Show HN: Tablemd – canvas-based Markdown table editor

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10 points albert-yu | 9 comments | 09 Sep 25 01:48 UTC | HN request time: 1.499s | source | bottom

I created a canvas-based Markdown table editor, which provides a novel (I think) editing experience. I'd love for people to try it out, or bookmark it for the next time they want to insert a one-off table into a Markdown-formatted comment. My design goals were 1) frictionless user input and 2) fast startup time.

Some good-to-knows:

- Can be used on mobile

- Table data is saved locally to the browser (nothing is sent to a server)

- I only tested this on a MacBook, so let me know if the trackpad calibration feels off

1. HarshitDoshi ◴[09 Sep 25 13:55 UTC] No.45181969[source]▶
Love this! With integrations to 3rd-party data sources (like AirTable, Google Sheets, Databases, Notion, etc.), this can be a very useful product, especially for use with LLMs.

The trackpad calibration on my MacBook Air is almost okay, just a tad bit too slow/rigid to move around.

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2. pdyc ◴[09 Sep 25 14:17 UTC] No.45182273[source]▶
interesting. Instead of blank canvas may be have some sample table it would be easier to start. it took me sometime to figure out how it works.
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3. jasonjmcghee ◴[09 Sep 25 21:39 UTC] No.45189611[source]▶
Bump - probably a table with instructions.

"Edit me by selecting and typing!"

4. jasonjmcghee ◴[09 Sep 25 21:40 UTC] No.45189618[source]▶
Agreed. My guess would be to make the pan ~2-3x as fast.
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5. albert-yu ◴[09 Sep 25 22:43 UTC] No.45190419[source]▶
Thank you for trying it out! Noted on the trackpad--I'll make some adjustments to make it snappier.

Funny you mention the integrations, since this started out as a spreadsheet project. I then ran into UX problems of how to toggle between the cell source and the result without shifting the layout too much. I'm sure there's a solution to this, but I just haven't figured it out yet.

6. albert-yu ◴[09 Sep 25 22:44 UTC] No.45190433[source]▶
Thank you! Shouldn't be too hard to add some sample table data on first-time load.
7. albert-yu ◴[10 Sep 25 03:04 UTC] No.45192697{3}[source]▶
I doubled the pan rate, which seems to make the experience better!
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8. jasonjmcghee ◴[10 Sep 25 05:46 UTC] No.45193786{4}[source]▶
Instructional table + acceleration helps a lot with the demo!