Markdown table creator - free online tool

A Markdown table creator is an interactive editor that generates a GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) table for you. Instead of counting pipes and alignment markers, you edit cells in a grid and copy the Markdown output.

Textavia builds the table locally in your browser, so whatever you type stays on your device.

1. Edit the grid: Type your header and row values into the table editor above.
2. Adjust layout: Add or remove rows and columns. Set per-column alignment if you want numbers or IDs to line up.
3. Copy Markdown: Copy the generated Markdown and paste it into GitHub, GitLab, or your docs tool.

• No pipe math: You do not need to count | characters or spacing.
• Stable output: The table generator writes a valid header separator row and escapes pipes inside cells.
• Faster edits: Add columns, reorder content, and tweak alignment without rewriting the table by hand.

Markdown tables look simple, but a few rules trip people up:

• Tables need a header row and a separator row.
• Pipes inside cell text must be escaped, or they will split columns.
• Cells cannot contain raw line breaks. If you need multi-line content, use <br> inside the cell.

The table creator handles these details for you and keeps the output valid.

Use case 1: Create an ownership table

Docs often need a quick map of services to owners. A table creator lets you build it in minutes, then keep it updated.

Use case 2: Write a comparison table for a README

If you are comparing features, plans, or endpoints, Markdown tables make the information skimmable.

Use case 3: Create a checklist table for tickets

Tables work well for status lists with owners and notes. Build the table once, then paste it into your tracking tool.

Basic example

After filling a 3-column table in the editor, your Markdown output will look like this:

| name | role | notes |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Ada Lovelace | Engineer | Writes specs for the team |
| Grace Hopper | Staff engineer | Keeps docs and examples accurate |

Advanced example (right-aligned numbers)

If you have a numeric column, right alignment can make it easier to scan.

| service | tier | rpm |
| :--- | ---: | ---: |
| auth | 1 | 600 |
| billing | 2 | 300 |

The table looks misaligned in my editor

Markdown table alignment is about how renderers display the table, not how the raw text lines up in your editor. Fix: view the rendered table in GitHub, GitLab, or your docs site to confirm the result.

Tables do not render in my Markdown viewer

Tables are a GitHub Flavored Markdown feature, not part of core CommonMark. Fix: switch to a renderer that supports GFM tables, or avoid tables in that environment. The GFM table syntax is described at https://github.github.com/gfm/.

I need to convert existing data, not type it

If your data already exists in a spreadsheet or CSV, convert it first, then use the table creator to tweak formatting.

• Start from a converter when you can: Use CSV to Markdown table or Google Sheets to Markdown table to generate the first draft fast.
• Keep headers short: Short headers keep tables readable on mobile.
• Round trip to data formats: If you need a dataset, convert the table to JSON or CSV after you finish editing. This is a good way to turn docs tables into test fixtures.

• Convert CSV into a table with CSV to Markdown table.
• Convert copied spreadsheet cells with Google Sheets to Markdown table.
• Export tables with Markdown table to JSON and Markdown table to CSV.

Table editing and Markdown generation run locally in your browser. Textavia does not upload or store the data you type into the table creator.