Examples of Design Views
SIMKL Layout Showcase and Practical Use-Cases!
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SIMKL Layout Showcase and Practical Use-Cases!
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SIMKL offers three primary layout views—Table, Card, and Poster—to help you efficiently browse, manage, and discover your TV shows, anime, and movies.
Each view comes with powerful filtering and sorting options, allowing you to customize your experience based on your preferences, designs, filters, sorting, etc - Which you can save as a Layout view!
Below you will find curated screenshots, animated snippets and ready-made ideas that demonstrate how SIMKL can look and behave after only a few clicks—and how you can automate view switching per page.
Open any page: Discover page, Watchlist or custom list on SIMKL.
Click the View dropdown in the top-right corner above your list.
Select Table, Cards, or Posters to instantaneously change your layout.
If you have any layouts saved, you can also choose according to your choice.
Refine your selection further by applying sort options and filters.
These Layout shown below are for Demonstration Purpose, Just Example Previews!
By default, SIMKL has Poster layout preset, across all Discover Pages (Which can be customized)
By default, SIMKL has Table layout preset, across All User Watchlist Pages (Which can be customized)
By default, SIMKL has Card layout preset, across All /Best/ Pages (Which can be customized)
These examples below merely illustrate the virtually unlimited design possibilities you can achieve by combining the built-in filters and sorting tools with SIMKL’s three core layout modes—Table View, Card View, and Poster View.
Feel free to mix and match these options (Filters, sortings, views, etc) to create the new look and workflow that suit you best.
Below all examples, mainly is focused on View Designs (How the page looks..). There are sorting & filtering options also available which you can try and customize as per your needs for each page, to save your layout according to your designs.
(Add your own screenshots / gifs here – community submissions welcome!)
Default Poster Layout across all Discover Pages
Default Card Layout across all Best (Type) Pages
Default Table Layout across all My User Profile Pages
Below titles, are all made up names to easily summarize, for practical viewcase.
Have a killer design? → Post a screenshot in Discord. We may feature it here (with credit).
Maximized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Poster Size View: Small
More Spacing: Enabled
Hide Watchlist Icon: Enabled
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Poster Size View: Medium
Text Inside Poster: Enabled
Hide Watchlist Icon: Enabled
Hide Rank or Rating (Your choice)
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Poster Size View: Small
Text Inside Poster: Disabled
Hide Watchlist Icon: Enabled
More Spacing: Enabled
Hide Position: Disabled
Maximized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Poster Size View: Large
Hide Watchlist Icon: Enabled
Hide Rank (Your Choice)
Hide Rating (Your Choice)
More Spacing: Disabled (Your Choice)
Hide Position: Disabled (Your Choice)
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Not-Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Poster Size View: Medium
Hide Watchlist Icon: Enabled
Fade Watched: Enabled
Hide Rank Enabled
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Poster Size View: Large or Extra Large
Hide Ranked: Disabled
Hide Rating: Disabled
Hide Position: Disabled
More Spacing: Disabled (Your Choice)
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Card Size View: Wide
Compact: Enabled
Hide Position: Disabled
Hide Watchlist Icons: Disabled (Your Choice)
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Enabled (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Card Size View: Wide
Compact: Enabled
Hide Position: Disabled
Hide Watchlist Icons: Disabled (Your Choice)
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Enabled (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Card Size View: Wide
Compact: Disabled
Hide Position: Enabled (Your Choice)
Hide Watchlist Icons: Disabled (Your Choice)
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Card Size View: Mini
Compact: Enabled
Hide Position: Enabled (Your Choice)
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Card Size View: Mini
Compact: Disabled
Hide Position: Enabled (Your Choice)
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Enabled (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Card Size View: Mini
Compact: Enabled
Hide Position: Enabled (Your Choice)
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Enabled (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Card Size View: Large
