Applications that do not work alone, but add power or functionality to the standard Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. These are often VBA scripts.
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- IPredict Time-series predictions using Bayesian algorithms and Wavelet analysis.
- DoneEx XCell Compiler provides Excel workbook formulas and VBA code copy protection. Includes a key licensing system with a trial mode and hardware locking. Website also includes non-Excel software.
- EzForecaster A business forecasting add-in for Microsoft Excel.
- Excel Password Remover Add-in that removes passwords, with certain limits. Postcard-ware.
- Decision Models' FastExcel Professional spreadsheet consultant has developed FastExcel to help run Spreadsheets quicker. FastExcel provides analysis and helpful solutions to potential spreadsheet problems.
- SQL*XL Links Excel to Oracle Adds a menu item to Excel through which SQL can be submitted to Oracle. Full featured and allows bulk inserts/updates, PL/SQL, VBA.
- Spinnaker Software Solutions Add-ins for Microsoft Excel. Downloadable shareware and freeware: Spinnaker Screens, Alerts, Strings, Functions, Merges, Columns, Extracts, Passwords, Fuel Tax Program, Image Wizard, Statistics and Prints.
- Frontline Systems The company that developed the basic solver offers the Premium Solver. Provides download, online ordering, company information and a tutorial.
- ExcelEverywhere Converts a spreadsheet to an HTML page with formulas translated to javascript. Provides a FAQ, online ordering and company information.
- Navigator Utilities Eases navigating through complex spreadsheets. Provides company and purchasing information, free demo and a presentation of the product.
- DJI Computer Solutions Proposes applications for personal finances, golf, scheduling, tax calculations and task management.
- Lumenaut Monte Carlo, Decision Tree and Statistics add-in for risk analysis
- World Clock File shows the local times in the USA, the UK and Japan relative to GMT and 4 different time zones, including Los Angeles, Ohio and Europe (GMT+1).
- XLCubed Provides access to SQL Server Analysis Services to manipulate business data directly in a spreadsheet. Presentation of the company and its technology. In the UK.
- A3 Solutions Solutions for forecasting, budgeting and management reporting. Located in San Franciscon, CA, USA.
- BYG Software The Excel Auditor, tool to control, audit, and document workbooks. BYG utilities lite, shareware, Goldmine, free technique demonstration files, bugs. (BYG stands for Big Yellow Gorilla.)
- XLStatistics Set of workbooks for statistical analysis of data. All working and code is visible. Freeware version available.
- Jabsoft Proposes formatting and financial tools. Presentation of the company and the products, online support. In Peru.
- Add-ins.com Proposes collections of add-ins and visual basic macros.
- Spheresoft Proposes the Modeler and the Highlighter tools.
- Fas Formulas Proposes spreadsheets configured with interactive formulas in many different subject areas.
- DigDB Proposes a tool for difficult data manipulations.
- NEKO to Excel Proposes free games for Excel, developed with VBA.
- Excel Business Solutions Provides several VBA add-ins in the areas of finance and statistics. The source code is unprotected for educational purposes.
- Spreadsheet Advantage Provides utilities including those to compare, analyse, map and track down the sources of circularities in spreadsheets.
- Spreadsheet Detective Provide reporting and error auditing tools, including ones to show how formulae have been copied, follow precedent/dependent relationships, compare workbooks and manipulate named ranges.
- DiffEngineX Software to report on the differences between two Excel workbook / spreadsheet files (including cells, Visual Basic VBA macros, comments and defined names) and highlight the differences with color. Can compare individual worksheets and whole folders of Excel files against each other. Handles xls, xlsx, xlsm and xlsb files. Site includes screenshots, usage instructions and free trial version download.
- SimulAr Provides Monte Carlo simulation software for the risk analysis of decisions. Their license states users must email SimulAr with models developed using their tool.
- DPlot Offers graphing software for scientists and engineers, with the facility to import data from Excel.
- The Spreadsheet Store Free help, a forum and templates for a wide variety of purposes including stock market, real estate and financial statement evaluation, invoicing and personal finance.
- PrecisionCalc Allows mathematical formulae to provide much more precise results, use of larger and smaller numbers and eliminates binary conversion errors.
- Lindo Systems What's Best allows the creation of optimization models in Excel. It solves linear, nonlinear and integer programming problems.
- Business Functions Excel functions for projecting costs and revenues, coping with time periods and growth.
- Knowledge Dynamics Turns Excel workbooks into interactive web applications.
- Mapland Spreadsheet mapping software that allows you to chart Excel data on a map.
- Business Spreadsheets Sells templates designed for project management, business analysis, investment and option valuation, multiple regression forecasting, portfolio monitoring and optimization.
- Spreadsheet Tools LockXLS protects VBA and spreadsheet formulae from reverse engineering and provides trial period functionality.
- ExcelCalcs Displays Excel formulae as mathematical equations.
- ExcelSentry Encrypts spreadsheets allowing normal operations only for authorized users.
- ScanXLS This tool by Systems Modelling finds the spreadsheets on your network and their links/dependencies. Addresses Sarbanes-Oxley concerns.
- Excel Quick Search Tool which extends Excel's search facilities.
- Quick Excel This add-in provides a simple, ergonomic way to enter data.
- Boardwalktech Software to allow several users to work on the same spreadsheet data using server-side change management.
- MSDN: Isolating Microsoft Office Extensions with the COM Shim Wizard Version 2.3 Software developers can isolate managed add-ins using this free COM Shim Wizard.
- Phraseswapper A utility that aids with translation and cleanup of Excel spreadsheets. It captures and lists all words in the spreadsheet, allowing the user to globally substitute alternate words.
