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AI tools and add-ins for Excel

Sidebar assistants, worksheet functions that call a model, and formula generators — with what each one actually does.

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ajelix.comFreemium

Ajelix

Formula, VBA, and chart generation, plus formula translation between languages.

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support.claude.comPaid⚠ may have moved

Claude for Excel

Anthropic's side-panel assistant that reads your workbook and cites the cells it used.

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support.microsoft.comPaid

Copilot in Excel

Microsoft's own AI in Excel: official documentation and what it can do.

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marketplace.microsoft.comFree

Excel Labs

Microsoft Garage add-in with a LABS.GENERATIVEAI function you call from the grid.

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formulabot.comFreemium⚠ may have moved

Formula Bot

Plain-English to formula, plus PDF and bank statement conversion into Excel.

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gptforwork.comFreemium

GPT for Excel

Adds a =GPT() function to Excel for prompting a model row by row.

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gptexcel.ukFreemium

GPTExcel

Web tool for formulas, SQL, regex, and scripts across four spreadsheet apps.

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numerous.aiPaid

Numerous.ai

An =AI() cell function for classifying, summarising, and generating text in place.

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