AdaptTable for shadcn

Spreadsheet formulas in shadcn

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 including POWER and SQRT, 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 wearing the preset's padding, and an error token is the text inside it — the preset gives errors no colour of their own here.

The code

import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/shadcn";
import { buildFormulaColumns } from "@adapttable/react/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.columns]}
      rowKey={(row) => row.id}
    />
  );
}

Install

pnpm add @adapttable/shadcn @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 Tailwind — Unstyled — your own classes

More shadcn features

• Filtering in shadcn — Operators, an AND/OR tree, chips, and find in the same URL.
• 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 rows, merge cells, and a 3-dot menu for add and delete.
• Row reordering in shadcn — Flat, grouped and tree moves — keyboard, confirm, host writes.
• Inline cell editing in shadcn — Kit-native editors in the cell; every write goes through your handler.
• Row grouping in shadcn — Drag, keyboard and mobile grouping controls with live aggregation overrides.
• Aggregation in shadcn — Footer totals, pinned summaries, group aggregates — not data rows.
• Nested tables in shadcn — A real table under a row — same engine, own columns, own keys.
• Export and print in shadcn — Browser files or cancellable server jobs — CSV, XLSX and PDF.
• Row and column virtualization in shadcn — 100k rows, 40 columns, virtualized rows and columns, sticky chrome.
• Tree data in shadcn — Nesting, chevrons, URL expansion, and host-owned tree moves.
• 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.
• 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, forced-colors, and live announcements.
• AI table assistant in shadcn — Native assistant, feature-aware prompts and governed action receipts.

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