What is TableSync Codex?
TableSync Codex is the rules reference space in TableSync, a free, offline app for fifth edition tabletop games, on Android or in any browser. It holds every spell, monster, item, class, species, background, feat, condition and rules section in the SRD 5.1 and 5.2.1, behind one search that tolerates typos.
Mid-session, someone always needs a rule now: what grappled does, how far a Fireball reaches, what an Owlbear's multiattack is. Codex is for that moment, and for the DM between sessions, and for the player without a character sheet open. It is the reference on its own, cross-linked and filterable, for anyone at the table.
The Player space keeps its compendium inside the character sheet. Codex is the full reference for people who are not holding a character.
What can TableSync Codex do?
Five tabs: Search, Spells, Monsters, Items and Rules.
One search for everything
Results arrive as you type, ranked exact name first, then names that start with what you typed, then words, then body text, grouped by kind with counts. Case, punctuation, plurals and a one-letter typo do not stop it: "firebal" finds Fireball.
Filters for every list
Spells by level, school, class, casting time, range, concentration, ritual, components, damage type and saving throw. Monsters by challenge rating, type, size, alignment and legendary. Items by type, rarity, attunement, cost and weight.
Newest printing first
Where a record exists in both the 2014 and the 2024 SRD, the newest is shown and the other is one tap away. Every record says which it is: SRD 5.1 or SRD 5.2.1.
Typeset to be read
Spell cards with level, school, casting time, range, components, duration and higher levels; monster stat blocks; item cards; class pages with the level table and the features at each level.
Everything links
A condition, spell, monster, item or rule named in any text opens it, and Back returns to where you were.
Dice you can tap
Every dice expression in a record rolls when tapped, with the same dice as the Player space.
Recents and lists
The last records you opened, and favourites pinned into named lists such as "Tonight's monsters".
Browse and random
Spells by level and class, monsters by challenge rating, items by rarity and the rules by chapter. A random monster for a challenge rating band, or a random spell of a level.
Share a record
As clean plain text with the SRD attribution line, or as a record that opens in TableSync DM or a friend's Codex.
Comfortable to read
Larger text and a high-contrast reading mode. On a tablet the list and the open record sit side by side.
What is in TableSync Codex?
The System Reference Document 5.1 and 5.2.1, and nothing else: 370 monsters, 341 spells and 1,297 items, each counted once across the two printings; the classes with their features and level tables, the species, backgrounds and feats; conditions, diseases and actions; the rules reference sections and the glossary. No sourcebook content is included.
How does TableSync Codex work with the other spaces?
TableSync Codex is one of five spaces in the same app, and hands its work to the others with no account and no server in between.
- To the DM space: Add to an encounter in TableSync DM, for a monster, or Save to notes in TableSync DM, for a rule, a spell or an item, opens the DM space with the record waiting.
- To a friend's Codex space: a record, as a file or a code, which opens straight to that page.
Anything sent of the wrong kind is refused with the name of the space that opens it.
Should I use the Android app or a browser?
Use the Android app on the phone in your pocket at the table. Use a browser on a computer while you prep, or on an iPad or iPhone: it is the same reference at undeployedadam.com/tablesync/codex.html.
| Android app | Browser | |
|---|---|---|
| Get it | TableSync, free on Google Play | Open the address; add it to the home screen |
| Runs on | Android 7.0 and later, phones and tablets | Any current browser |
| Offline | Yes, with the whole SRD inside | Yes, after the first visit |
| Sending a record | One tap to the DM space, or as text | The same, or as a file, a code or text |
| Lists kept | In the app, on the device | In that browser, on that device |
How do I get TableSync Codex?
TableSync Codex is a space inside TableSync, one free app, so there is nothing separate to install:
- On Android, install TableSync from Google Play. It needs Android 7.0 or later.
- Open it and tap the Codex logo at the top. The logos switch between the Player, DM, Solo, Map and Codex spaces.
- Start typing.
On a computer, an iPad or an iPhone, open TableSync Codex in your browser instead: the same space, with the same switcher.
What does TableSync Codex do with my data?
Almost nothing, and nothing leaves the device: the Codex space makes no network requests of its own. There is no account, no TableSync server, no advertising, no analytics, no crash reporting and no third-party SDK.
- Your recent records, your lists and your reading settings stay in the app's own storage on the device.
- Sharing a record goes where you send it: another space on the device, the share sheet, or a file you save.
The full text is the TableSync privacy policy.
What does TableSync Codex need to run?
- Android 7.0 or later, on a phone or a tablet; a two-pane layout on tablets.
- Permissions: the app asks for internet and vibration. The Codex space uses only vibration, for the dice. The app does not ask for your location, contacts, camera, microphone or files.
- In a browser: any current browser on a computer, tablet or phone, iPad and iPhone included.
- Size: one Google Play download holds all five spaces, with the whole SRD inside.
Questions
What is TableSync Codex?
TableSync Codex is the rules reference space in TableSync, a free, offline app for fifth edition tabletop games, on Android and in any browser. It holds every spell, monster, item, class, species, background, feat, condition and rules section in the SRD 5.1 and 5.2.1, with one search, filters, cross-links and tappable dice.
What content does TableSync Codex include?
The System Reference Document 5.1 and 5.2.1 and nothing else: 370 monsters, 341 spells and 1,297 items, each counted once across both printings, with the classes, species, backgrounds, feats, conditions and rules sections they define. No sourcebook content is included.
Does TableSync Codex work offline?
Yes, always. The app carries the whole SRD and the Codex space makes no network requests, so it works with no signal and sends nothing anywhere. In a browser, the site sends its files once and keeps them for offline use.
Does TableSync Codex have the 2014 or the 2024 rules?
Both. Where a record exists in both printings of the SRD it shows the newest by default, with a one-tap switch to the other, and labels every record SRD 5.1 or SRD 5.2.1.
Can TableSync Codex find a spell I misspell?
Yes. The search forgives case, punctuation, plurals and a one-letter typo, so "firebal" finds Fireball, and it ranks exact names first.
How is Codex different from the compendium in the Player space?
The Player's compendium lives inside a character sheet, for the character you are playing. Codex is the whole SRD as a reference of its own, one tap away on its logo, with filters, cross-links, lists and sharing, for anyone not holding a character.
Is TableSync Codex a separate app?
No. Since version 1.6.0, Codex is a space inside TableSync, the one app on Google Play: install TableSync and tap the Codex logo at the top. In a browser it opens at undeployedadam.com/tablesync/codex.html.
Is TableSync Codex an official product?
No. It is an independent, free tool, not affiliated with, approved or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. Its content is the System Reference Document, which Wizards of the Coast publishes under CC BY 4.0.
Licence & release
TableSync for Android 1.6.2 Code MIT Rules content CC BY 4.0
The app bundles the System Reference Document 5.1 and 5.2.1 (370 monsters, 341 spells and 1,297 items once the two printings are folded together, with the classes, species, backgrounds, feats, rules and glossary they define), used under CC BY 4.0. No sourcebook content is distributed. The application code is MIT.
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