Release Timeline Base View

This plugin renders release-style timelines as a custom Obsidian Bases view.

It no longer depends on Dataview. Create a Base, filter the notes you want, and select the Release Timeline Base View custom view for that Base.

This project is based on the original release timeline plugin by cakechaser: https://github.com/cakechaser/obsidian-release-timeline. It has been adapted for native Obsidian Bases support.

How to use

1. Store a date in note properties

Add a date property to the notes that will feed the Base. The plugin accepts:

• 2022
• 2022-12
• 2022-12-31

2. Create a Base and select the custom view

Example .base file:

filters:
  and:
    - note.releaseDate
views:
  - type: release-timeline-base-view
    name: Release Timeline View
    mode: year
    dateProperty: note.releaseDate
    labelProperty: file.name
    sortDirection: desc

View settings:

• mode: year, month, or week
• sortDirection: asc or desc
• bulletPoints: show bullets for multi-item periods
• itemLayout: stacked for one item per line, or inline for delimiter-separated entries
• inlineDelimiter: custom delimiter used when itemLayout is inline
• properties: use the Base's built-in properties selector to show selected fields inline after each note
• collapseEmptyYears: compress long runs of empty years in year mode
• collapseLimit: minimum consecutive empty years required before year collapse
• collapseEmptyWeeks: reduce empty weeks in week mode
• collapseEmptyMonths: reduce empty months in week mode
• weekDisplayFormat: weekNames (W15), dateNames (2025-08-19), or monthDayRange (Feb 13-20)
• accentAlternationMode: none, year, month, or both
• widthPx: set the rendered view width in pixels
• color pickers for the primary and alternate accent colors so embeds can match the original wiki-like styling

Note: note titles open on click and show hover previews on hover.

Screenshots

Captured from a small demo Base in Obsidian's default theme.

Month view

Year view

Quick compile and test

npm run verify

That command builds the plugin and runs a smoke test against the timeline core.