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Handsontable

Excel-like data grid in pure JavaScript
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What is Handsontable?

Handsontable is a minimalist approach to Excel-like table editor (datagrid/data grid) in HTML & JavaScript.
Handsontable is a tool in the Datagrids category of a tech stack.
Handsontable is an open source tool with 18.9K GitHub stars and 2.9K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Handsontable's open source repository on GitHub

Who uses Handsontable?

Companies
7 companies reportedly use Handsontable in their tech stacks, including Roar Publicis, Ekimetrics, and NovoLogic, Inc..

Developers
42 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Handsontable.
Pros of Handsontable
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Excel in browser
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Open Source Edition

Handsontable's Features

  • Cell renderers
  • Custom HTML
  • Scroll bars & Column stretch
  • └ Scroll window
  • Conditional formatting
  • Pre-populate new rows
  • Highlight current row/col
  • Column sorting
  • Column & row resize
  • Column & row move
  • Fixed rows/columns
  • Pagination
  • Merge cells
  • Horizontal & vertical align
  • Custom borders
  • Column & row grouping

Handsontable Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Handsontable?
DataTables
It is a highly flexible tool, built upon the foundations of progressive enhancement, that adds all of these advanced features to any HTML table.
jExcel
It is a very light, totally free, jquery plugin to embed a spreadsheet compatible with Excel in your website or application. You can create a excel-like table from a JS array, json or even a CSV file. You can use your copy and paste shortcuts to move data from excel straight to your jExcel spreadsheet and vice versa. You can easily integrate third party jquery plugins to create your own custom colums, custom editors, and customize new features to your clients.
FortuneSheet
It is a drop-in javascript spreadsheet library that provides rich features like Excel and Google Sheets. The goal of FortuneSheet is to make a feature-rich, easy-to-configure online spreadsheet that you can use out-of-the-box.

Handsontable's Followers
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