View

Views in NocoDB allow you to customize how your data is displayed while maintaining independent control over sorting, filtering, and field visibility. Each view retains its own configuration, ensuring that changes made to one view do not affect any others.

This flexibility enables users to organize and visualize data efficiently, providing tailored perspectives for different workflows or team members.

Supported View Types

1. Grid View
2. Form View
3. Gallery View
4. Kanban View
5. Calendar View

View the video below for a quick overview of NocoDB Views:

View Permission Types

Permissions can be applied to each view. By default, all views are Collaborative. To view or modify a view’s permission type, open the View Toolbar Menu as shown below.

View configurations include the following items in the toolbar:

• Field visibility
• Field order
• Field width
• Filters
• Sorts
• Groups
• Row Colors
• Row Height

Toolbar access is determined by the member's role. Members with Editor, Creator, or Owner roles have toolbar access by default. Members with Commenter or Viewer roles do not have toolbar access.

Collaborative Views (Default)

By default, views are set to Collaborative, allowing members with edit permissions or higher to modify view configurations. In this mode, all members with toolbar access can modify view configurations such as field visibility, order, filters, sorts, groups, colors, and row height.

Locked Views

In a Locked View, view configurations cannot be edited until the view is unlocked. Members can read data but cannot modify view settings or content. This mode is ideal for sharing consistent data presentations with others while preventing accidental changes.

Learn more about Locking and Unlocking Views.

Personal Views ☁

Personal Views give exclusive control over view configurations to the owner, while other members have read-only access to view configurations. This mode is similar to Locked Views but allows only the view owner to make configuration changes.

• The owner can reassign ownership or convert the view to Collaborative or Locked.
• The base owner or creator also retains the ability to manage ownership and lock status.
• For older views without an assigned owner, ownership defaults to the base owner.

Learn more about Personal Views.

General Notes

• When a table is opened, the default view displayed is the first common (non-personal) view, which can be either Collaborative or Locked.
• Each table must contain at least one common (non-personal) grid view. The last remaining common view cannot be deleted or converted into a personal view.
• The field display order for linked records is determined by the first common (non-personal) grid view of the source table.