Introduction to Bases: Obsidian Bases is now publicly available and represents a significant upgrade. The speaker, Nick Milo, explains that Bases allows users to transform any collection of notes into a flexible database for organizing projects, reading lists, travel plans, and more.
Key Features:
Speed: Instantaneous performance, optimized for handling large tables and vaults with tens of thousands of files.
Multiple Views: A single base can have various filtered views (e.g., table or card layouts) for different subsets of data, such as books, shows, or sources.
Live Editing: Real-time updates and autocomplete make it easy to edit properties and see immediate changes.
How Bases Work:
Bases leverage properties (metadata within notes) to organize and display data. Users can add custom properties (e.g., ratings, authors) or use global ones (e.g., file creation dates).
Views allow filtering and sorting. For example, a "sources" base can have views for books, movies, or quotes, each with specific filters (e.g., folder location).
Dynamic Links: A standout feature where embedded bases auto-update based on the active note. For instance, clicking a director’s name dynamically displays their movies from the database, enriching context and connectivity.
Practical Applications:
Sidebar Integration: Bases can be embedded in the sidebar to create "dynamic links," offering a 3D-like navigation through linked notes and enhancing creativity and memory.
AI Assistance: The speaker used AI (Claude Code) to automate adding book cover images to notes, demonstrating how AI can populate properties efficiently.
Comparison and Advantages:
Vs. Notion: Bases are faster, support offline use, and aren’t locked into a cloud ecosystem. However, Notion remains better for team collaboration.
Vs. DataView Plugin: Bases offer a more user-friendly, seamless experience for most use cases, though DataView allows deeper customization for advanced users.
Best Practices:
Start Broad: Create a base that encompasses a large dataset (e.g., all notes in a folder) and use views to narrow down.
Baby Steps: Begin with small, manageable bases (e.g., 20 movies) rather than overhauling entire vaults.
Tend As You Go: Update properties gradually during note revision to avoid burnout.
Future Developments: Upcoming features include an API for plugins, grouping and summaries, new view types (e.g., Kanban), and support for Obsidian Publish.
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