I checked the existing options first (Enhanced Tables, Spreadsheet Table, CalcCraft, Table Math, Sheet Plus/Spreadsheets). None of them covers this combination without breaking native Markdown compatibility or requiring a separate note per row. I also found similar requests in older threads, so this need is not new. I know about native Bases, but that is a different model: one note per row with fixed properties. That is not what I’m after.
What I want is the current tables, just with a bit more power, while staying inside the same note as a plain Markdown table. No separate note per row, no extra base, and no fixed properties. Instead, I want simple per-column data formats, similar to a lightweight spreadsheet:
- Emphasized or frozen header row and first column, like frozen panes in Excel
- Text formatting per cell
- Currency, with symbol and decimals
- Percentage
- Fraction, with numerator and denominator
- Date and time
- Checklist, as a checkbox cell
- Dropdown or select menu per cell, with predefined values
- All managed through a contextual sidebar, like in Apple Numbers
Think of it as a mini Excel table, not full Excel. What is explicitly out of scope: charts, pivot tables, and formulas beyond basic formatting. This is not meant to replace Excel or Numbers. It should simply bring back the table power that Markdown currently lacks, without the “row = note” overhead.
This would be useful for anyone tracking budgets, habits, or structured lists directly in a note instead of splitting them into Bases items. I’m happy to add specific use cases if that helps scope this further.
I’d love to clarify two things: