Smart Table

Interactive tables inside your notes — typed columns, sorting, filtering, and status pills, with easy add/remove of columns and rows. The table is stored as a fenced smart-table code block (JSON), so all your edits are saved right in the note and sync like any other text.

Usage

Run the command Smart Table: Insert table (Command palette, Cmd/Ctrl+P) to drop a starter table at the cursor. The block renders as an interactive grid in Reading view and Live Preview.

• Sort — open a column's ▾ menu → Sort ascending / descending.
• Filter — click Filter in the toolbar to show a per-column filter row.
• Add / remove columns — + Column in the toolbar (pick a type), or a column's ▾ menu → Delete column. Rename inline in the header.
• Add / remove rows — + Row in the toolbar or the + New row strip at the bottom of the grid (no scrolling back up); delete a row by hovering it and clicking ✕, or right-click anywhere on the row → Delete row.
• Safe deletes — deleting a column always asks for confirmation, and so does deleting a row that has data; blank rows are removed instantly.
• Column types — Text, Number, Date, Checkbox, Select, and Status (colored pills; add your own options on the fly).
• Export CSV — the toolbar Export CSV button downloads the table as currently sorted and filtered (RFC 4180 quoting, UTF-8 BOM for Excel).

Convert an existing Markdown table

Already have a plain pipe table? Select it (or just place the cursor inside it) and either right-click → Convert to Smart Table, or run the command Smart Table: Convert Markdown table to Smart Table. The table is replaced in place, and column types are inferred from the data — numbers become Number, YYYY-MM-DD values become Date, and [x] / true / yes become Checkbox.

How data is stored

Everything lives in the code block as JSON:

```smart-table
{
  "columns": [ ... ],
  "rows": [ ... ],
  "sort": { "col": "...", "dir": "asc" },
  "filters": {}
}
```

To edit a table's source directly, place your cursor inside the block in Live Preview (or switch to Source mode).

Install

Manually

1. Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css into <your vault>/.obsidian/plugins/smart-table/.
2. Settings → Community plugins → Enable Smart Table.

License

MIT © maniarasan.s