Available for Mac OS

Paste Special
Shortcuts on Mac

Alt+E+S+V for Paste Special. Alt+E+S+T for formats only. The Windows Excel paste shortcuts you already know, running natively on your Mac — no menus, no relearning.

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Paste Special shortcuts in Mac Excel Shortcuts app
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Every Paste Shortcut, Working on Mac

The exact key combinations from Windows Excel, now native on macOS.

Alt+E+S+V
Paste Values
Paste only the values from a copied cell, dropping formulas and formatting.
Alt+E+S+T
Paste Formats
Paste only the formatting from the copied cell, leaving its values and formulas untouched.
Alt+E+S+F
Paste Formulas
Paste only the formula from the copied cell, recalculated for the new location.
Alt+E+S+W
Paste Column Widths
Match the column width of the source cells without changing any content.
Alt+E+S+M
Paste and Add
Add the copied values to the existing values in the destination cells.
⌘+V
Standard Paste
Regular paste still works exactly as expected — nothing changes for your normal workflow.

Need more than paste shortcuts? See the full list of Excel shortcuts on Mac — AutoSum, formatting, navigation, and everything else, in one place.

Get Paste Special Working in Under a Minute

No configuration, no remapping keyboard layouts by hand.

1
Download the App
Download the DMG directly. Installation takes seconds and requires zero setup.
2
Provide Permissions
Grant Accessibility and Input Monitoring so your keyboard shortcuts can reach Excel.
3
Open Excel and Paste
Open Excel and use Alt+E+S+V exactly like you would on Windows.

Questions & Answers

Everything you need to know about running Paste Special shortcuts on your Mac.

Press Alt+E+S+V to open the Paste Special dialog, exactly like on Windows — no relearning the Mac-native paste shortcuts.
Press Alt+E+S+V to open Paste Special, or Alt+E+S+F to paste only formulas — both work natively once Mac Excel Shortcuts app is installed.
Press Alt+E+S+T to paste only the formatting from a copied cell, leaving its values and formulas untouched.
Yes — standard paste (Cmd+V) works exactly as expected. Mac Excel Shortcuts app only adds the Windows Paste Special sequences on top.

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