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Export and print Filament admin tables in seconds — CSV, XLSX, and PDF with column selection, preview, and flexible PDF drivers.

Built for Filament v4 and v5 on Laravel 11/12. A modern, actively maintained successor to the export workflow many teams relied on with alperenersoy/filament-export.

Why this package?

Need	This package
Export filtered, sorted, searched table data (not just selected rows)	Header action exports the current table query
Export only selected rows	Bulk action for row selection
CSV, XLSX, PDF from one modal	Single action with format picker
Choose columns before export	Built-in column filter in the export modal
PDF with portrait or landscape	Configurable orientation per export
Multiple PDF backends	Sidecar, Browsershot, Dompdf, or null driver
Filament v4/v5 without waiting on upstream	First-class support from day one
German & English UI	Translations included

Filament's native export action is powerful for queued, notification-based exports with custom exporter classes. This package targets teams that want a lightweight, modal-based export directly from the table — similar to filament-export, but updated for current Filament APIs.

Features

Header action — export the full filtered/sorted table state
Bulk action — export only selected records
Formats — CSV, XLSX, PDF (print-ready)
Column picker — let users choose which columns to include
Custom file names — optional filename input with timestamp prefix
PDF orientation — landscape or portrait
Pluggable PDF renderers — Sidecar Browsershot, local Browsershot, Dompdf
Row limits — configurable caps for PDF and spreadsheet exports
Panel plugin — central limits and defaults per Filament panel
i18n — English and German translations out of the box
Preview UI — paginated preview in the export modal

Requirements

PHP 8.2+
Filament 4 or 5
Laravel 11 or 12

Optional (pick one PDF stack):

Driver	Packages
`sidecar`	`spatie/laravel-pdf`, `wnx/sidecar-browsershot`
`browsershot`	`spatie/laravel-pdf`, `spatie/browsershot`
`dompdf`	`dompdf/dompdf`
`null`	No PDF dependencies (default)

Spreadsheet exports use OpenSpout (included).

Installation

composer require occtherapist/advanced-table-export-for-filament

use Filament\Panel;
use OccTherapist\AdvancedTableExportForFilament\AdvancedTableExportForFilamentPlugin;

public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        ->plugins([
            AdvancedTableExportForFilamentPlugin::make()
                ->maxPdfRows(200)
                ->maxExportRows(2000)
                ->previewPerPage(25),
        ]);
}

Add the actions to any table:

use OccTherapist\AdvancedTableExportForFilament\Actions\TableExportBulkAction;
use OccTherapist\AdvancedTableExportForFilament\Actions\TableExportHeaderAction;
use Filament\Tables\Columns\TextColumn;

public function table(Table $table): Table
{
    return $table
        ->headerActions([
            TableExportHeaderAction::make()
                ->modifyExportQueryUsing(fn ($query) => $query->where('is_active', true)),
        ])
        ->toolbarActions([
            TableExportBulkAction::make()
                ->withColumns([
                    TextColumn::make('internal_notes')->label('Notes'),
                ]),
        ]);
}

TableExportHeaderAction exports the filtered, sorted, and searched table query. TableExportBulkAction exports only the selected rows. Use withColumns() to include extra model columns that are not visible in the table.

Publish the config (optional):

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=advanced-table-export-for-filament-config

Set your PDF driver in .env:

ADVANCED_TABLE_EXPORT_PDF_RENDERER=sidecar

Configuration

All options live in config/advanced-table-export-for-filament.php:

Key	Default	Description
`default_format`	`xlsx`	Default export format
`default_page_orientation`	`landscape`	PDF orientation
`time_format`	`M_d_Y-H_i`	Timestamp suffix for generated filenames
`max_pdf_rows`	`200`	Max rows for PDF exports
`max_export_rows`	`2000`	Max rows for CSV/XLSX exports
`csv_delimiter`	`,`	CSV field delimiter
`pdf_renderer`	`null`	PDF driver: `sidecar`, `browsershot`, `dompdf`, `null`
`disable_preview`	`false`	Hide preview section in modal
`disable_filter_columns`	`false`	Hide column picker
`disable_file_name`	`false`	Hide filename input
`disable_file_name_prefix`	`false`	Disable timestamp prefix on filenames
`disable_additional_columns`	`false`	Disable extra column inputs
`preview_per_page`	`25`	Preview pagination size (v0.2.0)
`action_icon`	`heroicon-o-arrow-down-on-square`	Action button icon

Panel-level limits override config when set on the plugin:

AdvancedTableExportForFilamentPlugin::make()
    ->maxPdfRows(500)
    ->maxExportRows(10000)
    ->previewPerPage(50);

