Customising views: see your lists your way

by
Joost Schouten
Co-founder and Circle Lead at Nestr
Published on
June 26, 2026

Wherever Nestr shows a list of items, whether that is a search tab, your own work, or a circle's projects, you can shape how that list looks. Nestr then remembers your choice, so the next time you open that list on the same device it is exactly how you left it.

A list or columns

Every list starts as a flat List. You can switch it to a column layout that groups items into columns by a field you choose, so you can work with it like a board.

Customise every view to suit your needs
Customise every view to suit your needs. Choose lists or columns.

Grouping

Use Group by to organise a list into sections or columns. You can group by:

  • Assignee: who each item belongs to.
  • Labels: the labels on each item.
  • Any dropdown field you have added, such as project status.

Choose None to turn grouping off.

Choose the grouping option best suited to your need of the moment.

Filtering

Use the filter icon to narrow a list down to just what you want to see. The filter panel adapts to the list you are looking at, so you only see the filters that make sense for it. Depending on the list, you may see:

  • Assignee: when items have people assigned, filter to the people you choose.
  • Labels: when items carry labels, filter to the labels you want.
  • Field values: when a list is built on a label that has dropdown fields, each dropdown becomes its own filter. You might filter projects by their project status, picking the values you want or showing the ones left unset.
  • Created or updated date: show items from a time range, such as updated this week.
  • Workspace: only when a list spans more than one workspace. A single circle's board lives in one workspace, so this filter does not appear there.

A small number on the filter icon shows how many filters are active, so you always know when a list is filtered. For more advanced queries, see Nestr search.

Use the dynamic filters to focus on exactly the data you need to see.
Use the dynamic filters to focus on exactly the data you need to see.

Sorting

Use the Sort menu to choose what the list is ordered by. The arrow next to Sort switches between ascending and descending, so you can flip the order with a single click.

Sort the results to best suit your needs.

Your settings are remembered

The view, grouping, filter and sort you set are saved in the browser you are using. Open the same list again on that device and your setup is still there. Because the setting lives in your browser, a different device or browser starts fresh with its own defaults.