AdaptTable for shadcn

Large datasets in shadcn

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

Sticky and pinned cells stay opaque because the preset paints them bg-card — a transparent pinned cell would show the rows sliding under it — and a windowed-out row is a real table row with a height and nothing in it.

The code

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

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/shadcn @adapttable/core

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 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 Tailwind — Unstyled — your own classes

More shadcn features

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

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