AdaptTable for MUI

Large datasets in MUI

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 MUI table, with the rows outside the window absent rather than hidden.

The scroll box is a plain Box rather than MUI's TableContainer, whose own horizontal overflow would trap the sticky header; the header sticks per TableCell against the paper background, and the rows outside the window are spacer TableRows.

The code

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

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/mui @adapttable/core @mui/material

The same feature in the other kits

• Large datasets in Mantine — Rounded, friendly, filled controls
• Large datasets in Chakra — Soft teal, generous radius
• 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 MUI features

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

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