Bases Transpose Table compares notes in property rows

Name: Bases Transpose Table
Author: theluckystrike

Compare Obsidian notes in property rows.

Install in Obsidian

Directory page Source on GitHub

MIT · no telemetry · core features free

Three project notes appear as columns with their properties in rows. — Open larger

version: 1.2.0
released: 2026-10-21
downloads: 41
review: Passed
health: Excellent
license: MIT
listed for: Desktop, Mobile
obsidian: 1.13.4 or later

Desktop app tests do not prove phone or tablet behavior. Live GitHub sign-in and payment were not tested.

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About Bases Transpose Table

You compare a few project notes with many properties and want their values beside each other.

Bases Transpose Table puts note names across the top and properties down the left. Read costs, states and checkboxes beside each other. Edit existing simple frontmatter values in the same view.

Open a comparison, enter a draft and show row marks

Free features

Compare notes in columns

Choose Transpose as your base view type. Column headings open source notes, and the Bases properties menu sets row order and labels.

Edit existing simple properties

Edit existing text, number and boolean frontmatter values. Press Enter or leave a text or number cell to save; Escape cancels the draft. Invalid numeric text keeps the old value.

An existing cost property has a draft value in its edit control. — Open larger

Read other value types

Formulas, file fields, lists, dates, objects, links and unknown types stay read only. Missing properties have empty cells without edit controls. Date-shaped strings and text containing wikilinks also stay read only.

Date, list, formula and missing property rows have no edit controls. — Open larger

Keep the comparison small

The view shows up to five notes, including with Pro. A larger query shows its first five with a limit message. Group labels follow query order, and wide tables scroll horizontally.

Five note columns appear with a message about the query limit. — Open larger

The five-note limit applies to both free and Pro comparisons.

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.

Edit a property across visible notes Pro

Edit row sets one existing text, number or boolean property across two to five visible notes with matching types. The dialog lists target paths and checks original values before saving. The result reports saved counts and failed paths, and a failed write does not undo other writes.

A Pro row-edit dialog lists three target notes for a Cost change. — Open larger

Mark equal and different rows Pro

With two or more notes, turn on row marks to label each property Equal or Different. Comparison uses Bases values and their types. The option has no effect without Pro.

Property rows carry Equal or Different labels beside their values. — Open larger

Save named sets Pro

Save the visible note paths as a named set in the base view. A set stays within the current query and retains query order. Missing saved paths produce a count, rather than a list of names.

A named Planning review set selects notes within the current query. — Open larger

Export Markdown Pro

Export creates a new Markdown comparison note from displayed names, labels and values. The result is a snapshot. For a note with several embedded comparisons, use the button on the required view.

A new comparison note displays the exported values in a Markdown table. — Open larger

See how Pro works

Set up Bases Transpose Table

needs

Obsidian 1.13.4 or later
The core plugin Bases, turned on

steps

Open a base that selects your notes and choose Transpose in its view menu.
Use the properties menu to choose rows and change their order.
Use sorting and filters to choose a comparison of up to five notes.
Edit an existing simple property, then open its source note from the column heading to inspect the result.

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How to compare notes in Obsidian Bases

Known limits of Bases Transpose Table

The view shows up to five notes, including with Pro.
Only existing simple text, number and boolean frontmatter values can have edit controls.
Dates, lists, objects, links, formulas, file fields and missing properties stay read only.
Saved sets stay inside the current query and do not repair paths after notes move.
Markdown exports are snapshots and do not update with source properties.
Physical mobile devices, large property counts and concurrent sync writes were not tested.

Questions about Bases Transpose Table

Can Pro compare more than five notes?

No, the five-note limit applies to Pro too. Narrow the base filter to choose a different comparison.

Can I add a missing property here?

Missing properties stay read only. Add the property in the source note before editing it in this view.

What happens if another action changes a value?

Each write compares the original stored value with the current value and preserves a changed or deleted property. Row edits report saved counts and failed paths. A failure does not undo other saved notes.

Do saved sets follow renamed notes?

Saved sets keep note paths and do not repair moved or missing paths. They also stay restricted to the current query.

Network use

Before GitHub sign-in, the plugin sends nothing; sign-in sends a public client ID and read:user to github.com, then polls for authorization. api.github.com receives an authenticated query for your account, sponsorship tier and total payment; no note content, file names or vault data leaves. Successful checks last 7 days; failed checks retry after 6 hours, and Refresh requests an earlier check.

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Bases Transpose Table 1.2.0, MIT license