Dataview
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Jan 31, 2026first mention
Jun 25, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“with the appropriate plugins like dataview and charts, it's possible to create dashboards, lists, and tables that update automatically”
“Obsidian notes that run Dataview code blocks and Chart.js, couldn't be happier.”
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“The second one is a little more ironed out as of now, so I keep using that”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Threads where it came up
Data: dataview.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
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“with the appropriate plugins like dataview and charts, it's possible to create dashboards, lists, and tables that update automatically”
“Dataview [1]”
“Obsidian notes that run Dataview code blocks and Chart.js, couldn't be happier.”
“The second one is a little more ironed out as of now, so I keep using that”