diff --git a/docs/framework/dataframe.mdx b/docs/framework/dataframe.mdx
index af2fa05fd..864cbdfb7 100644
--- a/docs/framework/dataframe.mdx
+++ b/docs/framework/dataframe.mdx
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ title: "Dataframe"
 ---
 
 **writer framework places the dataframe at the core of the application**. This is a great way for modeling a complex and massive data system.
-it offers components as `dataframe` and `dataframe editor` to manipulate dataframes. These components allow you to visualize and interact with dataframes.
+it offers components as `dataframe` to manipulate dataframes. These components allow you to visualize and interact with dataframes.
 
-| compatibility      | dataframe                             | dataframe editor              |
-|--------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-| `pandas.DataFrame` | x                                     | x                             |
-| `polar.DataFrame`  | x                                     | x                             |
-| `list of records`  | x (with `EditableDataframe`)          | x  (with `EditableDataframe`) |
+| compatibility      | dataframe                             |
+|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
+| `pandas.DataFrame` | x                                     |
+| `polar.DataFrame`  | x                                     |
+| `list of records`  | x (with `EditableDataframe`)          |
 
 ### Use a dataframe
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ wf.init_state({
 
 #### Handle events from a dataframe editor
 
-**The dataframe editor emits events when an action is performed**. You must subscribe to events to integrate changes to the state of the application.
+**The dataframe component emits events when an action is performed**. You must subscribe to events to integrate changes to the state of the application.
 
 ```python
 import pandas
@@ -55,28 +55,27 @@ wf.init_state({
 	'mydf': wf.EditableDataframe(df)
 })
 
-# Subscribe this event handler to the `wf-dfeditor-add` event
+# Subscribe this event handler to the `wf-dataframe-add` event
 def on_record_add(state, payload):
 	payload['record']['sales'] = 0 # default value inside the dataframe
 	state['mydf'].record_add(payload)
 
 
-# Subscribe this event handler to the `wf-dfeditor-update` event
+# Subscribe this event handler to the `wf-dataframe-update` event
 def on_record_change(state, payload):
     state['mydf'].record_update(payload)
 
 
-# Subscribe this event handler to the `wf-dfeditor-action` event
+# Subscribe this event handler to the `wf-dataframe-action` event
 def on_record_action(state, payload):
 	"""
 	This event corresponds to a quick action in the drop-down menu to the left of the dataframe.
 	"""
+	record_index = payload['record_index']
 	if payload.action == 'remove':
-	    state['mydf'].record_remove(payload)
-	if payload.action == 'important':
-		state['mydf'].record(payload.id).update('flag', True) # update the column flag of the dataframe to true, trigger une mutation record_update
+		state['mydf'].record_remove(payload)
 	if payload.action == 'open':
-		state['record'] = state['df'].record(payload.id)
+		state['record'] = state['df'].record(record_index) # dict representation of record
 ```
 
 #### Alternative to pandas.DataFrame
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ panda_df = pandas.DataFrame({'a': [1, 2, 3], 'b': [4, 5, 6]})
 polars_df = polars.DataFrame({'a': [1, 2, 3], 'b': [4, 5, 6]})
 list_of_records = [{'a': 1, 'b': 4}, {'a': 2, 'b': 5}, {'a': 3, 'b': 6}]
 list_of_records = [[1, 4], [2, 5], [3, 6]]
-list_of_records = ["a", "b", "c"]
 
 wf.init_state({
 	'mypandas': wf.EditableDataframe(panda_df),
diff --git a/src/writer/core.py b/src/writer/core.py
index 229d11879..0d82bd83a 100644
--- a/src/writer/core.py
+++ b/src/writer/core.py
@@ -1610,10 +1610,20 @@ def match(df: Any) -> bool:
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def record(df: Any, record_index: int) -> dict:
+        """
+        This method read a record at the given line and get it back as dictionary
+
+        >>> edf = EditableDataframe(df)
+        >>> r = edf.record(1)
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     @staticmethod
     def record_add(df: Any, payload: DataframeRecordAdded) -> Any:
         """
-        signature of the methods to be implemented to process wf-dfeditor-add event
+        signature of the methods to be implemented to process wf-dataframe-add event
 
