diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index 369d6fc81..ee6d74864 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/NoteList2.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/NoteListSource.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/commands/focusElementNoteList.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/commands/index.js
+packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/defaultItemRenderer.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/types.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteListControls/NoteListControls.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteListControls/commands/focusSearch.js
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 477b900e8..9b7a88454 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/NoteList2.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/NoteListSource.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/commands/focusElementNoteList.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/commands/index.js
+packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/defaultItemRenderer.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/types.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteListControls/NoteListControls.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteListControls/commands/focusSearch.js
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/NoteList2.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/NoteList2.tsx
index 333ebf186..e70cdef7f 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/NoteList2.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/NoteList2.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,16 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { useMemo, useState, useCallback, memo } from 'react';
 import { AppState } from '../../app.reducer';
-// import { _ } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
 import BaseModel, { ModelType } from '@joplin/lib/BaseModel';
 const { connect } = require('react-redux');
-import { Props } from './types';
+import { ItemFlow, ItemRendererDepependency, Props } from './types';
 import { itemIsReadOnlySync, ItemSlice } from '@joplin/lib/models/utils/readOnly';
 import { FolderEntity, NoteEntity } from '@joplin/lib/services/database/types';
 import ItemChange from '@joplin/lib/models/ItemChange';
 import { Size } from '@joplin/utils/types';
-import { htmlentities } from '@joplin/utils/html';
 import useAsyncEffect from '@joplin/lib/hooks/useAsyncEffect';
-
-// enum ItemFlow {
-// 	TopToBottom = 'topToBottom',
-// 	LeftToRight = 'leftToRight',
-// }
+import defaultItemRenderer from './defaultItemRenderer';
+import * as Mustache from 'mustache';
 
 interface RenderedNote {
 	id: string;
@@ -32,36 +27,52 @@ const useRenderedNotes = (notes: NoteEntity[], selectedNoteIds: string[], itemSi
 
 	const [renderedNotes, setRenderedNotes] = useState<RenderedNote[]>(initialValue);
 
+	const prepareViewProps = async (dependencies: ItemRendererDepependency[], note: NoteEntity, itemSize: Size, selected: boolean) => {
+		const output: any = {};
+		for (const dep of dependencies) {
+
+			if (dep.startsWith('note.')) {
+				const splitted = dep.split('.');
+				if (splitted.length !== 2) throw new Error(`Invalid dependency name: ${dep}`);
+				const propName = splitted.pop();
+				if (!output.note) output.note = {};
+				if (!(propName in note)) throw new Error(`Invalid dependency name: ${dep}`);
+				output.note[propName] = (note as any)[propName];
+			}
+
+			if (dep.startsWith('item.size.')) {
+				const splitted = dep.split('.');
+				if (splitted.length !== 3) throw new Error(`Invalid dependency name: ${dep}`);
+				const propName = splitted.pop();
+				if (!output.item) output.item = {};
+				if (!output.item.size) output.item.size = {};
+				if (!(propName in itemSize)) throw new Error(`Invalid dependency name: ${dep}`);
+				output.item.size[propName] = (itemSize as any)[propName];
+			}
+
+			if (dep === 'item.selected') {
+				if (!output.item) output.item = {};
+				output.item.selected = selected;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return output;
+	};
+
 	useAsyncEffect(async (event) => {
 		const newRenderedNotes: RenderedNote[] = [];
 
-		const renderCheckbox = (itemHeight: number) => {
-			return `
-				<div class="checkbox" style="height: ${itemHeight}px;">
-					<input type="checkbox" style="margin: 0px 5px 1px 0px;">
-				</div>
-			`;
-		};
-
-		const renderTitle = (noteId: string, title: string) => {
-			return `
-				<a href="#" class="title" draggable="true" data-id="${noteId}" style="">
-					<span>${htmlentities(title)}</span
-				</a>
-			`;
-		};
-
 		for (const note of notes) {
-			const selected = selectedNoteIds.includes(note.id);
+			const view = await defaultItemRenderer.onRenderNote(await prepareViewProps(
+				defaultItemRenderer.dependencies,
+				note,
+				itemSize,
+				selectedNoteIds.includes(note.id)
+			));
 
 			newRenderedNotes.push({
 				id: note.id,
-				html: `
-					<div class="content -default ${selected ? '-selected' : ''}">
-						${renderCheckbox(itemSize.height)}
-						${renderTitle(note.id, note.title)}
-					</div>
-				`,
+				html: Mustache.render(defaultItemRenderer.itemTemplate, view),
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -90,8 +101,10 @@ const NoteItem = memo((props: NoteItemProps) => {
 	></div>;
 });
 
