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title: "Introduction to Bases"
source: "https://help.obsidian.md/bases"
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  - "[[Obsidian Help]]"
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created: 2025-08-29
description: "Introduction to Bases - Obsidian Help"
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  - "clippings"
---
[Obsidian Help](https://help.obsidian.md/Home)

Bases is a [core plugin](https://help.obsidian.md/plugins) that lets you create database-like views of your notes. Using a base you can view, edit, sort, and filter files and their [properties](https://help.obsidian.md/properties). Bases can help you organize everything from projects to travel plans, reading lists, and more.

Each base can have several [views](https://help.obsidian.md/bases/views) with different layouts such as tables and cards. Below is an example of table view where each row is a file, and each column is a property of that file.

![Example of a base showing a table view with a list of books](https://publish-01.obsidian.md/access/f786db9fac45774fa4f0d8112e232d67/Attachments/bases-noshadow.png)

Example of a base showing a table view with a list of books

All the data in Obsidian Bases is stored in your local [Markdown](https://help.obsidian.md/syntax) files and their [properties](https://help.obsidian.md/properties). The views are described by the [Bases syntax](https://help.obsidian.md/bases/syntax), which can be saved as a `.base` file or [embedded](https://help.obsidian.md/bases/create-base#Embed%20a%20base) in code blocks within your Markdown files.

## How to use bases

- [Create a base](https://help.obsidian.md/bases/create-base)
	- Learn how to create and embed a base.
- [Views](https://help.obsidian.md/bases/views)
	- Explore filters, properties, and layouts.
- [Functions](https://help.obsidian.md/bases/functions)
	- Functions you can use in formulas and filters.
- [Bases syntax](https://help.obsidian.md/bases/syntax)
	- How base files are formatted.

Introduction to Bases

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How to use bases