         >>> edf = EditableDataframe(df)
         >>> edf.record_add({"record": {"a": 1, "b": 2}})
@@ -1623,7 +1633,7 @@ def record_add(df: Any, payload: DataframeRecordAdded) -> Any:
     @staticmethod
     def record_update(df: Any, payload: DataframeRecordUpdated) -> Any:
         """
-        signature of the methods to be implemented to process wf-dfeditor-update event
+        signature of the methods to be implemented to process wf-dataframe-update event
 
         >>> edf = EditableDataframe(df)
         >>> edf.record_update({"record_index": 12, "record": {"a": 1, "b": 2}})
@@ -1633,7 +1643,7 @@ def record_update(df: Any, payload: DataframeRecordUpdated) -> Any:
     @staticmethod
     def record_remove(df: Any, payload: DataframeRecordRemoved) -> Any:
         """
-        signature of the methods to be implemented to process wf-dfeditor-remove event
+        signature of the methods to be implemented to process wf-dataframe-action event
 
         >>> edf = EditableDataframe(df)
         >>> edf.record_remove({"record_index": 12})
@@ -1663,6 +1673,27 @@ def match(df: Any) -> bool:
         import pandas
         return True if isinstance(df, pandas.DataFrame) else False
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def record(df: 'pandas.DataFrame', record_index: int) -> dict:
+        """
+
+        >>> edf = EditableDataframe(df)
+        >>> r = edf.record(1)
+        """
+        import pandas
+
+        record = df.iloc[record_index]
+        if not isinstance(df.index, pandas.RangeIndex):
+            index_list = df.index.tolist()
+            record_index_content = index_list[record_index]
+            if isinstance(record_index_content, tuple):
+                for i, n in enumerate(df.index.names):
+                    record[n] = record_index_content[i]
+            else:
+                record[df.index.names[0]] = record_index_content
+
+        return dict(record)
+
     @staticmethod
     def record_add(df: 'pandas.DataFrame', payload: DataframeRecordAdded) -> 'pandas.DataFrame':
         """
@@ -1734,6 +1765,21 @@ def match(df: Any) -> bool:
         import polars
         return True if isinstance(df, polars.DataFrame) else False
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def record(df: 'polars.DataFrame', record_index: int) -> dict:
+        """
+
+        >>> edf = EditableDataframe(df)
+        >>> r = edf.record(1)
+        """
+        record = {}
+        r = df[record_index]
+        for c in r.columns:
+            record[c] = df[record_index, c]
+
+        return record
+
+
     @staticmethod
     def record_add(df: 'polars.DataFrame', payload: DataframeRecordAdded) -> 'polars.DataFrame':
         _assert_record_match_polar_df(df, payload['record'])
@@ -1787,6 +1833,17 @@ class RecordListRecordProcessor(DataframeRecordProcessor):
     def match(df: Any) -> bool:
         return True if isinstance(df, list) else False
 
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def record(df: List[Dict[str, Any]], record_index: int) -> dict:
+        """
+
+        >>> edf = EditableDataframe(df)
+        >>> r = edf.record(1)
+        """
+        r = df[record_index]
+        return copy.copy(r)
+
     @staticmethod
     def record_add(df: List[Dict[str, Any]], payload: DataframeRecordAdded) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         _assert_record_match_list_of_records(df, payload['record'])
@@ -1916,6 +1973,18 @@ def pyarrow_table(self) -> pyarrow.Table:
         pa_table = self.processor.pyarrow_table(self.df)
         return pa_table
 
