diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableEditor.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableEditor.tsx
index f426a7557b8..c1e72a07888 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableEditor.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableEditor.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ import {
 } from './TableEditor.utils'
 import { TableTemplateSelector } from './TableQuickstart/TableTemplateSelector'
 import { QuickstartVariant } from './TableQuickstart/types'
-import { STORAGE_KEYS } from './TableQuickstart/constants'
+import { LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS } from 'common'
+import { useLocalStorage } from 'hooks/misc/useLocalStorage'
 
 export interface TableEditorProps {
   table?: PostgresTable
@@ -104,19 +105,14 @@ export const TableEditor = ({
   })
   const publicTables = (tables ?? []).filter((table) => table.schema === 'public')
   const hasTables = publicTables.length > 0
-  const [quickstartDismissed, setQuickstartDismissed] = useState(() => {
-    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-      return localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEYS.TABLE_QUICKSTART_DISMISSED) === 'true'
-    }
-    return false
-  })
+  const [quickstartDismissed, setQuickstartDismissed] = useLocalStorage(
+    LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS.TABLE_QUICKSTART_DISMISSED,
+    false
+  )
 
   const handleQuickstartDismiss = useCallback(() => {
     setQuickstartDismissed(true)
-    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-      localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEYS.TABLE_QUICKSTART_DISMISSED, 'true')
-    }
-  }, [])
+  }, [setQuickstartDismissed])
 