-const NoteListComponent = (props: Props) => {
-	// const itemDirection:ItemFlow = ItemFlow.TopToBottom;
+const NoteList = (props: Props) => {
+	const itemFlow = ItemFlow.TopToBottom;
+
+	if (itemFlow !== ItemFlow.TopToBottom) throw new Error('Not implemented');
 
 	const itemSize: Size = useMemo(() => {
 		return {
@@ -191,4 +204,4 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: AppState) => {
 	};
 };
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(NoteListComponent);
+export default connect(mapStateToProps)(NoteList);
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/defaultItemRenderer.ts b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/defaultItemRenderer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25d479e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/defaultItemRenderer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { ItemFlow, ItemRenderer } from './types';
+
+interface Props {
+	note: {
+		id: string;
+		title: string;
+		is_todo: number;
+		todo_completed: number;
+	};
+	item: {
+		size: {
+			height: number;
+		};
+		selected: boolean;
+	};
+}
+
+const defaultItemRenderer: ItemRenderer = {
+	flow: ItemFlow.TopToBottom,
+
+	itemSize: {
+		width: 0,
+		height: 34,
+	},
+
+	dependencies: [
+		'note.id',
+		'note.title',
+		'note.is_todo',
+		'note.todo_completed',
+		'item.size.height',
+		'item.selected',
+	],
+
+	itemTemplate: `
+		<div class="content -default {{#item.selected}}-selected{{/item.selected}}">
+			<div class="checkbox" style="height: {{item.size.height}}px;">
+				<input type="checkbox" style="margin: 0px 5px 1px 0px;">
+			</div>
+			<a href="#" class="title" draggable="true" data-id="{{note.id}}">
+				<span>{{note.title}}</span
+			</a>
+		</div>
+	`,
+
+	onRenderNote: async (props: Props) => {
+		return props;
+	},
+};
+
+export default defaultItemRenderer;
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/types.ts b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/types.ts
index 2f9758b58..0fab7acff 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/types.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { FolderEntity, NoteEntity } from '@joplin/lib/services/database/types';
+import { FolderEntity, ItemRendererDatabaseDependency, NoteEntity } from '@joplin/lib/services/database/types';
 import { PluginStates } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/reducer';
+import { Size } from '@joplin/utils/types';
 
 export interface Props {
 	themeId: any;
@@ -27,3 +28,22 @@ export interface Props {
 	focusedField: string;
 	parentFolderIsReadOnly: boolean;
 }
+
+export enum ItemFlow {
+	TopToBottom = 'topToBottom',
+	LeftToRight = 'leftToRight',
+}
+
+export type RenderNoteView = Record<string, any>;
+
+export type OnRenderNoteHandler = (props: any)=> Promise<RenderNoteView>;
+
+export type ItemRendererDepependency = ItemRendererDatabaseDependency | 'item.size.width' | 'item.size.height' | 'item.selected';
+
+export interface ItemRenderer {
+	flow: ItemFlow;
+	itemSize: Size;
+	dependencies: ItemRendererDepependency[];
+	itemTemplate: string;
+	onRenderNote: OnRenderNoteHandler;
+}
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/package.json b/packages/app-desktop/package.json
index 240756565..8ec7ff47e 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/package.json
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/package.json
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
     "@joplin/lib": "~2.12",
     "@joplin/renderer": "~2.12",
     "@joplin/utils": "~2.12",
+    "@types/mustache": "4.2.2",
     "async-mutex": "0.4.0",
     "codemirror": "5.65.9",
     "color": "3.2.1",
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@
     "mark.js": "8.11.1",
     "md5": "2.3.0",
     "moment": "2.29.4",
+    "mustache": "4.2.0",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.7",
     "node-notifier": "10.0.1",
     "node-rsa": "1.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/lib/services/database/types.ts b/packages/lib/services/database/types.ts
index 02443c588..d1bc56da1 100644
--- a/packages/lib/services/database/types.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/services/database/types.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,34 @@ export interface UserDataValue {
 
 export type UserData = Record<string, Record<string, UserDataValue>>;
 
