diff --git a/components/Inventory.tsx b/components/Inventory.tsx
index 20bfa56..8263add 100644
--- a/components/Inventory.tsx
+++ b/components/Inventory.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
+import * as XLSX from "xlsx";
 import { chemicalsApi } from "../lib/api";
 import type { ChemicalInventory } from "../shared/types";
 import { Card } from "./ui/card";
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import { Badge } from "./ui/badge";
 import {
   Camera, Sparkles, Mail, Search, Plus, AlertTriangle,
   ChevronDown, ChevronUp, Loader2, Trash2, FlaskConical,
+  Table2, FileDown, FileSpreadsheet,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTitle, DialogTrigger,
@@ -29,6 +31,40 @@ const physicalStates = ["Solid", "Liquid", "Gas"];
 
 const unitOptions = ["mL", "L", "g", "kg", "mg", "oz", "lb", "gal", "mol"];
 
+const TABLE_COLUMNS: { label: string; key: keyof ChemicalInventory }[] = [
+  { label: "PI First Name",              key: "piFirstName" },
+  { label: "Physical State",             key: "physicalState" },
+  { label: "Chemical Name",              key: "chemicalName" },
+  { label: "Bldg Code",                  key: "bldgCode" },
+  { label: "LAB",                        key: "lab" },
+  { label: "Storage Location",           key: "storageLocation" },
+  { label: "Storage Device",             key: "storageDevice" },
+  { label: "# of Containers",           key: "numberOfContainers" },
+  { label: "Amount per Container",       key: "amountPerContainer" },
+  { label: "Unit of Measure",            key: "unitOfMeasure" },
+  { label: "CAS #",                      key: "casNumber" },
+  { label: "Chemical Formula",           key: "chemicalFormula" },
+  { label: "Molecular Weight",           key: "molecularWeight" },
+  { label: "Vendor",                     key: "vendor" },
+  { label: "Catalog #",                  key: "catalogNumber" },
+  { label: "Found in Catalog",           key: "foundInCatalog" },
+  { label: "PO#",                        key: "poNumber" },
+  { label: "Receipt Date",               key: "receiptDate" },
+  { label: "Open Date",                  key: "openDate" },
+  { label: "MAX on Hand",                key: "maxOnHand" },
+  { label: "Expiration Date",            key: "expirationDate" },
+  { label: "Contact",                    key: "contact" },
+  { label: "Comments",                   key: "comments" },
+  { label: "Date Entered",               key: "dateEntered" },
+  { label: "Permit #",                   key: "permitNumber" },
+  { label: "Barcode",                    key: "barcode" },
+  { label: "LAST_CHANGED",              key: "lastChanged" },
+  { label: "Concentration",             key: "concentration" },
+  { label: "Chemical Number",           key: "chemicalNumber" },
+  { label: "Lot Number",                key: "lotNumber" },
+  { label: "Multiple CAS (comma delimited)", key: "multipleCAS" },
+];
+
 // ── helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function daysUntil(dateStr: string) {
@@ -99,6 +135,9 @@ export function Inventory() {
   const [formError, setFormError] = useState("");
   const [showOptional, setShowOptional] = useState(false);
 
+  // table view dialog
+  const [tableViewOpen, setTableViewOpen] = useState(false);
+
   // scan dialog
   const [scanOpen, setScanOpen] = useState(false);
   const [capturedImage, setCapturedImage] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -224,6 +263,36 @@ export function Inventory() {
     } catch (err) { console.error(err); }
   }
 
