RemNote tables, like tables in any other note-taking app, display content in rows and columns. But in RemNote, they’re not just for formatting – they can also be used to collect related information from around your knowledge base, generate flashcards, and more.

Depending on your needs, you can choose between Simple Tables and Advanced Tables. Both have unique strengths, letting you create anything from quick grids to deeply linked knowledge structures — and both support flashcard generation, formatting, and bulk editing.

You can also convert a Simple Table into an Advanced Table, or vice versa, at any time:

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.

Simple tables are standalone grids you can drop anywhere in your notes to organize information into rows and columns. They’re perfect for quickly structuring data, creating flashcards (for vocabulary, historical dates, amino acids, Punnett squares, etc.), or storing multiple pieces of related information in a clear, easy-to-scan format.

Once inserted, you can simply click inside any cell and begin typing. Everything you can normally do in the editor — like bolding, italicizing, highlighting, or inserting math — works inside a cell as well.

There are multiple ways to create a Simple Table in RemNote:

Navigation and editing within a Simple Table are straightforward. You can:

Header rows and columns appear as gray sections at the top and left side of your table, clearly labeling what each row or column represents. This makes it easy to quickly find, sort, and understand information.

You can choose to hide or show these headers based on your needs.

You can add colors, highlights, text formats, text alignment, and more to your simple tables.

Creating flashcards from Simple tables works almost identically to making them from Advanced tables. Go to the Generating Flashcards section below for more details.

You can easily import tables into RemNote in a couple of powerful ways:

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.

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.

You can create a new advanced table and tag together by choosing Advanced table in the bottom toolbar or by using /advanced table command:

You can also insert a copy of the existing advanced table or a table view of a tag anywhere in your notes by typing /table and selecting the New Table View for Existing Table/Tag option:

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

Similar to simple tables, you can:

You can easily zoom into any item in an advanced table by clicking the bullet next to it. For example, if you’re tracking lectures, each row in your table can represent a different lecture. Simply click the bullet to open a lecture, then add notes or details inside that rem—just like you would anywhere else in RemNote.

If you often zoom into rows in your table, you can streamline your workflow by setting the table to automatically convert each new row into a document. To enable this, click the Name column 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 instantly zoom in by double-clicking the button.

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.

To change the name or options of a column/property, click on the column header to open the configuration menu. This menu shows some options for working with columns (e.g., Sort, Filter, Hide Property), and some options for configuring the properties themselves.

For more details, see the section on configuring properties, or keep reading to learn about generating flashcards and using AI to make table management even easier.

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

You can also add custom instructions to guide AI on how to format its output. For instance, if you’re 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.

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.

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

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

RemNote offers several ways to duplicate an advanced table, so you can choose the method that best fits your workflow. To get started, click the Gear icon and select Duplicate Table. You’ll then see three options for duplicating your table:

RemNote makes it easy to generate flashcards directly from your tables. Both Simple and Advanced tables support Concept/Descriptor flashcards , so you can quickly turn your structured data into effective study material.

In Advanced tables, each value in the Name column is treated as a Concept, while the other columns serve as Descriptors of that Concept. In Simple tables, header columns (highlighted in gray) are Concepts, with the remaining columns as Descriptors. For every Descriptor, you can choose to generate flashcards in the forward direction (showing the Concept and column name, and prompting for the cell value), backward direction (showing the column name and cell value, and prompting for the Concept), or both.

To enable flashcard generation for a specific column, simply click on the column header, select Flashcards Configuration, and choose Enable For This Column.

RemNote gives you flexible options for customizing flashcards generated from your table columns. Here’s a breakdown of the key settings you can adjust.

This option lets you choose which directions your flashcards will use. In the Advanced tables, you can also configure this setting by hovering over the column header and clicking on the flashcard icon.

In this example, we learn the element names and symbols in both directions, and the element names and atomic numbers in both directions, as well as the phase in the element name → phase direction only (since trying to guess the element name from the phase at standard temperature and pressure wouldn’t make any sense):

While table flashcards are fundamentally defined by a relationship between the Name column and one other column, it's possible to also show other columns/properties on the front or the back of the flashcard. To do this, click on the header of a column that has flashcards, then select Configure Cards. There you can select any other columns from the table that you'd like to add to the card.

Additional columns/properties on the front of the card are usually used to give yourself hints or supplementary information that you need to answer the card correctly. Please note that this option is only available in the Advanced Tables. If you’re working with a Simple Table and need this feature, consider converting it to an Advanced Table.

Additional properties on the back of a card work just like the Extra Card Detail Power-Up does on other kinds of cards. As with that power-up, this can be used to display, for instance:

For some types of flashcards, such as foreign-language vocabulary, code snippets, or mathematical formulas, you may want to actively type your answer to ensure accuracy.

With the Type in Answer setting, a text box appears on the front of the card, allowing you to enter your response. Once you submit your answer, RemNote automatically checks it against the correct value and marks the card accordingly. Read more about this feature in this article — Typing In Answers.

For language learners or anyone who wants to reinforce pronunciation, you can enable Text to Speech option for table columns that generate flashcards. When enabled, the contents of the column are read aloud as you practice the card.

You can choose between standard voices or opt for premium Elevenlabs voices for higher-quality pronunciation. Premium voices use AI credits and are especially helpful for mastering accents, intonation, or unfamiliar words.

In addition to standard flashcard practice, you can also enable Show Entire Table mode. You can turn this mode on either from the “cards” menu in the top right corner of any table or from the Configure Cards menu in the column settings.

Whichever way you choose, this setting will apply to all flashcards generated from that table.

When this mode is enabled, you’ll be tested on each individual cell in the table, but the entire table context remains visible during practice. This allows you to see all related information and better understand how each fact fits into the bigger picture.

Each cell tracks its own spaced-repetition history, so you can focus your practice on the areas where you need the most improvement.

You can filter an advanced table view to only show specific rows based on certain conditions (see how to filter tables). If a table view is filtered, only flashcards from the visible rows will be included when practicing the document where it is located.

See Practicing Specific Flashcards for other ways to study a small subset of your cards.