+interface DatabaseTableColumn {
+	type: string;
+}
+
+interface DatabaseTable {
+	[key: string]: DatabaseTableColumn;
+}
+
+interface DatabaseTables {
+	[key: string]: DatabaseTable;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -300,3 +328,233 @@ export interface VersionEntity {
   'version'?: number;
   'type_'?: number;
 }
+
+
+export const databaseSchema: DatabaseTables = {
+	folders: {
+		created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_applied: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_cipher_text: { type: 'string' },
+		icon: { type: 'string' },
+		id: { type: 'string' },
+		is_shared: { type: 'number' },
+		master_key_id: { type: 'string' },
+		parent_id: { type: 'string' },
+		share_id: { type: 'string' },
+		title: { type: 'string' },
+		updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	tags: {
+		created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_applied: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_cipher_text: { type: 'string' },
+		id: { type: 'string' },
+		is_shared: { type: 'number' },
+		parent_id: { type: 'string' },
+		title: { type: 'string' },
+		updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	note_tags: {
+		created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_applied: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_cipher_text: { type: 'string' },
+		id: { type: 'string' },
+		is_shared: { type: 'number' },
+		note_id: { type: 'string' },
+		tag_id: { type: 'string' },
+		updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	table_fields: {
+		field_default: { type: 'string' },
+		field_name: { type: 'string' },
+		field_type: { type: 'number' },
+		id: { type: 'number' },
+		table_name: { type: 'string' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	sync_items: {
+		force_sync: { type: 'number' },
+		id: { type: 'number' },
+		item_id: { type: 'string' },
+		item_location: { type: 'number' },
+		item_type: { type: 'number' },
+		sync_disabled: { type: 'number' },
+		sync_disabled_reason: { type: 'string' },
+		sync_target: { type: 'number' },
+		sync_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	version: {
+		table_fields_version: { type: 'number' },
+		version: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	deleted_items: {
+		deleted_time: { type: 'number' },
+		id: { type: 'number' },
+		item_id: { type: 'string' },
+		item_type: { type: 'number' },
+		sync_target: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	settings: {
+		key: { type: 'string' },
+		value: { type: 'string' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	alarms: {
+		id: { type: 'number' },
+		note_id: { type: 'string' },
+		trigger_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	item_changes: {
+		before_change_item: { type: 'string' },
+		created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		id: { type: 'number' },
+		item_id: { type: 'string' },
+		item_type: { type: 'number' },
+		source: { type: 'number' },
+		type: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	note_resources: {
+		id: { type: 'number' },
+		is_associated: { type: 'number' },
+		last_seen_time: { type: 'number' },
+		note_id: { type: 'string' },
+		resource_id: { type: 'string' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	resource_local_states: {
+		fetch_error: { type: 'string' },
+		fetch_status: { type: 'number' },
+		id: { type: 'number' },
+		resource_id: { type: 'string' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	resources: {
+		created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_applied: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_blob_encrypted: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_cipher_text: { type: 'string' },
+		file_extension: { type: 'string' },
+		filename: { type: 'string' },
+		id: { type: 'string' },
+		is_shared: { type: 'number' },
+		master_key_id: { type: 'string' },
+		mime: { type: 'string' },
+		share_id: { type: 'string' },
+		size: { type: 'number' },
+		title: { type: 'string' },
+		updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	revisions: {
+		body_diff: { type: 'string' },
+		created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_applied: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_cipher_text: { type: 'string' },
+		id: { type: 'string' },
+		item_id: { type: 'string' },
+		item_type: { type: 'number' },
+		item_updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		metadata_diff: { type: 'string' },
+		parent_id: { type: 'string' },
+		title_diff: { type: 'string' },
+		updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	migrations: {
+		created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		id: { type: 'number' },
+		number: { type: 'number' },
+		updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	resources_to_download: {
+		created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		id: { type: 'number' },
+		resource_id: { type: 'string' },
+		updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	key_values: {
+		id: { type: 'number' },
+		key: { type: 'string' },
+		type: { type: 'number' },
+		updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		value: { type: 'string' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	notes: {
+		altitude: { type: 'number' },
+		application_data: { type: 'string' },
+		author: { type: 'string' },
+		body: { type: 'string' },
+		conflict_original_id: { type: 'string' },
+		created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_applied: { type: 'number' },
+		encryption_cipher_text: { type: 'string' },
+		id: { type: 'string' },
+		is_conflict: { type: 'number' },
+		is_shared: { type: 'number' },
+		is_todo: { type: 'number' },
+		latitude: { type: 'number' },
+		longitude: { type: 'number' },
+		markup_language: { type: 'number' },
+		master_key_id: { type: 'string' },
+		order: { type: 'number' },
+		parent_id: { type: 'string' },
+		share_id: { type: 'string' },
+		source: { type: 'string' },
+		source_application: { type: 'string' },
+		source_url: { type: 'string' },
+		title: { type: 'string' },
+		todo_completed: { type: 'number' },
+		todo_due: { type: 'number' },
+		updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_data: { type: 'string' },
+		user_updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	notes_normalized: {
+		altitude: { type: 'number' },
+		body: { type: 'string' },
+		id: { type: 'string' },
+		is_todo: { type: 'number' },
+		latitude: { type: 'number' },
+		longitude: { type: 'number' },
+		parent_id: { type: 'string' },
+		source_url: { type: 'string' },
+		title: { type: 'string' },
+		todo_completed: { type: 'number' },
+		todo_due: { type: 'number' },
+		user_created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		user_updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+	tags_with_note_count: {
+		created_time: { type: 'number' },
+		id: { type: 'string' },
+		note_count: { type: 'any' },
+		title: { type: 'string' },
+		todo_completed_count: { type: 'any' },
+		updated_time: { type: 'number' },
+		type_: { type: 'number' },
+	},
+};
+
+export type ItemRendererDatabaseDependency = 'folder.created_time' | 'folder.encryption_applied' | 'folder.encryption_cipher_text' | 'folder.icon' | 'folder.id' | 'folder.is_shared' | 'folder.master_key_id' | 'folder.parent_id' | 'folder.share_id' | 'folder.title' | 'folder.updated_time' | 'folder.user_created_time' | 'folder.user_updated_time' | 'folder.type_' | 'note.altitude' | 'note.application_data' | 'note.author' | 'note.body' | 'note.conflict_original_id' | 'note.created_time' | 'note.encryption_applied' | 'note.encryption_cipher_text' | 'note.id' | 'note.is_conflict' | 'note.is_shared' | 'note.is_todo' | 'note.latitude' | 'note.longitude' | 'note.markup_language' | 'note.master_key_id' | 'note.order' | 'note.parent_id' | 'note.share_id' | 'note.source' | 'note.source_application' | 'note.source_url' | 'note.title' | 'note.todo_completed' | 'note.todo_due' | 'note.updated_time' | 'note.user_created_time' | 'note.user_data' | 'note.user_updated_time' | 'note.type_';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/tools/generate-database-types.ts b/packages/tools/generate-database-types.ts
index ef3afdc80..461d710ef 100644
--- a/packages/tools/generate-database-types.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/generate-database-types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,37 @@ import { rootDir } from './tool-utils';
 const sqlts = require('@rmp135/sql-ts').default;
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 
+function createRuntimeObject(table: any) {
+	const colStrings = [];
+	for (const col of table.columns) {
+		const name = col.propertyName;
+		const type = col.propertyType;
+		colStrings.push(`\t\t${name}: { type: '${type}' },`);
+	}
+
+	return `\t${table.name}: {\n${colStrings.join('\n')}\n\t},`;
+}
+
+const stringToSingular = (word: string) => {
+	if (word.endsWith('s')) return word.substring(0, word.length - 1);
+	return word;
+};
+
+const generateItemRenderDependencyType = (tables: any[]) => {
+	const output: string[] = [];
+
+	for (const table of tables) {
+		if (!['notes', 'folders'].includes(table.name)) continue;
+
+		for (const col of table.columns) {
+			const name = col.propertyName;
+			output.push(`'${stringToSingular(table.name)}.${name}'`);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return output.join(' | ');
+};
+
 async function main() {
 	// Run the CLI app once so as to generate the database file
 	process.chdir(`${rootDir}/packages/app-cli`);
@@ -54,6 +85,11 @@ async function main() {
 		return table;
 	});
 
