Sheet+ is an updated and actively maintained plugin for creating tables right in Obsidian. It became the continuation of the outdated Obsidian Excel plugin, keeping the convenient interface but getting rid of the bugs.
🛠 GitHub →
✨ Features
- Visual table creation (without manual Markdown)
- Editing cells right in the note
- Inserting formulas (simple calculations)
- Support for importing and exporting
.csv - Hotkeys for quick editing
- Working in Live Preview mode
✅ Examples where it can come in handy
| Use | How it works |
|---|---|
| 📆 Task tables by day | Colour the cells by status, like in Excel |
| 📈 A financial tracker | Sums and calculations right in the note |
| 📚 A study plan | Make columns for subjects, statuses and grades |
| 📦 A product catalogue | Photo, price, category — all in a table |
| ✍️ A content-plan table | Title, date, status, notes |
💬 Comments from users (from the chat and forums)
- “Sheet+ works much more stably than the Excel plugin, plus you can export to csv and back.”
- “I like that it doesn’t interfere with Dataview — you can use both approaches in parallel.”
- “Handy for visual planning, but it won’t replace full databases.”
🧠 Tips
- Use Sheet+ for visual data entry
- If you need to automate — connect Dataview
- Keep tables in separate notes so as not to clutter your MOC
🔍 Alternatives
| Plugin | Features |
|---|---|
| Advanced Tables | Manual tables in Markdown with auto-suggestions |
| CSV Editor | Importing/exporting CSV files |
| Dataview | Flexible tables based on YAML / tags |
📌 Conclusion: Sheet+ is the best choice if you need a simple, clear table solution in Obsidian. It requires no coding knowledge, works stably, looks neat.
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