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Mac Excel
Shortcuts

Run Windows excel shortcuts on Mac, and get native Windows experience on Mac. Get your work done fast.

Paste Special shortcuts in Mac Excel Shortcuts
Formatting shortcuts in Mac Excel Shortcuts
Mac Excel Shortcuts app screenshot
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How It Works

Get started with Mac Excel Shortcuts in four simple steps. From download to full automation in under 1 minute.

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Provide permissions
We need two permissions, Accessibility to access Excel, and Input Monitoring to connect your keyboard to Excel.
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Open Excel and start using
Open excel and start using your shortcuts.

Top 5 Voted Shortcuts

The 5 most-requested Windows Excel shortcuts, voted by our users — restored natively on your Mac. Dozens more are covered.

Alt+E+S+V
Paste Special
Paste values, formulas, or formatting only — without carrying over the rest of the copied cell.
Alt+E+S+T
Paste Special (Formats)
Paste only the formatting from the copied cell, leaving its values and formulas behind.
Alt+=
AutoSum
Insert a SUM formula for the selected cells without typing it out.
Alt+W+F+F
Freeze Panes
Lock header rows or columns in place while scrolling through thousands of rows of data.
Alt+H+O+I
AutoFit Column Width
Resize the selected columns to fit their contents automatically.
See the full list of shortcuts we cover

Windows Shortcuts vs. Native Excel on Mac

Excel on Mac remaps almost every shortcut you know. Here's what changes by default — and what Mac Excel Shortcuts gives back to you.

ActionWindows shortcutNative Excel on MacWith Mac Excel Shortcuts
Paste SpecialAlt+E+S+V⌃+⌘+V Same as Windows
AutoSumAlt+=⇧+⌘+T Same as Windows
Fill DownCtrl+D⌘+D Same as Windows
Freeze PanesAlt+W+F+FView menu only Same as Windows
Toggle FilterCtrl+Shift+L⌘+Shift+L Same as Windows
Sort A to ZAlt+A+S+AData menu only Same as Windows
Data ValidationAlt+A+V+VData menu only Same as Windows
Insert RowAlt+H+I+RHome menu only Same as Windows

Built for the Way You Actually Use Excel

Every workflow below is time you get back the moment you stop hunting for a Mac-native way to do something Windows already made instant.

Save an average of 25+ hours a month on typical power-user Excel workflows*

Consume & Run Dashboards Like a Pro

~7 hrs/month saved
  • Jump across huge reporting workbooks without ever reaching for the mouse
  • Filter and drill into pivot tables in a heartbeat, mid-conversation
  • Review live dashboards at the same speed you did on Windows

Financial Models

~9 hrs/month saved
  • Toggle between relative and absolute references without breaking flow
  • Audit formulas and trace precedents in seconds, not minutes
  • Reformat an entire statement moments before a deadline, instantly

Quick Formatting

~5 hrs/month saved
  • Clean up a messy handoff workbook in seconds, not a slow ribbon crawl
  • Apply consistent number and currency formats across an entire sheet
  • Copy formatting only, without disturbing the values underneath

Faster Work, Same Muscle Memory

~7 hrs/month saved
  • No retraining your hands just because you switched machines
  • Zero hesitation, zero second-guessing every keystroke
  • Every saved second compounds across a full day of spreadsheet work

*Estimate based on typical power-user Excel workflows over a 22-day working month and the number of ribbon/menu trips a Windows shortcut replaces — actual time saved depends on how you use Excel.

Who Uses Mac Excel Shortcuts

Anyone who spent years in Excel on Windows and doesn't want to lose that speed on a Mac.