+    def record(self, record_index: int):
+        """
+        Retrieves a specific record in dictionary form.
+
+        :param record_index:
+        :return:
+        """
+        assert self.processor is not None
+
+        record = self.processor.record(self.df, record_index)
+        return record
+
 S = TypeVar("S", bound=WriterState)
 
 def new_initial_state(klass: Type[S], raw_state: dict) -> S:
diff --git a/tests/backend/test_core.py b/tests/backend/test_core.py
index ee1ba0ae9..b0b9aa8cd 100644
--- a/tests/backend/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/backend/test_core.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
     State,
     StateSerialiser,
     StateSerialiserException,
-    WriterState, import_failure,
+    WriterState,
+    import_failure,
 )
 from writer.core_ui import Component
 from writer.ss_types import WriterEvent
@@ -1087,6 +1088,54 @@ def test_editable_dataframe_register_mutation_when_df_is_updated(self) -> None:
         # Then
         assert edf.mutated() is True
 
+    def test_editable_dataframe_should_read_record_as_dict_based_on_record_index(self) -> None:
+        df = pandas.DataFrame({
+            "name": ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"],
+            "age": [25, 30, 35]
+        })
+        edf = wf.EditableDataframe(df)
+
+        # When
+        r = edf.record(0)
+
+        # Then
+        assert r['name'] == 'Alice'
+        assert r['age'] == 25
+
+    def test_editable_dataframe_should_read_record_as_dict_based_on_record_index_when_dataframe_has_index(self) -> None:
+        df = pandas.DataFrame({
+            "name": ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"],
+            "age": [25, 30, 35]
+        })
+        df = df.set_index('name')
+
+        edf = wf.EditableDataframe(df)
+
+        # When
+        r = edf.record(0)
+
+        # Then
+        assert r['name'] == 'Alice'
+        assert r['age'] == 25
+
+    def test_editable_dataframe_should_read_record_as_dict_based_on_record_index_when_dataframe_has_multi_index(self) -> None:
+        df = pandas.DataFrame({
+            "name": ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"],
+            "age": [25, 30, 35],
+            "city": ["Paris", "London", "New York"]
+        })
+        df = df.set_index(['name', 'city'])
+
+        edf = wf.EditableDataframe(df)
+
+        # When
+        r = edf.record(0)
+
+        # Then
+        assert r['name'] == 'Alice'
+        assert r['age'] == 25
+        assert r['city'] == 'Paris'
+
     def test_editable_dataframe_should_process_new_record_into_dataframe(self) -> None:
         df = pandas.DataFrame({
             "name": ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"],
@@ -1192,6 +1241,20 @@ def test_editable_dataframe_expose_polar_dataframe_in_df_property(self) -> None:
         assert edf.df is not None
         assert isinstance(edf.df, polars.DataFrame)
 
+    def test_editable_dataframe_should_read_record_from_polar_as_dict_based_on_record_index(self) -> None:
+        df = polars.DataFrame({
+            "name": ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"],
+            "age": [25, 30, 35]
+        })
+        edf = wf.EditableDataframe(df)
+
+        # When
+        r = edf.record(0)
+
+        # Then
+        assert r['name'] == 'Alice'
+        assert r['age'] == 25
+
     def test_editable_dataframe_should_process_new_record_into_polar_dataframe(self) -> None:
         df = polars.DataFrame({
             "name": ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"],
@@ -1262,6 +1325,21 @@ def test_editable_dataframe_expose_list_of_records_in_df_property(self) -> None:
         assert edf.df is not None
         assert isinstance(edf.df, list)
 
+    def test_editable_dataframe_should_read_record_from_list_of_record_as_dict_based_on_record_index(self) -> None:
+        records = [
+            {"name": "Alice", "age": 25},
+            {"name": "Bob", "age": 30},
+            {"name": "Charlie", "age": 35}
+        ]
+
+        edf = wf.EditableDataframe(records)
+
+        # When
+        r = edf.record(0)
+
+        # Then
+        assert r['name'] == 'Alice'
+        assert r['age'] == 25
 
     def test_editable_dataframe_should_process_new_record_into_list_of_records(self) -> None:
         records = [