# Extended Listviewer

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [February 14, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949 "2020-02-14T15:15:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![danyklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@danyklein](https://community.thunkable.com/u/danyklein)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/1 "2020-02-14T15:15:04Z")

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When will it be live ?  
We are waiting so long now for this … because with any blocks it is really buggy …  
thanks

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/2 "2020-02-14T15:19:17Z")

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What does an “extended listviewer” look like to you in Thunkable X @danyklein?

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**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/3 "2020-02-14T15:30:12Z")

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Hi, @domhnallohanlon! 👋

> [@danyklein](#):
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> When will it be live ?

I think @danyklein means this -

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/d/ddd57662cf73ea179d0728b34743f7408eee1bd6.png)

Thanks! 😊

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/4 "2020-02-14T15:32:57Z")

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Thanks @kartik14, it was more of an open ended question really.

I was essentially wondering, if Thunkable were to release an extended listviewer, what are the top 3 features, or the “must have” features that you are looking for?

Basically, a “button” is pretty well defined and understood - but what _is_ an extended listviewer?

Hope that makes sense! 😄

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**Author:** ![danyklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@danyklein](https://community.thunkable.com/u/danyklein)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/5 "2020-02-14T15:36:20Z")

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Come on… Basically you add a card with a image text and button as you wish…like the normal list viewer only that ou can style and add things as you like and it duplicates alone with all the database data…

I have done it with any block but to slow and to much code.

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**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/6 "2020-02-14T15:40:47Z")

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Hi, @domhnallohanlon! 👋

I hope you have heard of the legendary CollinTree Listview.

It consisted of an image (the leftmost part), a title (In bold) and a subtitle (in normal weight below title). And the whole item was _clickable_.

An extended ListViewer can be defined as, which has the capabilities of doing things which a normal ListViewer can’t do.

It has some extra designing and coding options, more advance-ness unlike a listview.

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It’s currently possible to develop a custom list view in Thunkable X, and is very easy (thanks to AnyComponents 🌟 )  
@actech has a nice example of this one, in his brilliant AC Tech Demo 2020 App.

Thanks! 😊

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**Author:** ![danyklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@danyklein](https://community.thunkable.com/u/danyklein)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/7 "2020-02-14T15:42:09Z")

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I know that I use any blocks for that thank’s to @actech … but they are announcing it for monthsssss now that they will release that

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**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/8 "2020-02-14T15:48:06Z")

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There are more important priorities for team right now, which might consist of functions that are currently **not** possible in Thunkable X. Those requests which have a nice workaround, can be released later.

Currently, the _extended ListViewer_ can be made through a very less blocks in Thunkable X.

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Note - This is my personal thinking, let’s wait for @domhnallohanlon’s response 🌟

Thanks! 😊

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/9 "2020-02-14T15:50:30Z")

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> [@danyklein](#):
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> I know that I use any blocks for that thank’s to @actech

I thought you were using my example @danyklein 😢

> [@Changing properties of cloned components (DIY Advanced Listviewer)](http://community.thunkable.com/t/changing-properties-of-cloned-components-diy-advanced-listviewer/153213):
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> We’re working hard to bring you the [Extended Listviewer](https://docs.thunkable.com/release-notes#coming-soon-to-thunkable) component to make developing your app even faster, but in the meantime here’s a DIY approach. By using the “Any Component” blocks in Thunkable, you are able to clone entire rows or columns of content. But what if you then want to change some of the components within the row or column? Design Usually you can leave the precise details of your design until the end, but in this case you need to know what components will be…

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**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/10 "2020-02-14T15:58:38Z")

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I think I confused @danyklein between two different Extended ListViewer Soutions from two different people! 😬

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**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/11 "2020-02-14T16:52:15Z")

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> [@kartik14](#):
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> hinking, let’s wait for @domhnallohanlon’s response 🌟
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> Thanks! 😊

I can attest to this method as working very well. I use this to methodology to display dynamic data from Airtable.

> [@Extended Listviewer](http://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/9):
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> I thought you were using my example @danyklein cry[http://community.thunkable.com/t/changing-properties-of-cloned-components-diy-advanced-listviewer/153213?u=domhnallohanlon](http://community.thunkable.com/t/changing-properties-of-cloned-components-diy-advanced-listviewer/153213)

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**Author:** ![danyklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@danyklein](https://community.thunkable.com/u/danyklein)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/12 "2020-02-14T21:27:41Z")

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it’s a mix 😂😊

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**Author:** ![danyklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@danyklein](https://community.thunkable.com/u/danyklein)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/13 "2020-02-14T21:29:16Z")

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the problem is it is not clean enough we need a native solution …

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**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/14 "2020-02-14T21:48:13Z")

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Hey @danyklein. You’re right, that would be a dope feature! The latest update of thunkable allows for a multi line list viewer. You still can’t put a picture in for now, I think.