+  // ── export helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  function handleDownloadCSV() {
+    const headers = TABLE_COLUMNS.map(c => c.label);
+    const rows = filtered.map(item =>
+      TABLE_COLUMNS.map(c => String(item[c.key] ?? ""))
+    );
+    const csv = [headers, ...rows]
+      .map(row => row.map(cell => `"${cell.replace(/"/g, '""')}"`).join(","))
+      .join("\n");
+    const blob = new Blob([csv], { type: "text/csv;charset=utf-8;" });
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const a = document.createElement("a");
+    a.href = url;
+    a.download = "chemical_inventory.csv";
+    a.click();
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+  }
+
+  function handleDownloadExcel() {
+    const wsData = [
+      TABLE_COLUMNS.map(c => c.label),
+      ...filtered.map(item => TABLE_COLUMNS.map(c => item[c.key] ?? "")),
+    ];
+    const ws = XLSX.utils.aoa_to_sheet(wsData);
+    const wb = XLSX.utils.book_new();
+    XLSX.utils.book_append_sheet(wb, ws, "Chemical Inventory");
+    XLSX.writeFile(wb, "chemical_inventory.xlsx");
+  }
+
   // ── derived ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   const filtered = inventory.filter(c =>
@@ -247,6 +316,11 @@ export function Inventory() {
           <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">Track, manage, and monitor your lab chemicals</p>
         </div>
         <div className="flex gap-2">
+          {/* Table view */}
+          <Button variant="outline" className="gap-2" onClick={() => setTableViewOpen(true)}>
+            <Table2 className="w-4 h-4" /> Table View
+          </Button>
+
           {/* Add manually */}
           <Button onClick={openAdd} className="gap-2 bg-primary hover:bg-primary/90">
             <Plus className="w-4 h-4" /> Add Chemical
@@ -527,6 +601,68 @@ export function Inventory() {
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {/* Table View dialog */}
+      <Dialog open={tableViewOpen} onOpenChange={setTableViewOpen}>
+        <DialogContent className="max-w-[95vw] w-[95vw] max-h-[90vh] flex flex-col p-0">
+          <DialogHeader className="px-5 pt-5 pb-3 shrink-0 border-b border-border">
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+              <DialogTitle className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Table2 className="w-5 h-5" /> Inventory Table
+                <span className="text-sm font-normal text-muted-foreground ml-1">
+                  ({filtered.length} {filtered.length === 1 ? "chemical" : "chemicals"})
+                </span>
+              </DialogTitle>
+              <div className="flex gap-2 mr-6">
+                <Button size="sm" variant="outline" className="gap-1.5" onClick={handleDownloadCSV}>
+                  <FileDown className="w-4 h-4" /> CSV
+                </Button>
+                <Button size="sm" variant="outline" className="gap-1.5" onClick={handleDownloadExcel}>
+                  <FileSpreadsheet className="w-4 h-4" /> Excel
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <div className="overflow-auto flex-1">
+            <table className="text-xs border-collapse min-w-max">
+              <thead className="sticky top-0 z-10 bg-muted">
+                <tr>
+                  {TABLE_COLUMNS.map(col => (
+                    <th
+                      key={col.key}
+                      className="text-left px-3 py-2 font-semibold text-muted-foreground whitespace-nowrap border-b border-r border-border last:border-r-0"
+                    >
+                      {col.label}
+                    </th>
+                  ))}
+                </tr>
+              </thead>
+              <tbody>
+                {filtered.map((item, i) => (
+                  <tr key={item.id} className={i % 2 === 0 ? "bg-background" : "bg-muted/30"}>
+                    {TABLE_COLUMNS.map(col => (
+                      <td
+                        key={col.key}
+                        className="px-3 py-1.5 whitespace-nowrap border-b border-r border-border/50 last:border-r-0 max-w-[200px] overflow-hidden text-ellipsis"
+                        title={String(item[col.key] ?? "")}
+                      >
+                        {String(item[col.key] ?? "")}
+                      </td>
+                    ))}
+                  </tr>
+                ))}
+                {filtered.length === 0 && (
+                  <tr>
+                    <td colSpan={TABLE_COLUMNS.length} className="text-center py-10 text-muted-foreground">
+                      No chemicals to display.
+                    </td>
+                  </tr>
+                )}
+              </tbody>
+            </table>
+          </div>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
+
       {/* Add / Edit dialog */}
       <Dialog open={dialogOpen} onOpenChange={setDialogOpen}>
         <DialogContent className="max-w-2xl max-h-[90vh] overflow-y-auto">
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7eded93..baaea8f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
     "recharts": "^2.15.2",
     "sonner": "^2.0.3",
     "tailwind-merge": "^2.6.0",
-    "vaul": "^1.1.2"
+    "vaul": "^1.1.2",
+    "xlsx": "^0.18.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 7170fad..0441176 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-ses": "^3.1013.0",
+    "@better-auth/kysely-adapter": "^1.5.6",
     "better-auth": "^1.5.5",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
     "express-rate-limit": "^7.5.0",
+    "kysely": "^0.28.15",
     "multer": "^2.0.0",
     "pg": "^8.13.3"
   },