How Rowy built a spreadsheet UI for Firestore

Rowy, an open-source Firebase-based CMS founded by Harini Janakiraman and her team, provides a collaborative spreadsheet-like interface for managing Firestore data, addressing the limitations of the Firebase console and reducing the need for custom admin tools or spreadsheet exports. It connects directly to Firebase projects, supports existing or new Firestore collections, and includes operational features such as filtering, sorting, bulk imports and exports, and more than 30 configurable column types for data, files, rich text, JSON, and Cloud Function-triggering actions. Rowy uses Firebase Authentication, custom claims, and Firestore Security Rules to give administrators granular role-based access, allowing teams to see and edit only assigned tables or fields. Its real-time collaboration relies on Firestore Snapshot Listeners and Jotai state management to synchronize collection updates across users, while configurable validation, required fields, defaults, and custom components help ensure predictable data. By relying on Firebase services, Rowy enables smaller development teams to build data-management workflows while allowing developers to focus less on internal tooling.

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