got a Catalyst license (which helps support Obsidian’s development), you can grab early builds and try it out today.
Pretty cool perk, right?
How To Turn It On (Takes 10 Seconds)
- Go to Settings → Core Plugins.
- Find Bases and hit “Enable”.
