How do I make a Markdown table without typing pipes by hand?

Edit the headers and cells in the grid, then use Add row and Add column as needed. The Markdown source updates as you type, and Copy Markdown puts the finished table on your clipboard.

How do I convert CSV or Excel data to a Markdown table?

Copy the cells from your spreadsheet and paste them into the import box under Import from CSV, TSV, or Markdown, then click Import as table. The first row becomes the headers; comma or tab separators are detected.

How do I align columns left, center or right?

Use the Align left, Align center and Align right buttons under each column header. The tool writes the matching colon markers in the separator row, such as :---, :---: or ---:.

Can I get formats other than Markdown, like HTML or JIRA?

Yes. Under Output format you can switch between Markdown, HTML, CSV, JIRA and reStructuredText grid tables, and copy whichever you need. The same grid data feeds every format.

What happens to pipe characters or line breaks inside cells?

A literal pipe in a cell is escaped as a backslash plus pipe, and line breaks become br tags, so the table stays valid. You can also paste an existing Markdown table into the import box to edit it.

Yes. Every tool is free to use, with no account and no credit card. The work runs on your device rather than on our servers, which is what keeps it free to run.

Does it work on mobile?

Yes. It runs in current mobile browsers on iOS and Android, with nothing to install.

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Free Markdown Table Generator

Visually edit Markdown tables with per-column alignment. Import from CSV or TSV, copy GitHub-flavored Markdown output.

Runs in your browserNo sign-up, no pop-upsNo login requiredFree forever

Works offline once loaded

Import from CSV, TSV, or Markdown

Preview

Name	Email	Role
Alice	alice@example.com	Admin
Bob	bob@example.com	Editor
Carol	carol@example.com	Viewer

| Name  | Email             |  Role  |
| :---- | :---------------- | :----: |
| Alice | alice@example.com | Admin  |
| Bob   | bob@example.com   | Editor |
| Carol | carol@example.com | Viewer |

Common uses

Build Tables for GitHub README filesGitHub renders Markdown tables natively. Build feature comparison tables, API references, or roadmaps visually.
API and Reference Documentation TablesBuild parameter tables, status code references, and field-definition tables for API docs.
Build Tables in Obsidian / Notion / LogseqMarkdown-first note-taking apps all support tables. Build them faster here than in plain text.
Add Tables to Blog PostsPricing comparisons, feature matrices, and tutorial reference tables — Markdown is the lowest-friction way to add them.
Convert CSV to Markdown TablePaste CSV from a spreadsheet, get a Markdown table ready to paste into docs or notes.

How It Works

This tool is a fully client-side Markdown table editor built on hand-written JavaScript — no third-party table library involved. It generates GitHub Flavored Markdown pipe-table syntax directly in the browser, with live column-width padding and per-column alignment markers, and can also export the same data as HTML, CSV, JIRA wiki markup, or reStructuredText grid tables.

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Edit cells in the visual grid
Every header and cell is an editable input. As you type, React state updates trigger a useMemo call that re-runs the generator immediately, so the output panel refreshes on each keystroke with no debounce delay.
2
Generator pads and escapes GFM syntax
The hand-written generateMarkdown function measures every column's maximum content width, pads each cell with spaces for alignment, produces the separator row with :--- / ---: / :---: markers, and escapes literal pipe characters as \| and newlines as br element so the table stays valid inside any Markdown renderer.
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Import CSV, TSV, or an existing Markdown table
Pasting into the import box triggers either a hand-written RFC 4180 CSV/TSV parser (lib/csv.ts) or a custom Markdown table parser that splits rows on unescaped pipes and reads alignment from the separator row, letting you round-trip an existing table back into the editor.
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Copy in the format you need
Switching the output format tab re-runs the corresponding generator (HTML with style attributes, RFC 4180 CSV, JIRA wiki-markup with || headers, or reStructuredText grid tables with +---+ borders) and the Copy button writes the result to the clipboard via the standard navigator.clipboard API.

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