# Create a base

Bases let you turn any set of notes into a powerful database. Here's how you can create a base and embed it in a note. Every base can have one or more views to display information in different ways.

Command palette:

1. Open the Command palette.
2. Select
   • Bases: Create new base to create a base in the same folder as the active file.
   • Bases: Insert new base to create a base and embed it in the current file.

File explorer:

1. In the File explorer, right-click the folder you want to create the base in.
2. Select New base.

You can embed base files in any other file using the ![[File.base]] syntax. To specify the default view use ![[File.base#View]].

Bases can also embedded directly into a note using a base code block and the bases syntax.

```base
filters:
  and:
    - file.hasTag("example")
views:
  - type: table
    name: Table
```