AdaptTable for shadcn

Row and column virtualization in shadcn

Compose virtualize() and the table renders the rows in view plus a small overscan, whatever the dataset's size. virtualize({ virtualizeColumns: true }) 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";
import { virtualize } from "@adapttable/shadcn/virtualize";

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

Install

pnpm add @adapttable/shadcn @adapttable/core

The same feature in the other kits

• Row and column virtualization in Mantine — Rounded, friendly, filled controls
• Row and column virtualization in MUI — Material elevation, uppercase actions
• Row and column virtualization in Chakra — Soft teal, generous radius
• Row and column virtualization in Ant Design — Compact, tinted header, crisp
• Row and column virtualization in Radix — Radix Themes, iris accent
• Row and column virtualization in Base UI — Unstyled primitives, blue accent
• Row and column virtualization 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.
• 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.
• Spreadsheet formulas in shadcn — ROUND, POWER, SQRT, IF — computed columns, errors 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, forced-colors, and live announcements.
• AI table assistant in shadcn — Native assistant, feature-aware prompts and governed action receipts.

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