If you need to quickly find or organize items inside a Collection, the best option is to use the built-in Sort and Filter tools. You can find them at the top-left, next to the +New button.
Sort
Sort organizes all cards in your Collection based on a selected rule.
To set it up, choose one of the existing properties in your Collection and select a sorting direction.
For text properties, available options are:
First → Last / Last → FirstFor numeric properties (such as Date, Number, etc.):
1 → 9 / 9 → 1
Each Collection View can include multiple sorting rules — they work in a hierarchy in the order you add them.
Example
If your sorting rules are:
Due Date: 1 → 9
Urgent: First → Last
xTiles will sort all items by Due Date first. If multiple cards share the same date, it will apply the second rule (Urgent) as a secondary sort.
Filter
Filter hides the cards that don’t match your filter conditions.
Filters are based on your existing properties, and available conditions depend on the property type.
A Filter always has 3 parts:
Property — what you filter by (e.g., Status, Due Date, Name)
Condition — how you filter (e.g., contains, is, is empty)
Value — what you compare it to (e.g., “Urgent”, “Done”, a specific date)
Multiple filters (AND / OR)
You can add multiple filters to the same View and choose how they work together:
AND — cards must match all conditions
OR — shows cards that match at least one condition
Save as new view (Filters only)
When setting up a Filter, you can click Save as new view — this creates a separate View inside the Collection with your filter settings saved.
This is useful when you want multiple saved views for different workflows.
For example: a dedicated view that shows only unfinished tasks or items due this week.