- Trace Draws dependency graphs/diagrams to depict relationships between cells in Excel. Use this tool for spreadsheet auditing, mathematical modeling, and other calculations. Trace is freeware.
- SolveXL Single and multiple-objective genetic algorithms optimization add-in for Microsoft Excel.
- Excel Planet Multiple utilities such as a graphical calendar and a tool to spot duplicates in lists.
- DatabilioSuite.com Provides data conversion tools allowing the extraction of data from text reports in Excel.
- NodeXL Provides an Excel 2007 template allowing the display and analysis of network graphs. Can import graphs from a variety of formats.
- FlowBreeze Provides an add-in that converts text into flowcharts. Website includes templates, demonstration videos and a help file.
- ARMON Technologies, LLC Developer of XLActuary, an Excel add-in designed to handle all actuarial factor calculations via new worksheet functions. Website includes details about their consultancy, a help file and support information.
- Sovereign NewZealand Provide an improved GoalSeek algorithm. Site includes a download link and a comparison between the capabilities of their algorithm with the ones developed by Microsoft and Lotus.
- Decision Toolworks San Francisco based software company providing several different add-ins in the areas of decision tree diagrams, sensitivity analysis and Monte Carlo simulations. Website also includes sample chapters from a book about decision analysis with Excel.
- BugdetMedia: Xlquotes Allows users to download stock prices from Yahoo Finance into Excel. The site has English and German language versions and a manual.
- DataSafeXL Ltd Provides software to obfuscate Excel VBA code. Website includes the software download, demonstration video and details of their consultancy and training business.
- AbleBits Provides Pivot Table AutoFormat XL, allowing the creation of collection of autoformats.
- BeGraphic Provide interactive maps and graphics for both Excel and PowerPoint. Website includes free and professional versions, business cases and a forum.
- Bobenco Solutions Provide StatScorer decision support software adding in-depth stochastic modeling and Monte Carlo simulation capabilities to Excel spreadsheets. Shows possible outcomes from models related to various areas (finance, risk management, engineering ). Site includes examples and a forum.
- Virtual Cube Solutions Allows direct access to relational databases in a manner that is identical to an OLAP add-in. Website includes free trial and documentation.
- ExcelSavvy Software to discover spreadsheet errors, help with auditing and understand complex models.
- LikeOffice Provides several Excel utilities such as comparing spreadsheets, counting unique entries, password recovery and online stock prices. Also offers a consultancy service.
- Gartle Technology Produce the product SaveToDB which allows Excel to view and edit SQL Server and SQL Azure data. Website includes the software and examples.
- XLhub XLhub is an add-in that creates a two-way (read/write) connection between Excel and a SQL Server database. It adds security, versioning, and multi-user capabilities. Website includes the download, tutorials, videos and customer stories.
- Thetaris Thetaris is a German company that produces Theta Proxy XL. Functionality includes real-time option pricing and financial hedging. Website includes the software, case studies and documentation.
- Life Cycle Costing The "Sensitivity Analysis Knoll" Add-In does single input or multiple input sensitivity analysis of up to 20 inputs and 20 outputs. It includes the option to search for zero crossing output values and their corresponding input settings, which is often required for break even analysis.
- Lantechsoft Excel Data Cleaner automates cleaning tasks like duplicate removal, formatting and counting tasks in Excel. Site also includes software for Microsoft Word.
- Excel Image Assistant Software to automatically insert multiple images into Excel, such as all the images in a specified folder. Site includes testimonials.
- ASAP Utilities Excel add-in contains over 300 utilities to fill the gaps in Excel, and automate frequently used tasks.
- PATools Add-in for manipulating and analysing data.
- Enventra Produces MoboCalc which supports pen input for Excel on tablet PCs through a custom Excel tablet input panel. Features natural maths notation and function shortcuts in formulas.
- Macabacus Provides keyboard shortcuts designed for use by members of the financial community.
- Doality Picture Manager assists in inserting multiple images (automatically sized to fit cells) into single or multiple Excel spreadsheets, as well as the option for quick removal of all photos at once.
- VueSoft Create printable calendars in Excel and Word with events from Outlook and Google Calendar. Site includes forums and downloadable software.
- Intellicate Schedule24 allows the design and creation of shift patterns and employee schedules. Website includes demonstration video and details about the company.
- OLAP Office Offers data analysis and reporting tools for budgeting and forecasting. Proposes consulting services. In London, UK.
- The Business Tools Store Provides a wide range of Excel template for sales, finance, billing, and timesheets. Site includes a FAQ and blog.
- Zementis ADAPA Predictive analytics add-in allows scoring of data and the execution of complex statistical models. Links exist to the same software as a service and running outside of Excel.
- User Solutions Solutions for scheduling, material control, graphing and time sheets.
- Spreadsheet Auditor Provide Excel audit tools that find the source of cell #REF! errors, external links, embedded hard codes in formulas and formula inconsistency, and also explore complex formulas precedents/dependents.
- Devart Excel Add-ins Provides functionality to edit data from cloud applications and relational databases.
- XLTools Provides a popup calendar, version control, SQL queries, mail merge and automation without the use of VBA.
- Metrics Institute Provides data handling and statistical utilities, including a histogram creator.
- PlusX Offer an add-in allowing the creation of Waterfall, Gantt, Mirror, BubbleX and double donut charts.
- Daniel's XL Toolbox Free, open-source add-in for Excel providing data analysis and presentation functions. Site includes the developer's blog and a German language version of the whole site.
- CDX Technologies: CDXZipStream Provides zip code analysis tools including distance calculations, codes within a given radius, reverse look-ups, address verification and geo-coding. Website includes product features, FAQs, pricing and a 30 day trial.