   const [params, setParams] = useUrlState()
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableQuickstart/constants.ts b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableQuickstart/constants.ts
index a5ac78c1269..506a4e7d0cb 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableQuickstart/constants.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableQuickstart/constants.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-export const STORAGE_KEYS = {
-  TABLE_QUICKSTART_DISMISSED: 'tableQuickstartDismissed',
-} as const
-
 export const LIMITS = {
   MAX_PROMPT_LENGTH: 500,
   MAX_TABLES_TO_GENERATE: 3,
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableQuickstart/templates.ts b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableQuickstart/templates.ts
index 43a5f82f764..45deae97862 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableQuickstart/templates.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/TableGridEditor/SidePanelEditor/TableEditor/TableQuickstart/templates.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isForeign: true,
           references: 'auth.users(id)',
         },
-        { name: 'username', type: 'varchar', nullable: true, unique: true },
+        { name: 'username', type: 'text', nullable: true, unique: true },
         { name: 'display_name', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'avatar_url', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'bio', type: 'text', nullable: true },
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isPrimary: true,
           default: 'gen_random_uuid()',
         },
-        { name: 'name', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
-        { name: 'slug', type: 'varchar', nullable: false, unique: true },
+        { name: 'name', type: 'text', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'slug', type: 'text', nullable: false, unique: true },
         { name: 'description', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'price', type: 'numeric', nullable: false },
         { name: 'compare_at_price', type: 'numeric', nullable: true },
         { name: 'cost', type: 'numeric', nullable: true },
-        { name: 'sku', type: 'varchar', nullable: true, unique: true },
-        { name: 'barcode', type: 'varchar', nullable: true },
+        { name: 'sku', type: 'text', nullable: true, unique: true },
+        { name: 'barcode', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'stock_quantity', type: 'int4', nullable: false, default: '0' },
         { name: 'weight', type: 'numeric', nullable: true },
         { name: 'published', type: 'bool', nullable: false, default: 'false' },
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isPrimary: true,
           default: 'gen_random_uuid()',
         },
-        { name: 'order_number', type: 'varchar', nullable: false, unique: true },
+        { name: 'order_number', type: 'text', nullable: false, unique: true },
         {
           name: 'customer_id',
           type: 'uuid',
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isForeign: true,
           references: 'profiles(id)',
         },
-        { name: 'status', type: 'varchar', nullable: false, default: "'pending'" },
+        { name: 'status', type: 'text', nullable: false, default: "'pending'" },
         { name: 'subtotal', type: 'numeric', nullable: false },
         { name: 'tax', type: 'numeric', nullable: false, default: '0' },
         { name: 'shipping', type: 'numeric', nullable: false, default: '0' },
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isPrimary: true,
           default: 'gen_random_uuid()',
         },
-        { name: 'title', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
-        { name: 'slug', type: 'varchar', nullable: false, unique: true },
+        { name: 'title', type: 'text', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'slug', type: 'text', nullable: false, unique: true },
         { name: 'content', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'excerpt', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'cover_image', type: 'text', nullable: true },
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isForeign: true,
           references: 'profiles(id)',
         },
-        { name: 'status', type: 'varchar', nullable: false, default: "'draft'" },
+        { name: 'status', type: 'text', nullable: false, default: "'draft'" },
         { name: 'published_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: true },
         { name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: false, default: 'now()' },
         { name: 'updated_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: false, default: 'now()' },
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isPrimary: true,
           default: 'gen_random_uuid()',
         },
-        { name: 'name', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
-        { name: 'slug', type: 'varchar', nullable: false, unique: true },
+        { name: 'name', type: 'text', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'slug', type: 'text', nullable: false, unique: true },
         { name: 'description', type: 'text', nullable: true },
-        { name: 'color', type: 'varchar', nullable: true },
+        { name: 'color', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: false, default: 'now()' },
       ],
       rationale: 'Article categories and tags',
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isForeign: true,
           references: 'articles(id)',
         },
-        { name: 'author_name', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
-        { name: 'author_email', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'author_name', type: 'text', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'author_email', type: 'text', nullable: false },
         { name: 'content', type: 'text', nullable: false },
         { name: 'approved', type: 'bool', nullable: false, default: 'false' },
         { name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: false, default: 'now()' },
@@ -266,10 +266,10 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isPrimary: true,
           default: 'gen_random_uuid()',
         },
-        { name: 'title', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'title', type: 'text', nullable: false },
         { name: 'description', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'completed', type: 'bool', nullable: false, default: 'false' },
-        { name: 'priority', type: 'varchar', nullable: true, default: "'medium'" },
+        { name: 'priority', type: 'text', nullable: true, default: "'medium'" },
         { name: 'due_date', type: 'date', nullable: true },
         {
           name: 'user_id',
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isPrimary: true,
           default: 'gen_random_uuid()',
         },
-        { name: 'name', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'name', type: 'text', nullable: false },
         { name: 'description', type: 'text', nullable: true },
-        { name: 'color', type: 'varchar', nullable: true },
-        { name: 'icon', type: 'varchar', nullable: true },
+        { name: 'color', type: 'text', nullable: true },
+        { name: 'icon', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         {
           name: 'user_id',
           type: 'uuid',
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isForeign: true,
           references: 'tasks(id)',
         },
-        { name: 'title', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'title', type: 'text', nullable: false },
         { name: 'completed', type: 'bool', nullable: false, default: 'false' },
         { name: 'position', type: 'int4', nullable: false, default: '0' },
         { name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: false, default: 'now()' },
@@ -356,11 +356,11 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isForeign: true,
           references: 'profiles(id)',
         },
-        { name: 'session_id', type: 'varchar', nullable: true },
-        { name: 'event_type', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'session_id', type: 'text', nullable: true },
+        { name: 'event_type', type: 'text', nullable: false },
         { name: 'properties', type: 'jsonb', nullable: true },
         { name: 'user_agent', type: 'text', nullable: true },
-        { name: 'ip_address', type: 'varchar', nullable: true },
+        { name: 'ip_address', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: false, default: 'now()' },
       ],
       rationale: 'Event tracking for analytics',
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isForeign: true,
           references: 'profiles(id)',
         },
-        { name: 'session_id', type: 'varchar', nullable: true },
-        { name: 'path', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'session_id', type: 'text', nullable: true },
+        { name: 'path', type: 'text', nullable: false },
         { name: 'referrer', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'duration', type: 'int4', nullable: true },
         { name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: false, default: 'now()' },
@@ -402,11 +402,11 @@ export const tableTemplates: Record<string, TableSuggestion[]> = {
           isPrimary: true,
           default: 'gen_random_uuid()',
         },
-        { name: 'metric_name', type: 'varchar', nullable: false },
+        { name: 'metric_name', type: 'text', nullable: false },
         { name: 'value', type: 'numeric', nullable: false },
         { name: 'tags', type: 'jsonb', nullable: true },
         { name: 'timestamp', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: false, default: 'now()' },
-        { name: 'aggregation_period', type: 'varchar', nullable: true },
+        { name: 'aggregation_period', type: 'text', nullable: true },
         { name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: false, default: 'now()' },
       ],
       rationale: 'Custom metrics and KPI tracking',
diff --git a/packages/common/constants/local-storage.ts b/packages/common/constants/local-storage.ts
index 0ac015cb730..c6a13084208 100644
--- a/packages/common/constants/local-storage.ts
+++ b/packages/common/constants/local-storage.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ export const LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS = {
    * WWW
    */
   BLOG_VIEW: 'supabase-blog-view',
+
+  // Used to track if user has dismissed table editor quickstart prompt
+  TABLE_QUICKSTART_DISMISSED: 'table-quickstart-dismissed',
 } as const
 
 export type LocalStorageKey = (typeof LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS)[keyof typeof LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS]
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ const LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS_ALLOWLIST = [
   LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS.AI_ASSISTANT_MCP_OPT_IN,
   LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS.UI_PREVIEW_BRANCHING_2_0,
   LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS.LINTER_SHOW_FOOTER,
+  LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS.TABLE_QUICKSTART_DISMISSED,
 ]
 
 export function clearLocalStorage() {