# Views
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URL: https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/views
Last updated: 2026-09-25
Learn about Views in NocoDB.
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.
Create a kanban view of this table grouped by [Status]
Create a view that shows only my records
Create a calendar view of this table using [Date]
Which views does this table have, and what does each one show?
## Supported View Types
1. [Grid View](/docs/product/tables/views/view-types/grid)
2. [Form View](/docs/product/tables/views/view-types/form)
3. [Gallery View](/docs/product/tables/views/view-types/gallery)
4. [Kanban View](/docs/product/tables/views/view-types/kanban)
5. [Calendar View](/docs/product/tables/views/view-types/calendar)
6. [List View](/docs/product/tables/views/view-types/list) ☁
7. [Map View](/docs/product/tables/views/view-types/map) ☁
8. [Timeline View](/docs/product/tables/views/view-types/timeline) ☁
9. [Gantt View](/docs/product/tables/views/view-types/gantt) ☁
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.
All views within a base are visible to every member. Only the ability to edit or modify view configurations can be controlled through view permission type settings.
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](/docs/product/tables/views/actions-on-view#lock--unlock-view).
### Personal Views ☁
Personal Views are available on
**NocoDB Cloud**
(Plus plan and above) and licensed self-hosted deployments (Business plan and above).
**Personal Views** give exclusive control over view configurations to the owner, while other members retain read-only access. This mode is similar to Locked Views but allows only the view owner (and base creators/owners) to make configuration changes.
* Any **Editor, Creator, or Owner** can convert a collaborative view into a personal view — doing so makes them the owner.
* The owner can convert the view back to **Collaborative** at any time, which clears the ownership assignment.
* Only **base Creators or Owners** can assign a view as another user's personal view, transfer ownership to a different user, or switch a view into or out of **Locked** mode.
* For older views without an assigned owner, ownership defaults to the base owner.
Learn more about [Personal Views](/docs/product/tables/views/actions-on-view#personal-views-).
## Organizing Views with Folders
As the number of views in a table grows, you can group related views into collapsible **[View Folders](/docs/product/tables/views/view-folders)** in the left sidebar. Folders help you organize views by purpose (e.g., "Reports", "Data Entry", "Team Views") without affecting the data or configuration of the views inside them.
View folders (previously called view sections) are available on all plans, on
**NocoDB Cloud**
and self-hosted deployments, including the Community Edition.
## 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.
## Good to know
* A View represents data from a table. Any updates made to records in one view are reflected across all other views of the same table.
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## Related pages
- [Create View](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/views/create-view.md): Learn how to create a new view in NocoDB.
- [Share View](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/views/share-view.md): Learn how to share a view publicly in NocoDB.
- [View Folders](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/views/view-folders.md): Learn how to organize views into collapsible folders in NocoDB.
- [Actions on View](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/views/actions-on-view.md): Learn how to delete, rename, duplicate a a view in NocoDB.