Compact: Enabled
Hide Position: Disabled (Your Choice)
Maximized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Enabled (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Card Size View: Large
Compact: Enabled
Hide Position: Enabled (Your Choice)
Hide Watchlist: Enabled (Your Choice)
Maximized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Disabled(Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Card Size View: Large
Compact: Enabled
Hide Position: Disabled (Your Choice)
Hide Watchlist: Enabled (Your Choice)
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Table View: Modern
Compact: Disabled
Hide Position: Enabled (Your Choice)
Hide Watchlist: Enabled (Your Choice)
Hide My Rating: Enabled
Sort By: Number of Votes
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Hide Watchlist: Enabled (Your Choice) - Important
Sort By: Revenue - Important
Table View: Modern
Compact: Disabled
Hide Position: Enabled (Your Choice)
Hide My Rating: Enabled
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Hide Watchlist: Enabled (Your Choice) - Important
Sort By: Budget - Important
Table View: Retro
Compact: Disabled
Hide Position: Enabled (Your Choice)
Hide My Rating: Enabled
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Hide Watchlist: Disabled
Sort By: People Plan to Watch - Important
Filter By: Hide Released - Important
Table View: Modern
Compact: Disabled
Hide Position: Enabled (Your Choice)
Hide My Rating: Enabled
Hide Type Rating: Enabled
Airing Status After Title: Enabled
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Hide Watchlist: Disabled
Sort By: People Plan to Watch - Important
Filter By: Hide Released - Important
Table View: Modern/Retro
Compact: Disabled
Hide Position: Enabled (Your Choice)
Hide My Rating: Enabled
Hide Type Rating: Enabled
Airing Status After Title: Enabled
Year After Title: Disabled
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Enabled (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Hide Watchlist: Disabled
Sort By: Number of Votes (Optional)
Table View: Modern/Retro
Compact: Enabled
Hide Position: Disabled (Your Choice)
Hide Poster Image: Enabled
Hide My Rating: Enabled
Hide Type Rating: Enabled
Year After Title: Disabled
Airing Status After Title: Enabled
Year After Title: Disabled
Minimized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard)
Hide Watchlist: Disabled
Sort By: Number of Votes (Optional)
Table View: Modern/Retro
Hide Position: Disabled (Your Choice)
Hide Poster Image: Enabled
Hide My Rating: Enabled
Hide Type Rating: Enabled
Year After Title: Disabled
Airing Status After Title: Enabled
Year After Title: Disabled
Full Memo Text: Enabled
If you have more interesting Layouts saved, that you think looks cools, you can post those previews on Discord channel or Reddit. We would love to add those showcases layout to this page and credit you :)
Its not just limited to User Profile page for My Movies, My TV Shows, My Anime - This works for all different pages on SIMKL
And with filters and sorting, there is more further customizations that you can try!
What if you want to have different view layout on different pages on SIMKL, without having to always switch between saved layouts - Yes this is possible
What if you are looking to have different layout designs for "Watching", "Plan To Watch", "Completed", "On Hold" and "Dropped", without having to always switch between saved layouts - Yes this is also possible!
Navigate to My TV Shows, My Anime or My Movies from your Profile.
Ensure you are in Table View.
Hide filters to reveal the watched date column.
Sort by Last Episode Air Date or other preferences.
(Note: Only Shows in User's Watchlist - My TV Shows, My Anime, My Movies)
Sidebar Filter: Hidden (Shortcut: Hit letter "F" on Keyboard) - Important
Hide Watchlist: Disabled - Important
Minimized or Maximized (Shortcut: Hit letter "M" on Keyboard) (Your Choice)
Table View: Modern/Retro (Your Choice)
Hide Position: Disabled (Your Choice)
Hide Poster Image: Enabled (Your Choice)
Hide My Rating: Enabled (Your Choice)
Hide Type Rating: Enabled (Your Choice)
Year After Title: Disabled (Your Choice)
Year After Title: Disabled (Your Choice)
If you find any bugs or issues related to filters or sorting, you can contact SIMKL Support
Choose the view that best fits your workflow—whether you require the data-rich precision of a table, the balanced clarity of cards, or the visual immersion of posters. With SIMKL’s flexible layout options, you can seamlessly organize and explore your entertainment library.
Enjoy a personalized and efficient entertainment experience with SIMKL’s versatile layout views!
TV Shows:
Anime:
Movies:
TV Shows:
Anime:
Movies:
My TV Shows:
My Anime:
My Movies:
