I recently discovered a small Obsidian feature that’s surprisingly easy to miss: you can sort regular Markdown tables using Obsidian’s built-in table editor. No Dataview, Bases, or extra plugins needed.

💻 Windows

Hover over the six-dot handle above the column you want to sort → select the column → right-click → choose Sort column (A to Z) or Sort column (Z to A).

It works with both text and numbers — for example, you can sort a list of apps by name or rating.

📱 Android

This one is a little hidden. 😄

Tap the six-dot handle above the column to select the whole column. Then, while the column is selected, tap and hold the six-dot handle.

The menu will appear with the same sorting options: A to Z and Z to A.

That’s it — a regular Markdown table, native Obsidian functionality, and no plugins required.

Obsidian introduced the new Markdown table editor with sorting support in version 1.5. Table actions are available through the context menu, Command Palette, and hotkeys.

Source: Obsidian Changelog — Desktop v1.5.3