List view
Every cluster has a list view as well as a canvas — the same contents as a sortable, searchable file browser. It has table and gallery modes, sorting by name, type, size or date, filters by content type, and a detail panel with a large preview and metadata. Nothing is converted; it is one set of contents with two ways to look at it.
The canvas is for arranging. List view is for finding.
Same cluster, same contents, different question being asked. Switch with the view control in the cluster header.
Table and gallery
Table — a row per item, with type, size and dates. Dense, scannable, sortable.
Gallery — a tile per item with a real preview. Better when you are looking for something you would recognise by sight.
Sorting and filtering
Sort by name, type, size, date modified or date added.
Filter to a single content type: Images, PDFs, Video, Audio, Files, Notes, Links, Docs, Palettes, Other.
Search filters as you type, against names and content.
The combination is the answer to "where is that PDF someone dropped in here last week" — filter to PDFs, sort by date added, done. On the canvas that is a hunting expedition.
Previews
Everything gets a real preview, not a generic icon. Images and video show themselves; grids, docs, schedules, shapes, notes and links get schematic marks that indicate their shape and content.
The detail panel
Select an item for a large preview plus its metadata — type, size, dimensions, dates, and where it lives. From there:
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Open on canvas | Jumps to the card, selected, on the canvas |
| Download | The original file |
| Copy link | A deep link that opens the board with the card selected |
| Delete | Removes it, with undo |
Open on canvas is the important one: it connects the two views, so finding something in list view puts you in front of it in context.
Adding files here
Drag files into list view, or use Add files in the toolbar. They land on the cluster exactly as if dropped on the canvas, auto-placed in free space.
Presence
List view shows who else is in the cluster, and what they have selected — the same presence information the canvas shows, so switching views does not mean losing sight of your collaborators.
Every cluster is a drive
This is the framing worth internalising. A cluster is not "a canvas that also has a list" — it is a set of contents that can be arranged spatially or browsed like a folder. Teams that come from a shared-drive workflow can use Clusters that way from day one and discover the canvas later.
That discovery is nudged exactly once, the first time a cluster gets full enough for it to matter.
Coming from a reference tool that only does one of these? See how Clusters compares.
Frequently asked questions
Does switching to list view change my board?
No. It is a different view of the same contents. Positions on the canvas are untouched.
Can I upload from list view?
Yes. Drag files into it, or use Add files in the toolbar. They land on the cluster exactly as if you had dropped them on the canvas.
Can I make list the default?
Yes, in Settings under Defaults. You can also set the view per cluster.
Machine-readable: /docs/clusters/list-view.md · /llms.txt