Does Simple Tables plan to support enum (single-select) columns?

[Samuel Huber]

Hi Simple Tables team, first, massive kudos. We’re genuinely surprised by how much functionality Simple Table packs in, and that it’s free. Since we started using it at our company, it’s become a daily, heavy-use tool across teams.

Feature ask: an enum / single-select column type. Simple use case: a Status column with allowed values Open / In progress / Done.

Ideally we could:

• define the allowed values (and optionally block free text),

• show them as small pills (or plain text),

• filter/group by the value,

• and export the raw value to CSV.

Is enum support on the roadmap? Any recommended workaround today to approximate this in Simple Tables?

Thanks again for an awesome app!

[Mia Tamm _Simpleasyty_]

Hi @Samuel Huber! 😄
Amazing timing — it’s like you read our roadmap.

We’re rolling out a new single-select (enum) column type right now. You’ll be able to define a list of options (e.g., Open / In progress / Done) and choose one per row. It will work with filters, grouping, and CSV/Excel export (we export the selected value).

While it reaches your instance, a simple workaround is to use a Text column with normalized values (Open/In progress/Done) and rely on filters/grouping. We’re also exploring colored “pills” for display — once you try the feature, we’d love your feedback on that.

Thanks again for the great suggestion and for using Simple Tables! If you don’t see the new column soon, ping me here and I’ll check.

— Mia Tamm