Bases: Add Masonry / Waterfall View (Variable Height)

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Grid Layout / Card View / Masonry Gallery

Use case or problem We organize our lives in Obsidian, yet the current file explorer presents our notes as a mere list of titles–missing the rich visual context that makes note-taking apps like Craft, Google Keep and Evernote so delightful to use. When working with dozens or hundreds of notes, being able to view snippets, images, and metadata at a glance becomes essential. While the hover preview is helpful, it’s inefficient for scanning through many notes quickly. There’s a clear demand for m…

To always use the first image in note as a cover image:

Grid Layout / Card View / Masonry Gallery

Yes, but you can create a formula with file.embeds[0], and then use that formula in the image property for cards. You can even create a formula like this for exemple [image] to use the image property if exists, and the first image embed otherwise. And then you use your formula: [image]