# Obsidian Bases

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Obsidian Bases and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Built-in Obsidian feature that makes complex note queries fast without third-party plugins like Dataview.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast, solves complex queries (2 comments): "released Bases to make complex queries equally fast (much faster than Dataview and other pre-existing solutions)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47198581)) "this is now solved with Bases, so I really appreciate that" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48095248))
- Built-in, no third-party plugin needed (3 comments): "The Obsidian "Bases" feature is a good fit for this if you don't want to go deep w plugins and DIY" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47262478)) "Either you use Bases (first-party plugin) or Dataview (third-party plugin)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835850)) "now that Bases in core, you can get pretty far without it, no?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48094673))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Obsidian LiveSync](https://hackerapproved.com/p/self-hosted-livesync.md): 8 recommend
- [Omnisearch for Obsidian](https://hackerapproved.com/p/omnisearch.md): 7 recommend
- [Obsidian Git plugin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/obsidian-git-plugin.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://obsidian.md/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Obsidian Bases", https://hackerapproved.com/p/obsidian-bases/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).