# Better Search Views plugin for Obsidian
Better Search Views is an [[Obsidian]] community plugin by ivan-lednev that upgrades core Search, backlinks and embedded queries with outliner-like context trees: each match shows the breadcrumbs of headings and parent list items it sits under, so you understand a result without opening the note.
It's stale: no update since 2024. Older guides still recommend it, but today I'd use [[Floating Search plugin for Obsidian|Floating Search]] or [[Core Search Assistant plugin for Obsidian|Core Search Assistant]] instead.
## References
- Source code: https://github.com/ivan-lednev/better-search-views
- Community plugin page: https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=better-search-views
## Related
- [[The Complete Guide to Obsidian Search - Find Any Note When You Need It (Article)]]
- [[The Best Obsidian Plugins for Finding Notes (Article)]]
- [[Search core plugin for Obsidian]]
- [[Backlinks core plugin for Obsidian]]
- [[Obsidian Search]]
- [[Quick Preview plugin for Obsidian]]
- [[Obsidian Community Plugins]]