# My recents

> Quickly return to the compositions, entries, assets, components, content types, and patterns you've most recently opened or edited.

Source: https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/content-organization/my-recents

**My recents** keeps track of the items you've recently opened or edited so you can pick up where you left off. Unlike [favorites](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/content-organization/favorites), which you set explicitly, your recents are maintained automatically as you work.

## The My recents view in a listing

Each content listing has a **My recents** item in its sidebar. Selecting it filters the listing to the items of that type you've most recently worked with, newest first.

**My recents** is available in the following listings:

- Compositions, and the [composition pattern](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/patterns/composition-patterns) and [component pattern](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/patterns/component-patterns) listings
- [Entries](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/composition/entries) and the [entry pattern](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/patterns/entry-patterns) listing
- [Components](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/models/components)
- [Content types](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/models/content-types) (recent content types and block types are shown together)
- [Assets](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/composition/manage-assets/asset-library) (Uniform Asset Library only)

![The Compositions listing with the My recents view selected in the sidebar, listing recently worked-on compositions newest first.](https://docs.uniform.app/images/guides/content-organization/my-recents/compositions-list-my-recents.png)

How many items each view shows depends on the listing:

| Listing | Items shown |
| --- | --- |
| Entries, entry patterns, assets | Up to 20 |
| Compositions, composition patterns, component patterns, components, content types | Up to 10 |

> **My recents in the asset library:**
>
> For assets, **My recents** shows the assets you most recently opened or uploaded in the [Uniform Asset Library](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/composition/manage-assets/asset-library#my-recents). Assets from [DAM integrations](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/integrations/dam) aren't tracked.

## On the project dashboard

The [project dashboard](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/projects#project-dashboard) includes a **My recents** card that brings together your recent work across all entity types — compositions, entries, assets, patterns, and more — in a single list, newest first.

When [favorites](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/content-organization/favorites) are available, the card gains an **All / Favorites** toggle:

- **All**: your most recent items across the project.
- **Favorites**: only the recent items you've marked as favorites.

This connects your recents with your favorites in one place. You can also favorite items directly from the card.

![The project dashboard My work view showing the My recents card listing recent compositions and entries, with an All and Favorites toggle.](https://docs.uniform.app/images/guides/content-organization/my-recents/project-dashboard-my-recents.png)

## How recents are tracked

Your recents are stored locally in your browser as you open and edit items. This has a few implications:

- The list is **per browser**, so it won't follow you to another device or browser.
- Items are ordered by most recent activity — opening or editing an item again moves it back to the top.
- The list is capped, so the oldest items drop off as you work with new ones.

> **Open recents from anywhere:**
>
> Press **Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + M** to open a **Recently viewed** list from the header, so you can jump to recent items without navigating to a specific listing.

## Related

- [Favorites](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/content-organization/favorites) — bookmark the items you use most for lasting quick access.
- [Search, filter, and sort](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/content-organization/search-filter-sort) — find a specific item across a listing.
- [Custom views](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/content-organization/custom-views) — save a query rather than a history. My recents tracks what you opened; a view is a named search you set up deliberately and return to.
- [Trash](https://docs.uniform.app/docs/guides/content-organization/trash) — restore deleted entries, compositions, patterns, and assets.