Advanced Tables let you manage and display structured information directly within your Knowledge Base. Each row in an Advanced Table represents an entry, while each column corresponds to a property or attribute. Advanced Tables are powered by RemNote's tags and properties, which means the data in your table stays connected to everything else in your notes.

A Reading list Advanced Table in which each row is a book and the columns are Book Title (Name), Author, Genre, Summary, and Status.

By default, the first column is called Name and displays the main text for each entry. While Advanced Tables are powered behind the scenes by tags, you can focus on managing your data within the table itself without needing to think about tags for most workflows. If you do want to read more about how Advanced tables and tags work together, see Tags, Properties, Templates, and Tables in Five Minutes.

Advanced Tables are a RemNote Pro feature. Free users can create up to three tables in total (any mix of Advanced and Simple Tables) to try the feature out. For a quick overview of both table types, see Tables.

Creating an Advanced Table

You can create a new Advanced Table in two ways:

Click Advanced Table in the bottom toolbar.
Type the /advanced table command

You can also insert a view of an existing Advanced Table or tag anywhere in your notes by typing /table and selecting the New Table View for Existing Table/Tag option. This allows you to open the same table in multiple documents across your knowledge base. All changes you make in one view will update this table in all other documents.

The '/table' command listing Insert Simple Table, Insert Advanced Table, New Table View for Existing Table/Tag (highlighted), and Table of Contents.

Editing Content

You can create new rows at the top, bottom, or after any existing row by clicking the Add Row button next to the position where you want it. Clicking the Add Row button in the top-right corner of the table adds a row at the top.

A Japanese words table with the Add Row button highlighted in the top-right corner, above the rows.

Once your table has content, you can:

Edit existing content by clicking on the appropriate cell and typing.
Add multiple bullet points inside table cells (except for the Name column) by pressing Enter within a cell's text.
Use keyboard arrows to navigate between cells. For a full list of shortcuts, see Navigating Tables with the Keyboard.

Previewing Content

You can zoom into any item in an Advanced Table by clicking the bullet next to it. For example, if you are tracking lectures, each row can represent a different lecture. Click the bullet to open a lecture, then add notes or details inside that bullet, just like you would anywhere else in RemNote.

A green arrow pointing to the bullet at the left edge of a table row, which sits just outside the Name column.

If you often zoom into rows, you can set the table to automatically convert each new row into a document. To enable this, click the Name column header and select the relevant option from the menu.

Once this is set up, every item in the table becomes its own document. An Open button will appear on each row, allowing you to quickly preview the document's content or zoom in by double-clicking the button.

The Name column header menu, with the 'Turn Every Row Into a Document' toggle highlighted above AI Autofill.

Rows named Lecture 1, Lecture 2, and Lecture 3, each now carrying a document icon, with an OPEN button appearing on the hovered row.

Editing Rows in Bulk

To quickly update or remove several rows at once, select the checkboxes next to the rows you want to edit. Then use the floating toolbar to bulk-edit their values or delete them in a single action.

Two rows of a Reading list table ticked by checkbox, with a floating toolbar above reading '2 Selected' and offering Author, Genre, Summary, Status, and a delete icon.

Editing Columns

To change the name or options of a column, click on the column header to open the configuration menu. This menu offers options for working with columns (such as Sort, Filter, and Hide Property), as well as options for configuring the properties themselves.

The Summary column header menu, offering Property Type, Flashcard Configuration, Property Location, AI Autofill, Cell Format and Style, insert and delete options, sorting, and Create a Filter.

For details on sorting, filtering, and other display options, see Configuring Advanced Tables. For details on property types and settings, see Properties.

Automating Advanced Tables with AI

AI Column Autofill

For every column except the initial Name column, you can enable the AI Autofill option. When you fill in the Name column, any columns with autofill enabled will be automatically pre-filled based on their column names.

You can also add custom instructions to guide how AI formats its output. For instance, if you are learning a new language, you might ask AI to always include a translation after each example sentence, or to use only simple vocabulary when generating examples.

The AI Autofill Configuration panel with a custom instruction typed in: write a short Japanese sentence using this word with simple vocabulary.

AI-Generated Tables

You can quickly build out entire table structures with just a few keystrokes. After you type the name of your table, AI-powered suggestions for relevant columns will appear automatically.

An empty Amino Acids table with greyed-out Three Letter Code, Chemical Structure, and Polarity column suggestions, and a '[Press Tab] Add AI suggested columns' prompt.

Press Tab to accept them. Then press Tab again to add suggested rows.

The same table with a '[Press Tab to Add Rows]' prompt and a greyed-out list of suggested amino acid names running down the Name column.

After selecting rows, the entire table with all columns will be AI-autofilled for you.

The Amino Acids table after autofill, with Three Letter Code, Chemical Structure, and Polarity filled in for every row.

Duplicating Advanced Tables

RemNote offers several ways to duplicate an Advanced Table. To get started, click the gear icon (⚙) and select Duplicate Table. You will see three options:

Create New View Linked to Original Table creates a linked copy of your table. Any edits you make in either table will automatically update the other. This is useful if you want to display the same table in multiple places within your KB.
Duplicate Contents Into New Table generates a new, standalone Advanced Table that fully copies all data from the original. Changes made to one table will not affect the other, as they remain completely independent.
Duplicate Structure Only Into New Table copies just the structure of your original table without including any entries. Use this when you want a new table with the same column setup. For example, if you have a table for Biology lectures and want to create an identical one for Chemistry, this option makes it easy.

The table menu with Duplicate Table expanded, offering Create New View Linked To Original Table, Duplicate Contents Into New Table, and Duplicate Structure Only Into New Table.

Flashcards from Advanced Tables

Creating flashcards from Advanced Tables uses RemNote's Concept/Descriptor Framework. Each value in the Name column is treated as a Concept, while the other columns serve as Descriptors. For a full walkthrough of enabling flashcard generation, choosing card directions, and customizing what appears on each card, see Generating Flashcards from Tables.