Octopart Excel Add-In

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20 points·janineyoong··8 comments

Awesome!

By the way, you say no one claims to love Excel. I claim to love Excel! I loved it since the first time I saw it with the embedded Windows 2.0 runtime in the late 80s. When I saw that I immediately deleted all copies of 1-2-3 and Quattro and never looked back.

So, you made an old Excel user happy by adding Octopart, which I've already loved as well.

Ha! I, too, loved Excel deeply, though Google spreadsheets finally won me over a few years ago.

Most users we spoke to swear that they'll move off Excel eventually, but still want an Excel add-in today. It was a tough product decision to prioritize a platform that people seem want to stop using, but continues to be so entrenched.

Thanks for the support! If you'd like to tell us more about how you use it email us at contact@octopart.com

Most of my workday takes place in Excel. What about Google Spreadsheets made you switch?

it was a function of my usage of spreadsheets changing (didn't need to build large financial models anymore) and Google Docs coming up to par on basic functions, combined with collaboration and storing in the cloud. Switching to Mac basically ended my love affair with excel (all the keyboard shortcuts I knew so well didn't work anymore)

Any chance of a docs/Apps script version?

Yes - people don't ask for it nearly as often as Excel but enough for it to make our list! If you're interested in beta testing whenever we get to it, drop us a line (contact@octopart.com)

Is it open source ? An add-in in my business Excel sheet is something I would prefer not to have to only trust. Anyway, very nice and I would totally understand if you keep it closed.

It's not open source. Not out of principle, just that it would take some time to clean up.

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