Bases Multi-Row Edit changes one property on many notes after a preview

Name: Bases Multi-Row Edit
Author: theluckystrike

Select rows in a base, preview each new value, apply the change and undo the batch.

Install in Obsidian

Directory page Source on GitHub

MIT · no telemetry · core features free

A project review table in the Multi-row edit view has two selected rows. — Open larger

version: 1.2.0
released: 2026-10-21
downloads: 17
review: Passed
health: Excellent
license: MIT
listed for: Desktop, Mobile
obsidian: 1.13.4 or later

The directory takes these platforms from the plugin manifest. The automated tests run in the desktop app only.

Directory facts fetched 2026-10-23 07:28 UTC from community.obsidian.md/users/theluckystrike.

About Bases Multi-Row Edit

You end a review with the same property change on several notes in a base.

Switch a base to the Multi-row edit view and check the rows to change. Enter a property, an operation and a value, then read the old and new value of each note. Apply the batch, or undo it in the same session.

Select rows, preview an edit, apply it, and undo

Free features

Select rows within a Bases query

The view uses the filters, sorting and visible columns of the query. Check rows or use Select visible, then choose Edit selected. The selection lives in the view and never writes a property to your notes.

Preview typed property changes

Set a text, number, checkbox or list value, or remove the property. The preview lists the old and proposed value of each note. Notes that already match are left out of the apply count.

The preview shows the status of each note change from todo to done. — Open larger

Append or remove list items

Enter list items in JSON syntax such as ["review"]. Append keeps the existing order and adds each new item once. Remove list items keeps the values that do not match.

The preview shows the review item added to empty and single-value tag properties. — Open larger

Apply with conflict checks and undo

Apply checks the property again before each write and skips a note that changed after the preview. Undo restores the values of the last batch, but not the original YAML text. The undo history ends when Obsidian restarts.

A completed batch shows its result and an undo button. — Open larger

The free version has every edit operation and the preview, with undo for the last batch only.

Pro features

Pro costs $5 a month or $15 one time through GitHub Sponsors. One sponsorship turns on Pro in every plugin that has it.

Save repeated actions Pro

Pro adds saved bulk actions and 20 session undo batches. An action stores the property, operation, type and input, but never a row selection. Up to 50 actions stay saved across restarts.

See how Pro works

Set up Bases Multi-Row Edit

needs

Obsidian 1.13.4 or later
The core plugin Bases, turned on

steps

Open a base and switch to a Multi-row edit view.
Check the rows to change and choose Edit selected.
Enter a property, operation, type and value, then choose Preview changes.
Apply, read any skipped paths, and use Undo last batch if you need it.

If the app can't find a new plugin yet, try again later. Obsidian says a plugin that passes the review shows in the app within 24 hours.

Why this exists

A forum request from May 2025 asks to edit multiple files at once in Bases. Its first post has 35 likes.

Bases: Support Multiline Multirow Editing (Edit multiple files at once)opened 2025-05-28

Questions about Bases Multi-Row Edit

Can I select rows in the built-in table view?

No. The plugin adds its own Bases table view through the public API. Switch to Multi-row edit to use its checkboxes.

Can I edit file names or formula columns?

No. Those columns show for context but stay read-only. The property field accepts top-level note property names only.

Will the edit keep my YAML comments?

Not always. Apply and undo write the whole frontmatter again through Obsidian, so comments, quotes and key order can change. The note body stays the same.

What happens to notes that a filter hides?

A hidden row leaves the selection. The preview also checks that each note still belongs to the query and skips the others.

Network use

Until you select Sign in with GitHub, Bases Multi-Row Edit makes no network requests. Sign in and the sponsorship check contact github.com and api.github.com with the scope read:user, and a successful check is reused for 7 days. The plugin sends no note content, file names or other vault data.

Read the full network disclosure