AdaptTable for Chakra

Large datasets in Chakra

Turn virtualize on and the table renders the rows in view plus a small overscan, whatever the dataset's size. virtualizeColumns does the same across, for column sets far wider than the window.

The header stays pinned, pinned columns stay put, and the scroll box scrolls — never the page. Sorting, filtering and selection keep working on the whole dataset rather than on what is drawn.

Nothing about the markup changes: it is the same Chakra table, with the rows outside the window absent rather than hidden.

The scroll box is a Box rather than a Table.ScrollArea, so the sticky header keeps working; each header cell carries the sticky rule, and pinned cells take an explicit opaque background so scrolled content cannot show through.

The code

import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/chakra";

export function Ledger({ rows, columns }) {
  return (
    <DataTable
      data={rows}
      columns={columns}
      rowKey={(row) => row.id}
      virtualize
      virtualizeColumns
      maxHeight={600}
      defaultColumnLayout={{ pinned: { name: "start" } }}
    />
  );
}

Install

pnpm add @adapttable/chakra @adapttable/core @chakra-ui/react @emotion/react

The same feature in the other kits

• Large datasets in Mantine — Rounded, friendly, filled controls
• Large datasets in MUI — Material elevation, uppercase actions
• Large datasets in Ant Design — Compact, tinted header, crisp
• Large datasets in Radix — Radix Themes, iris accent
• Large datasets in Base UI — Unstyled primitives, blue accent
• Large datasets in shadcn — Monochrome, ring focus
• Large datasets in Tailwind — Unstyled — your own classes

More Chakra features

• Filtering in Chakra — Kit-native operators, date ranges, checklists, an AND/OR tree, chips.
• Column management in Chakra — Show, hide, reorder, pin and resize — from a menu you did not write.
• Column groups in Chakra — Spanning headers that collapse to a stub, a kept child, or a custom cell.
• Row selection in Chakra — A set of ids that survives paging, with bulk actions over it.
• Rows in Chakra — Pin, drag-reorder, merge cells, and a 3-dot menu per row.
• Inline cell editing in Chakra — Kit-native editors in the cell; every write goes through your handler.
• Row grouping in Chakra — Nested group headers with counts, subtotals, footers and collapse state.
• Nested tables in Chakra — A real table under a row — same engine, own columns, own keys.
• Export and print in Chakra — CSV, XLSX and PDF from one seam — plus a real print layout.
• Tree data in Chakra — Rows that contain rows — nesting, chevrons, keyboard traversal.
• Mobile cards in Chakra — Every row becomes a card on phones. Automatically, with the same state.
• Pivot tables in Chakra — Rows down the side, dimensions across the top, subtotals at every level.
• Saved views in Chakra — Name an arrangement, share it as a link, manage the list in place.
• Spreadsheet formulas in Chakra — Computed columns typed as formulas, errors reported in the cell.
• Right-to-left Chakra data table — Arabic strings, a flipped axis, and a popover that opens from the right edge.
• Live updates in Chakra — Rows change while you read them. Sort and selection hold.
• Accessible Chakra data table — Arrow-key focus, a visible ring, and every announcement shown as text.

Reference: virtualization. More of this kit: AdaptTable for Chakra, or the live demo.