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

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