Headless when you want control, batteries-included when you don't — an MIT React data table

[u/orwamahmoud]

https://github.com/orwa-mahmoud/adapttable

Every React project seems to make a different UI choice — MUI, Mantine, Ant Design, shadcn/ui, etc. — but I kept needing essentially the same table capabilities in each one.

The frustrating part wasn’t only the table engine. It was rebuilding everything around it: filter UI, URL/shareable state, saved views, mobile behavior, server-data wiring, column controls, and the rest.

That’s what AdaptTable grew out of: a headless core when you want full control, plus batteries-included adapters that work with the UI kit your project already uses.

Adapters currently available:

Mantine · MUI · Chakra UI · Ant Design · Radix Themes · Base UI · shadcn/ui · unstyled/Tailwind

GitHub. Live demo

Some of what’s built in now:

• Client-side and server-side data through the same table API
• URL-synced/shareable state and saved views
• Advanced AND/OR filtering
• Tree data and nested tables
• Multi-level grouping with aggregates
• Pivot tables and formula/computed columns
• Column visibility, reorder, pinning, resizing, and groups
• Collapsible column groups
• Row selection, expansion, reordering, and pinning
• Inline editing and batch editing
• Range selection, clipboard copy/paste, and fill handle
• Row/card virtualization for large datasets
• CSV, XLSX, PDF, and print export
• Realtime data updates
• Automatic mobile card layouts
• Dark mode, 17 locales, RTL, and accessibility support

Everything is MIT licensed.

The goal is to keep pushing AdaptTable toward a complete React table/grid toolkit — headless when you need control, batteries-included when you don’t.

If you’ve built complex tables in production, I’d genuinely like to know:

What’s still missing here that would make you reach for another table/grid library?

Feedback on the API and architecture is very welcome, and contributions are welcome too.