diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bf268c3b..423e8d46 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "parsedatetime",
     "python-dateutil",
     "pyxdg",
+    "tabulate",
     "urwid",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
diff --git a/todoman/cli.py b/todoman/cli.py
index 478ea44c..e0ea2de3 100644
--- a/todoman/cli.py
+++ b/todoman/cli.py
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ def __init__(self):
     @cached_property
     def ui_formatter(self):
         return formatters.DefaultFormatter(
+            self.config["tableformat"],
             self.config["date_format"],
             self.config["time_format"],
             self.config["dt_separator"],
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ def ui_formatter(self):
     @cached_property
     def formatter(self):
         return self.formatter_class(
+            self.config["tableformat"],
             self.config["date_format"],
             self.config["time_format"],
             self.config["dt_separator"],
diff --git a/todoman/configuration.py b/todoman/configuration.py
index 3ca4129b..17e50e39 100644
--- a/todoman/configuration.py
+++ b/todoman/configuration.py
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ def validate_cache_path(path: str) -> str:
     return expand_path(path)
 
 
+def validate_tableformat(tablefmt: str) -> str:
+    return tablefmt
+
 def validate_date_format(fmt: str) -> str:
     if any(x in fmt for x in ("%H", "%M", "%S", "%X")):
         raise ConfigurationError(
@@ -74,6 +77,15 @@ class ConfigEntry(NamedTuple):
 files) will be treated as a list.""",
         expand_path,
     ),
+    ConfigEntry(
+        "tableformat",
+        str,
+        "plain",
+        """
+The name of a TableFormat a la tabulate which will be used to display
+any tabular data.""",
+        validate_tableformat,
+    ),
     ConfigEntry(
         "color",
         str,
diff --git a/todoman/formatters.py b/todoman/formatters.py
index b28b6e81..c3240120 100644
--- a/todoman/formatters.py
+++ b/todoman/formatters.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timedelta
 from datetime import tzinfo
+from tabulate import tabulate
 from time import mktime
 from typing import Iterable
 
@@ -73,11 +74,13 @@ def format_database(self, database: TodoList) -> str:
 class DefaultFormatter(Formatter):
     def __init__(
         self,
+        tablefmt: str = "plain",
         date_format: str = "%Y-%m-%d",
         time_format: str = "%H:%M",
         dt_separator: str = " ",
         tz_override: tzinfo | None = None,
     ) -> None:
+        self.tablefmt = tablefmt
         self.date_format = date_format
         self.time_format = time_format
         self.dt_separator = dt_separator
@@ -126,24 +129,23 @@ def compact_multiple(self, todos: Iterable[Todo], hide_list: bool = False) -> st
 
             recurring = "⟳" if todo.is_recurring else ""
 
-            if hide_list:
-                summary = f"{todo.summary} {percent}"
-            else:
+            summary = todo.summary
+            if not hide_list:
                 if not todo.list:
                     raise ValueError("Cannot format todo without a list")
 
-                summary = f"{todo.summary} {self.format_database(todo.list)}{percent}"
-
-            # TODO: add spaces on the left based on max todos"
+                summary = f"{summary} {self.format_database(todo.list)}"
 
-            # FIXME: double space when no priority
-            # split into parts to satisfy linter line too long
-            table.append(
-                f"[{completed}] {todo.id} {priority} {due} "
-                f"{recurring}{summary}{categories}"
-            )
+            table.append([
+                f"[{completed}]",
+                todo.id,
+                priority,
+                f"{due}{recurring}",
+                percent,
+                f"{summary}{categories}"
+            ])
 
-        return "\n".join(table)
+        return tabulate(table, tablefmt=self.tablefmt)
 
     def _due_colour(self, todo: Todo) -> str:
         now = self.now if isinstance(todo.due, datetime) else self.now.date()