PDF rendering

The package resolves a PdfRenderer contract from the container based on pdf_renderer:

// config/advanced-table-export-for-filament.php
'pdf_renderer' => env('ADVANCED_TABLE_EXPORT_PDF_RENDERER', 'null'),

Driver	Best for
sidecar	Production on AWS Lambda via Sidecar Browsershot
browsershot	Local/dev with Chrome via Browsershot
dompdf	Simple HTML-to-PDF without a headless browser
null	Development until PDF export ships in v0.2.0

Migrating from `filament-export`

If you used alperenersoy/filament-export on Filament v2/v3, this package offers a familiar workflow for Filament v4/v5:

- use AlperenErsoy\FilamentExport\Actions\FilamentExportHeaderAction;
- use AlperenErsoy\FilamentExport\Actions\FilamentExportBulkAction;
+ use OccTherapist\AdvancedTableExportForFilament\Actions\TableExportHeaderAction;
+ use OccTherapist\AdvancedTableExportForFilament\Actions\TableExportBulkAction;

  ->headerActions([
-     FilamentExportHeaderAction::make('export'),
+     TableExportHeaderAction::make(),
  ])
  ->toolbarActions([
-     FilamentExportBulkAction::make('export'),
+     TableExportBulkAction::make(),
  ])

Many disable* options from the original package map directly to config keys (see Configuration) or can be set per action via method chaining (see Action customization).

Action customization

Both export actions support a fluent API similar to filament-export:

use Filament\Tables\Columns\TextColumn;
use OccTherapist\AdvancedTableExportForFilament\Actions\TableExportHeaderAction;
use OccTherapist\AdvancedTableExportForFilament\Enums\ExportFormat;

TableExportHeaderAction::make()
    ->fileName('monthly-report')
    ->timeFormat('Y-m-d')
    ->defaultFormat(ExportFormat::Pdf)
    ->defaultPageOrientation('portrait')
    ->disableCsv()
    ->disablePreview()
    ->directDownload()
    ->withHiddenColumns()
    ->csvDelimiter(';')
    ->withColumns([
        TextColumn::make('internal_notes')->label('Notes'),
    ])
    ->formatStates([
        'status' => fn ($record) => strtoupper((string) $record->status),
    ])
    ->extraViewData([
        'company' => 'Acme GmbH',
    ])
    ->fileNameFieldLabel('Report name')
    ->formatFieldLabel('Export as')
    ->filterColumnsFieldLabel('Included columns');

Method	Description
`fileName()`	Default file name
`timeFormat()`	Timestamp format when the file name is generated automatically
`disablePdf()` / `disableXlsx()` / `disableCsv()`	Hide export formats
`defaultFormat()`	Default selected format
`defaultPageOrientation()`	Default PDF orientation
`directDownload()`	Skip the modal and export immediately with defaults
`disableFilterColumns()`	Hide the column picker
`disableFileName()`	Hide the file name input
`disableFileNamePrefix()`	Disable automatic table-name prefix
`disablePreview()`	Hide the paginated preview
`disableTableColumns()`	Export only columns from `withColumns()`
`withHiddenColumns()`	Include toggled-hidden table columns in exports
`withColumns()`	Add extra model columns to the export
`csvDelimiter()`	CSV delimiter for this action
`formatStates()`	Override exported values per column
`extraViewData()`	Extra variables for PDF/preview Blade views
`modifyExportQueryUsing()`	Modify the export query before fetching records

Action-level settings override global config values.

Roadmap

Version	Focus
v0.3.0 (current)	Fluent action API, `directDownload()`, `formatStates()`, `extraViewData()`
v0.4.0	Custom PDF/preview Blade publishing, writer hooks

Star or watch the repository to follow progress: github.com/OccTherapist/advanced-table-export-for-filament

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for setup and guidelines.

Found a bug or missing feature? Open an issue.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for release notes.

License

Author

Igor Clauss — Laravel & Filament developer

Website: igorclauss.de
GitHub: @OccTherapist

Built with care for teams who need reliable table exports in modern Filament panels.

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Why this package?

Features

Requirements

Installation

Configuration

PDF rendering

Migrating from `filament-export`

Action customization

Roadmap

Contributing

Changelog

License

Author

occtherapist / advanced-table-export-for-filament

Maintainers

Package info

Statistics

Security

README

Why this package?

Features

Requirements

Installation

Configuration

PDF rendering

Migrating from filament-export

Action customization

Roadmap

Contributing

Changelog

License

Author

Migrating from `filament-export`