Excel Add-ins

A collection of free Excel Add-ins and productivity tools. Download various spreadsheet and formula utilities and speed up your work!

This page is dedicated to extending Excel application functionality.

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What are Excel Add-ins?

Add-ins are additional tools that extend the functionality of Microsoft Excel. These tools offer optional commands and features not built into Excel by default. To use an Excel add-in, you must first install it, as they are not immediately available in the program. Sometimes, after installation, you must also activate the add-in before it becomes usable. Once installed and activated, add-ins can enhance your Excel experience by providing specialized features tailored to specific needs.

An Excel add-in lets you expand Excel’s functionality across multiple platforms.

With Excel add-ins, you can:

  1. Work with Excel objects, allowing you to manipulate data.
  2. Expand capabilities using web-based tasks or content panes.
  3. Add custom buttons to the ribbon or context menus.
  4. Create custom functions.
  5. Enhance user interaction through dialog windows.

Excel add-ins can be developed using various programming languages, depending on the type and complexity of the functionality required. Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) has long been popular for traditional Excel add-ins. VBA allows developers to automate tasks directly within Excel by writing macros and custom functions. Developers often use JavaScript, especially with the introduction of Office Add-ins.

DataXL Productivity Suite (Free Add-in)

The DataXL Productivity Suite is a free Excel add-in designed to boost productivity in everyday tasks. It offers easy-to-use tools for text formatting, workbook management, and data processing. For example, you can quickly clean up data, manage sheets, and manipulate text with just a few clicks.

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For example, you can easily clean up a list of customer names by removing extra spaces or correcting the text case with just a few clicks. Additionally, the add-in provides advanced text features like deleting specific characters from a string or inserting text at a specific position in a cell, making data manipulation more efficient.

Learn more about the tool.

DataFX Free Function Library for Excel

The add-in offers 200 high-performance user-defined functions to simplify complex Excel tasks and speed up data analysis. Built on the Excel-DNA framework, it provides native tooltips for easier function use and error reduction, enhancing the user experience for all skill levels.

UDFs have significant advantages over standard Excel functions, especially when dealing with repetitive tasks or complex calculations. They allow you to extend Excel’s functionality, automating processes that would require multiple steps or manual intervention.

For instance, with functions like SUMBETWEEN, users can sum values between a specified range in just one formula, saving considerable time and reducing errors. UDFs also provide more flexibility, as you can tailor them to specific needs that built-in Excel functions may not cover.

Take a closer look at how it works!


If you want to learn more about the integrated functions, don’t hesitate to look at the PDF files containing useful examples. Learn more on how to install an Excel add-in!


Ultimate Dashboard Tools Add-in for Windows and Mac

Our commercial chart add-in provides various charts to create advanced dashboards. Learn more!

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Free Gauge Chart Builder Add-in

We have a piece of good news! From now on, you can download a small Gauge Chart add-in. With its help, you can save hours working with dashboards.

Gauge chart add-in

Learn more about the tool.

Organizational Chart Maker for Excel

free org chart add-in

Read more about building a stunning organizational chart ASAP with the Free Organizational Chart add-in to speed up your work.

Conclusion

Excel add-ins unlock new flexibility and creativity, allowing users to maximize Excel’s potential. Whether you aim to improve your everyday work processes, deepen your data analysis skills, or make your spreadsheets more visually appealing. They turn Excel into a dynamic and customizable tool that grows with your evolving needs.