Bases Filter Switches
A row of switches under the base toolbar, each one a saved filter you turn on or off with a click.
Bases Link Graph draws the notes of a base as a graph of their links
Filter a base, and the graph shows only those notes and the links between them.
MIT · no telemetry · core features free
- version
- 1.0.0
- downloads
- 1
- review
- Passed
- health
- Excellent
- license
- MIT
- platforms
- Desktop, Mobile
- obsidian
- 1.13.4 or later
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About Bases Link Graph
Note takers who filter notes with a base and want to spot clusters, gaps and hubs in only those notes.
Each note that the base selects is a node, and each link between two of those notes is an edge. Set the filters of the base, and the graph shows only those notes. Links to notes outside the base are left out.
It's a view for the core Bases plugin, and it uses only the public Bases API. The free version has no note limit.
Play demoFree features
The notes of a base as a graph
Every row of the base becomes one node, so the node count is the same as the result count. A small force layout places linked notes near each other. Notes with more links are a little larger.
Click to open, hover to preview
Click a node to open its note. Hover over a node to light up its links and see a card with its name. Scroll to zoom, drag the background to pan, and drag a node to move it.
Live update and embeds
When you add or remove a link in a note of the base, the graph draws again after a short delay. The nodes keep their place, so the graph doesn't jump. You can embed the view in any note, and the colors follow your theme.
Pro features
Pro costs $5 a month or $15 one time through GitHub Sponsors. One sponsorship turns on Pro in all 13 plugins.
Size and color by a property Pro
Set Size by to a number property, and the area of each node follows the value. Set Color by to any property, and a legend shows each value and its count. With more than eight values, the less common ones share one Other color.
Edges from shared values Pro
Type one or more property names, such as team or tags, and notes with the same value get a dashed edge. Case, a leading # and wikilink brackets don't matter. A value that more than 12 notes share joins them in a chain.
Local depth Pro
Right-click a node and select Show only notes near this one. The graph then shows that note and the notes up to N edges away, in both directions. The Local depth slider sets N, up to 5.
Export and saved layouts Pro
Export the graph to a PNG image or an SVG file, with every label. The SVG file also has the legend. Save layout keeps the place of each node in the base file, so the graph opens in the same shape.
Set up Bases Link Graph
needs
- Obsidian 1.13.4 or later
- The core plugin Bases, turned on
steps
Create a base, or open one, and set its filters so that it selects the notes you want to see.
Select the view menu in the base toolbar and add a view of the type Link graph.
Open the view options to choose the labels and the link length.
Why this exists
Forum topic 104414, a request to put a graph view in the view menu of a base, has 34 votes and 63 likes. The core graph view shows the whole vault or the local graph of one note.
How it compares
- Core graph view
- The core graph view shows the whole vault or the local graph of one note. Bases Link Graph shows exactly the notes of a base.
- Graph Explorer Base View
- A free graph view for Bases that tracks which notes you explored and their maturity in the front matter. Its README, read on 2026-10-10, doesn't offer edges from shared values or an image export.
- Base Graph
- A free graph view for Bases that can add notes outside the base up to a depth, with ring and layered layouts and clusters. Its README, read on 2026-10-10, doesn't offer edges from shared values or an image export.
Questions about Bases Link Graph
How is Bases Link Graph different from the core graph view in Obsidian?
The core graph view shows the whole vault or the local graph of one note. Bases Link Graph shows exactly the notes of a base, with the base filters.
How many notes can the graph show?
The free version has no note limit. The base limit applies, so when the base shows the first 100 results, the graph has 100 nodes. In the end-to-end test with 500 notes and 1,490 links, the graph was built in 2 ms. The layout warm-up took about 55 ms, on an M3 Pro Mac.
Does Bases Link Graph change my notes?
No. Saved layouts and view options go in the base file. Export creates a new file.
Network use
Bases Link Graph makes no network requests until you select Sign in with GitHub. After sign in, it sends one query about your sponsorship to the GitHub API, at most once every 7 days. It sends no note content, file names or other vault data, and it has no telemetry.
Bases Link Graph 1.0.0, MIT license
MIT · no telemetry · core features free
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