# fiduswriter/simple-datatables

DataTables but in TypeScript transpiled to Vanilla JS

Repository: https://github.com/fiduswriter/simple-datatables
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simple-datatables
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-07-30T10:39:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2938, "days_push": 34, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1608, forks 281 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:10.765281+00:00)

## What it is
A lightweight, dependency-free HTML table library written in TypeScript and transpiled to vanilla JavaScript, similar to jQuery DataTables but for modern browsers. It provides sortable/filterable columns, pagination, search, column reordering, and CSV/JSON/SQL import and export.

## Use cases
- add sortable and filterable tables to a web page
- paginate large HTML tables without jQuery
- export table data to CSV or JSON in the browser
- search and filter rows in a client-side data table
- reorder or toggle visibility of table columns
- replace jQuery DataTables with a vanilla JS alternative

## When to choose
- you need interactive tables in modern browsers without jQuery or other dependencies
- you want a small, extendable table library with sorting, filtering, and pagination out of the box
- you need client-side CSV/JSON import and export for tables

## When to avoid
- you need to support very old browsers like IE (use simple-datatables-classic instead)
- you need server-side processing of massive datasets
- you want a full data grid with virtual scrolling, grouping, or editing features

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, data-visualization, search-engine, serialization
- domain: frontend, web-development, data-visualization
- platform: browser
- tags: data-table, html-table, pagination, sorting, filtering, csv-export, no-dependencies, vanilla-js, javascript, typescript

## Member repositories
- fiduswriter/simple-datatables (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.765281+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:51:25.683457+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fiduswriter/simple-datatables (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.765281+00:00, sha 3c46c9e43aec)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-datatables (fetched 2026-08-29T11:23:50.014036+00:00, sha 5b71f4c18b78)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.