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**Author:** ![danyklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@danyklein](https://community.thunkable.com/u/danyklein)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/15 "2020-02-14T23:57:25Z")

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I know the stuff will kill me but got the invite for this beta and it’s isss powerfull. Like I said months ago thunkable could beeee so big if they had more native ios ui and all that stuff but I fear this will steal some thunkable users …

https://player.vimeo.com/video/388362714

https://player.vimeo.com/video/388017923

But I believe in thunkable … let’s wait

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**Author:** ![Chris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/chris/32/78883_2.png) [@Chris](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/16 "2020-02-18T10:09:47Z")

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> [@domhnallohanlon](#):
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> I was essentially wondering, if Thunkable were to release an extended listviewer, what are the top 3 features, or the “must have” features that you are looking for?

That does not really sound like we will have the extended listview anytime soon? 🙈 I’m just asking because I work on apps right now that would need a more capable listviewer and the “any blocks” workarounds are really slow and buggy…

Anyways what I would love to see in an extended listviewer would be

**custom objects**  
For example being able to choose what I want to include like Headline, Sub-Headline, Text, Image/Icon, checkbox…

**various layouts**  
List styles to choose from like cards with/without large images, list with images, profiles…

**swipe actions**  
like swipe left to delete. this is native on iOS and many apps use this feature by now.

Maybe you could also enable creating fully customized layouts. Like creating a template container, filling it with the elements wanted and being able to link the content of a list of objects (each containing the data to display) to the elements. It is somewhat similar to the anyblocks workaround but it would be much easier and not as buggy/slow and most important it would need to include IDs but that should also be implemented into the clone block a.s.a.p. because right now it is a pain to find a certain duplicate…

Anyways I really hope to see this update soon!

Best, Chris

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**Author:** ![eoinparkinson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eoinparkinson/32/143769_2.png) [@eoinparkinson](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eoinparkinson)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/17 "2020-02-18T10:45:26Z")

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The list should be able to display buttons, images and text.

And preferably you should be able to set the design.

I don’t know if you’ve ever used VSCO but go to the profile screen there. The list is really nice for photos it’s like mosaic images.

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/18 "2020-02-18T11:16:28Z")

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> [@danyklein](#):
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> I know the stuff will kill me but

hahaha, no we won’t kill you, but you’re not making a fair comparison here.

From their website:

> **Play** will export to Xcode supporting Swift

At Thunkable our mission is to make cross platform app development more accessible to _everyone_. All you need to publish an iOS or Android app is your web browser.

This tool, aesthetically, looks lovely, but you’ll still need a Mac and an IDE and it’s not cross platform.

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> [@danyklein](#):
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> Like I said months ago thunkable could beeee so big

Thunkable is already the biggest cross-platform app builder available right now, we want your help to keep improving and adding in the features that will have the biggest impact for _your_ users.

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/19 "2020-02-18T11:28:28Z")

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> [@Chris](#):
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> and the “any blocks” workarounds are really slow and buggy…

If you have bug reports etc. please leave comments on the relevant posts so that we can fix them and make them better, please!

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> [@Chris](#):
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> That does not really sound like we will have the extended listview anytime soon?

You literally signed up to be a beta tester yesterday - you’re maybe a few hours away from trying this out?

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> [@Chris](#):
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> For example being able to choose what I want to

Was this part of the original Extended Listviewer extension or are you just doing a bit of blue sky thinking here @Chris?

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> [@Chris](#):
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> List styles to choose from like cards with/without large images,

Yep - we have that!

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> [@Chris](#):
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> swipe actions

Got a couple of those too!

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> [@Chris](#):
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> Maybe you could also enable creating fully customized layouts

perhaps in the future, but this is way beyond the scope of the initial release.

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> [@Chris](#):
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> right now it is a pain to find a certain duplicate…

Seems like this is a separate issue relating to the “Any Component” blocks. Can you open a new topic if it it, please?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/extended-listviewer/464949/20 "2020-02-18T11:30:46Z")

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> [@eoinparkinson](#):
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> The list is really nice for photos it’s like mosaic images.

Like a grid view? Awesome - you’ll be able to create things like that too so!

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