AdaptTable for Tailwind

Spreadsheet formulas in Tailwind

A formula column is a column nobody wrote code for: type =ROUND(budget * 0.15, 0) and the table computes it per row, sorts it, filters it and exports it like any other column.

The engine covers arithmetic, comparison, string joins, IF, and the aggregate functions a footer needs. A bad reference reports in the cell that caused it rather than blanking the table, and a circular reference reports #CYCLE! instead of recursing.

Formula columns serialize to the URL with everything else, so a derived column travels in the same link as the filters it sits beside.

A computed column is an ordinary cell carrying the map's padding classes, and an error token is plain text — nothing in the map singles it out.

The code

import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/unstyled";
import { buildFormulaColumns } from "@adapttable/core/formula";

const derived = buildFormulaColumns([
  {
    key: "margin",
    header: "Margin",
    formula: "=ROUND(budget * 0.15, 0)",
  },
  {
    key: "tag",
    header: "Tag",
    formula: '=UPPER(team) & " · " & role',
  },
]);

export function People({ rows, columns }) {
  return (
    <DataTable
      data={rows}
      columns={[...columns, ...derived]}
      rowKey={(row) => row.id}
    />
  );
}

Install

pnpm add @adapttable/unstyled @adapttable/core

The same feature in the other kits

• Spreadsheet formulas in Mantine — Rounded, friendly, filled controls
• Spreadsheet formulas in MUI — Material elevation, uppercase actions
• Spreadsheet formulas in Chakra — Soft teal, generous radius
• Spreadsheet formulas in Ant Design — Compact, tinted header, crisp
• Spreadsheet formulas in Radix — Radix Themes, iris accent
• Spreadsheet formulas in Base UI — Unstyled primitives, blue accent
• Spreadsheet formulas in shadcn — Monochrome, ring focus

More Tailwind features

• Filtering in Tailwind — Kit-native operators, date ranges, checklists, an AND/OR tree, chips.
• Column management in Tailwind — Show, hide, reorder, pin and resize — from a menu you did not write.
• Column groups in Tailwind — Spanning headers that collapse to a stub, a kept child, or a custom cell.
• Row selection in Tailwind — A set of ids that survives paging, with bulk actions over it.
• Rows in Tailwind — Pin, drag-reorder, merge cells, and a 3-dot menu per row.
• Inline cell editing in Tailwind — Kit-native editors in the cell; every write goes through your handler.
• Row grouping in Tailwind — Nested group headers with counts, subtotals, footers and collapse state.
• Nested tables in Tailwind — A real table under a row — same engine, own columns, own keys.
• Export and print in Tailwind — CSV, XLSX and PDF from one seam — plus a real print layout.
• Large datasets in Tailwind — 100k rows, 40 columns, virtualized rows and columns, sticky chrome.
• Tree data in Tailwind — Rows that contain rows — nesting, chevrons, keyboard traversal.
• Mobile cards in Tailwind — Every row becomes a card on phones. Automatically, with the same state.
• Pivot tables in Tailwind — Rows down the side, dimensions across the top, subtotals at every level.
• Saved views in Tailwind — Name an arrangement, share it as a link, manage the list in place.
• Right-to-left Tailwind data table — Arabic strings, a flipped axis, and a popover that opens from the right edge.
• Live updates in Tailwind — Rows change while you read them. Sort and selection hold.
• Accessible Tailwind data table — Arrow-key focus, a visible ring, and every announcement shown as text.

Reference: formulas. More of this kit: AdaptTable for Tailwind, or the live demo.