Analysts
Live in spreadsheets all day — pivot tables, lookups, and formatting shortcuts need to be instant, not an afterthought.
Problem solved
  • Alt+E+S+VPaste Special — pull in just the values or formulas from a copied cell, skip formatting mismatches from other systems entirely.
  • Alt+W+F+FFreeze Panes — lock header rows in place while scrolling through thousands of rows of data, used almost every other minute reviewing large models.
Consultants
Move between client laptops and their own Mac constantly — same shortcuts everywhere means no lost time relearning.
Problem solved
  • Alt+W+AArrange All — view multiple client workbooks side-by-side in separate windows instead of alt-tabbing between them all day.
  • Alt+H+O+IAutoFit Column Width — clean up messy columns in seconds before every client-facing export.
Founders
Building the model, the deck, and the roadmap themselves — every saved second in Excel is a second back in the day.
Problem solved
  • Alt+=AutoSum — total up rows and columns instantly while building a financial model solo, no finance team to hand it off to.
  • Alt+H+KCurrency — apply consistent currency formatting to an investor-ready deck fast, without hunting through the ribbon before a pitch.
Small Business Owners
Handling invoicing, inventory, and budgets solo — Mac Excel Shortcuts keeps Excel fast without needing to become a Mac power user first.
Problem solved
  • Ctrl+DFill Down — repeat the same value or formula down a full column of invoices in one keystroke.
  • Alt+E+S+TPaste Formats — apply consistent formatting across inventory sheets without redoing it by hand every time.
Windows Excel shortcuts compared to Mac Excel shortcuts
Worried Excel Won't Work the Same on Mac?
Switching from Windows to Mac usually means relearning Excel from scratch — Excel on Mac remaps nearly every shortcut you rely on. Mac Excel Shortcuts fixes that by running your existing Windows shortcuts natively inside Excel on your Mac, so the switch is about the hardware, not your workflow.
All your Windows Excel shortcuts work out of the box
No relearning — same key combos you already know
Native macOS app, not an emulator or remote desktop
Free 7-day trial, no risk to try it on your own files

Why Not Just Use a Key Remapper?

Generic remapping tools move key presses around. Mac Excel Shortcuts understands Excel.

Only Mac Excel Shortcuts works instantly, out of the box. No profiles, no manual configuration — every other option below requires setup before a single shortcut works.
FeatureMac Excel ShortcutsKarabiner-ElementsBetterTouchToolKeyboard Maestro
Excel-native shortcuts, out of the box
Multi-key Access Key sequences (Alt,E,S,V)Possible with manual macros
Setup requiredNone — install & goManual key-map configManual app-specific configManual macro building
Free trial7 days freeFree & open source
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Feature availability compared as of this page's last update — check each vendor's site for current details.

How the alternatives compare
Karabiner-Elements Free, open-source system-wide key remapper — no Excel awareness BetterTouchTool Gesture & shortcut customizer for macOS — general-purpose, not Excel-specific Keyboard Maestro Powerful macro automation tool — requires building your own Excel macros

Security & Privacy

Your usage data never leaves your device.

No data collection
No data transmission
Apple Notarized
Just functional
Zero Data Collection
We don't track what you use, sell your data, or run analytics. What you automate is your business — not ours.
Privacy Policy
Local-First Processing
Shortcuts run entirely on your device. Cloud is required only license management.
Architecture
Apple Notarized
Every Mac Excel Shortcuts release is scanned and notarized by Apple. No malware, no tampering, no unsigned code ever reaches your Mac.
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"I built Mac Excel Shortcuts after switching to a MacBook and realizing every Excel shortcut I'd used for a decade was suddenly gone. Relearning Excel felt like the wrong problem to solve — so I built the fix instead."

Swagat Sarma
Founder, MacCove

Questions & Answers

Everything you need to know about Mac Excel Shortcuts. Can't find what you're looking for? Reach out to our team — we're happy to help.

Mac Excel Shortcuts is a macOS utility that lets you use the Windows Excel keyboard shortcuts you already know — Paste Special, AutoSum, and more — directly on your Mac, without relearning Mac-native shortcuts.
Mac Excel Shortcuts is available on macOS 14.0+ (Sonoma and above).
Yes — MacCove is free to download and use for up to trial usage limits or 7 days. For unlimited shortcuts, advanced actions, cloud sync, and team sharing, upgrade to $4.99/month or $49.99/lifetime.
Yes — refer two people to Mac Excel Shortcuts, and get 50% off your upgrade.
No, each license covers only one Mac for now.
Mac Excel Shortcuts runs entirely on your device. We do not track which shortcuts you use in detail, log your keystrokes, collect in-app analytics, or transmit your Excel data anywhere — we do count the total number of shortcuts used for product improvement. For paid licenses, we (or our payment processor) collect the minimum billing information needed, such as your email and purchase status.
Yes — all shortcuts run locally on your device, up to 24 hours in the trial period and 7 days post-upgrade. They don't require an internet connection, as part of our local-first architecture.
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