Card View — Your Records as a Visual Gallery
Display Records as a grid of visual cards led by cover images—previewing media in place, attaching files with a drag, and keeping the structured data one click away.
- Card View is available on every plan.
- A cover image comes from a Files and Images field chosen in Fields to Display, and the first file in that field shows on the card.
- Fields shown on cards are selected and reordered in the same control, and card size adjusts in the toolbar.
- Cover images can be configured in the mobile app.
- Card views can be shared as read-only links or embeds.
What Is Card View?
Card View is a SmartSuite View type that displays Records as a gallery-style grid of visual cards, built for viewing images, documents, and other rich content at a glance. It helps marketing, real estate, asset, and operations teams organize visual work—cover images up front, structured Fields on the card, and the full Record one click away. Card View is available on every current SmartSuite plan as part of the Views system.
Cover Images
Lead Every Card with a Cover Image
Designate an Image & Files Field as the cover and each card previews its attachment up front—hover to cycle through multiple attachments, click to enlarge without opening the Record. Gallery Mode goes further with an interactive carousel for previewing images and videos directly in the card.
The visual is the index: a listing, an asset, an inspection photo recognized before a single label is read.
Card Composition
Choose the Fields Each Card Shows—and Its Size
Pick which Fields display on the card body and in what order through the Fields to Display panel—price and address for listings, owner and status for assets. Cards size Small, Medium, or Large, so the same View flexes from a dense catalog to a presentation-ready wall.
Direct Manipulation
Drag Cards to Reorder—and Drop Files Straight onto Covers
Reorder cards manually by dragging, and attach new files by dropping them directly onto a card's cover section—no need to open the Record to add the photo you just took. Content capture and organization happen in the same view the team browses.
Structured Underneath
Filter, Group, Sort, and Export the Gallery Like Any View
Card View is a visual lens on the same governed Records—sort, filter, grouping by Field values, and spotlight all apply, and the gallery exports to PDF, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets. It's also available as a Dashboard widget, and the mobile app supports cover-image setup for galleries in the field.
Card View
When the content is the point—evidence photos, policy documents, vendor certificates—Card View keeps it visible while the data underneath stays structured and governed.
Display the policy library as document-led cards grouped by review status—owner and next review date on the card face, the full policy Record one click deeper.
Collect photo evidence for facility and physical-security controls as visual cards grouped by site. Reviewers scan the wall of evidence instead of opening Records one by one.
Organize workpapers and supporting documents as a filterable gallery grouped by engagement and review status—auditors preview each document in place without downloading a thing.
Compliance teams organize evidence by control family in Card View, pairing it with File Management so every preview on a card is a versioned, governed attachment.
Display vendor certificates, insurance documents, and signed agreements as cards grouped by vendor tier—expired documents spotlighted so renewals never slip past quietly.
Card View is a SmartSuite View type that displays Records as a gallery-style grid of visual cards—each card can lead with a cover image from an Image & Files Field and show the Fields you choose, in Small, Medium, or Large sizes.
Card View organizes Records by visual content—it's a gallery built for highlighting images, documents, and rich media. Kanban View organizes cards by workflow stage to track progress and expose bottlenecks. Same Records, different purpose.
Yes. Hovering a cover image cycles through multiple attachments, clicking enlarges the attachment in place, and Gallery Mode adds an interactive carousel for previewing images and videos directly in the card.
Yes. Drag and drop files or images onto a card's cover section and they attach to the Record—no need to open it. Cards can also be reordered manually by dragging.
Yes. Sort, filter, grouping by Field values, and spotlight all work in Card View, and the gallery exports to PDF, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets—the same controls as every other SmartSuite View.
Yes. Card View is available on every current SmartSuite plan, works on the SmartSuite mobile app with cover-image setup, and is also available as a Dashboard widget.
Make the Work Visible—Literally
Turn any Table into a governed gallery where the content leads and the structure follows one click behind.