+	const tableStrings = [];
+	for (const table of definitions.tables) {
+		tableStrings.push(createRuntimeObject(table));
+	}
+
 	const tsString = sqlts.fromObject(definitions, sqlTsConfig)
 		.replace(/": /g, '"?: ');
 	const header = `// AUTO-GENERATED BY ${__filename.substr(rootDir.length + 1)}`;
@@ -65,7 +101,11 @@ async function main() {
 	const splitted = existingContent.split('// AUTO-GENERATED BY');
 	const staticContent = splitted[0];
 
-	await fs.writeFile(targetFile, `${staticContent}\n\n${header}\n\n${tsString}`, 'utf8');
+	const runtimeContent = `export const databaseSchema: DatabaseTables = {\n${tableStrings.join('\n')}\n};`;
+
+	const itemRendererDependency = `export type ItemRendererDatabaseDependency = ${generateItemRenderDependencyType(definitions.tables)};`;
+
+	await fs.writeFile(targetFile, `${staticContent}\n\n${header}\n\n${tsString}\n\n${runtimeContent}\n\n${itemRendererDependency}`, 'utf8');
 }
 
 main().catch((error) => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 11b710f40..0b3eb8cec 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4435,6 +4435,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@joplin/utils": ~2.12
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": 8.0.1
     "@types/jest": 29.5.3
+    "@types/mustache": 4.2.2
     "@types/node": 18.16.18
     "@types/react": 18.0.24
     "@types/react-redux": 7.1.25
@@ -4461,6 +4462,7 @@ __metadata:
     mark.js: 8.11.1
     md5: 2.3.0
     moment: 2.29.4
+    mustache: 4.2.0
     nan: 2.17.0
     node-fetch: 2.6.7
     node-notifier: 10.0.1