Create Custom Views

How to Create and Duplicate Custom Views in Baserow

Creating a view takes only a few clicks: pick a display format, give it a name, and the table’s data opens up for the task at hand without touching the underlying records. This guide covers building a new view from scratch and duplicating an already-configured one so you don’t have to rebuild filters and sorts by hand.

What is a custom view

A Baserow view is a personalized way to display and filter a table’s data. Each view can carry its own filters, sorts, field visibility, and display format. Editing data in any view updates every other view too, because they all reference the same underlying records.

Setting up a new view in Baserow

Before you create a view

Every new table starts with a default grid view. You can add as many further views as you need, in any of the available formats. For the full list of view types, switching between them, and searching, see Baserow Views Overview .

How to create a new view

Click the view dropdown next to the current view’s name at the top of the table.
In the bottom section of the dropdown, pick the view type you want to create: grid, gallery, or form.
Enter a unique name for the view - handy once you have more than one.
Click Create view.

Once the view exists, you can configure it : add filters, sorts, hide fields, and adjust column widths.

How to duplicate a view

Duplicating copies the entire view configuration - filters, sorts, field visibility, and formatting - which saves time when you need several similar views.

Click the view dropdown at the top of the table.
Find the view you want to duplicate.
Click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to the view’s name.
Choose Duplicate view from the list of actions.
Rename and adjust the duplicate as needed.

Duplicating is useful for:

creating variations with different filters;
testing new settings without touching the original;
setting up similar views for different team members;
keeping backup copies of a complex view configuration.

Frequently asked questions

How many views can a table have? There is no limit. Create as many as you need for different tasks or teams. Too many views can make navigation harder, though, so use clear names.

Can I rename a view after creating it? Yes. Open the view dropdown, find the view, click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to it, and choose “Rename view.” You can change the name any time without affecting the view’s data or settings.

What happens to a view if the table is deleted? If a table is deleted, every view attached to it is deleted too, since a view only exists inside its parent table. Deleted tables can be restored from the trash, which brings all of their views back along with the table.

Do duplicated views stay in sync with the original? No. Duplicating creates an independent copy. Changes to one view’s configuration - filters, sorts, and so on - never affect the duplicate. Data changes, however, still sync across every view, since they share the same underlying records.

Next steps after creating views

Once your views exist, layer these on top:

Configure the view :

add filters to show only the records that matter;
sort data by a field’s value;
hide or show specific fields;
adjust column widths and row heights.

Export view data :

download the filtered data as CSV.