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Grid vs. List View - Slow vs. Fast

  • May 27, 2026
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viktor.deri
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Hello Airtable experts,

I've noticed the following issue and would, of course, like to resolve it. Maybe you have a solution for me.

 

I have some interfaces set to grid view because I import data from Excel using copy and paste. However, I've noticed that the page is very sluggish in grid view. When I switch the page to list view, it runs smoothly.

Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Best answer by ScottWorld

I haven’t personally noticed any differences in speed, but perhaps the summary bar is causing your slowdowns?

The grid view has a summary bar, but the list view does not.

You can disable the summary bar on a field-by-field basis at the bottom of the grid view.

Hope this helps!

- ScottWorld, Expert Airtable Consultant

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ScottWorld
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  • May 27, 2026

I haven’t personally noticed any differences in speed, but perhaps the summary bar is causing your slowdowns?

The grid view has a summary bar, but the list view does not.

You can disable the summary bar on a field-by-field basis at the bottom of the grid view.

Hope this helps!

- ScottWorld, Expert Airtable Consultant


viktor.deri
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  • May 27, 2026

That was a great tip! HOWEVER, it’s not enough to delete these calculations in the view; you also need to do it in the database/table. Now it’s working great again.

 

I’ve now disabled these calculations in all tables.

 

Thank you!


ScottWorld
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  • May 27, 2026

Wow, good to know! And that’s great to hear!

- ScottWorld, Expert Airtable Consultant


viktor.deri
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  • May 28, 2026

Sorry... I have to tone down my enthusiasm. It seems it only helped for a short while. It's lagging badly again. What remains, however, is the huge difference between the list and the grid view. It's like 100 to 1.

 

My laptop is probably just too underpowered. It works at first. But when I work in the tables/automations with multiple windows open for a while, certain views start to struggle.