Available for Mac OS

The Excel Shortcuts app,
natively Mac

Paste Special, AutoSum, Fill Down and every Alt ribbon sequence — the muscle memory you built on Windows, working for real inside Excel for Mac. No Parallels, no Boot Camp, no VM.

Free trial · no account needed · ~60 seconds to set up

The Excel Shortcuts app running on a Mac, tracking Windows shortcuts live
Make Excel Ribbon Shortcuts Work on MacMake Excel Ribbon Shortcuts Work on MacSame Windows shortcuts. Same speed.AltESV→Paste SpecialMouse 8s → Shortcut 1sSaves 7sAltHMC→Merge & CenterMouse 6s → Shortcut 1sSaves 5sAltASA→Sort A → ZMouse 7s → Shortcut 1sSaves 6sAltWFF→Freeze PanesMouse 9s → Shortcut 1sSaves 8sAlt=→AutoSumMouse 5s → Shortcut 1sSaves 4sAltESV→Paste SpecialMouse 8s → Shortcut 1sSaves 7s
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How It Works

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

2
Provide permissions
We need two permissions, Accessibility to access Excel, and Input Monitoring to connect your keyboard to Excel.
3
Open Excel and start using
Open Excel and start using your shortcuts.

Built for those who never use a mouse for Excel

Every habit below is one you keep from Windows — hands on the keys, mouse untouched, the way you have always worked.

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

across huge reporting workbooks, filter and drill into pivot tables mid-conversation, and review live dashboards at the same speed you had on Windows —

without ever reaching for the mouse.

~7 hrs/month saved
Toggle

between relative and absolute references without breaking flow, audit formulas and trace precedents in seconds, then reformat an entire statement

minutes before the deadline.

~9 hrs/month saved
Clean

up a messy handoff workbook in seconds, apply consistent number and currency formats across a whole sheet, and copy formatting only —

no slow ribbon crawl.

~5 hrs/month saved
Reuse

the muscle memory you built on Windows — no retraining your hands, no second-guessing a keystroke, every saved second compounding

across your whole working day.

~7 hrs/month saved

*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 app

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

Consultants

Consultants

The shapeshifters who walk into any client’s office and make their numbers make sense — same keys on every machine, zero relearning.

Most-used ribbon keys
Alt+W+AArrange All
Alt+H+O+IAutoFit Column Width
Founders

Founders

The one-person finance teams — building the model, the deck and the roadmap before lunch, every keystroke earned.

Most-used ribbon keys
Alt+=AutoSum
Alt+H+KCurrency format
Analysts

Analysts

The warriors who turn raw rows in Excel into the insights everyone else builds their decisions on.

Most-used ribbon keys
Alt+E+S+VPaste Special — values
Alt+W+F+FFreeze Panes
Small Business Owners

Small Business Owners

The operators running invoicing, inventory and payroll solo — Excel stays fast, so the business keeps moving.

Most-used ribbon keys
Ctrl+DFill Down
Alt+E+S+TPaste Formats
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 app 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

Mac Excel Shortcuts app vs. Parallels vs. Boot Camp

Running a virtual machine or dual-booting Windows just to use Excel shortcuts is overkill. Mac Excel Shortcuts app gets you there without the overhead.

No VM, no reboot, no Windows license. Parallels and Boot Camp make Excel work by running Windows itself — Mac Excel Shortcuts app makes Excel work by staying native to macOS.
FeatureMac Excel Shortcuts appParallels DesktopBoot Camp
Runs natively on macOSRuns a full Windows VMBoots into Windows instead
Windows license requiredNoneYes, extra costYes, extra cost
RAM & disk overheadMinimal — no VM4–8GB+ RAM, 60GB+ disk60GB+ dedicated partition
Switch between Mac apps & Excel instantlyPartial — still a VM under the hoodNo — full reboot required
Setup requiredNone — install & goInstall hypervisor + Windows + OfficePartition drive + install Windows + Office
Price$49 one-time or $4.99/moSubscription + Windows licenseFree app, but needs Windows + Office license
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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
Parallels Desktop Full Windows virtualization for Mac — powerful, but you're running an entire second OS just for Excel Boot Camp Apple's native dual-boot utility — free, but requires a dedicated partition and a full reboot to use Excel

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 app gives back to you.

ActionWindows shortcutNative Excel on MacWith Mac Excel Shortcuts app
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

Dig deeper: the full Excel shortcuts on Mac list, navigation & data shortcuts, or Paste Special shortcuts.

Why Not Just Use a Key Remapper?

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

Only Mac Excel Shortcuts app works instantly, out of the box. No profiles, no manual configuration — every other option below requires setup before a single shortcut works.
FeatureMac Excel Shortcuts appKarabiner-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 app release is scanned and notarized by Apple. No malware, no tampering, no unsigned code ever reaches your Mac.
Verify
Swagat Sarma

"I built Mac Excel Shortcuts app 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
Builder in Chief, MacCove

Questions & Answers

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

Mac Excel Shortcuts app 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 app 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 app, and get 50% off your upgrade.
No, each license covers only one Mac for now.
Mac Excel Shortcuts app 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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