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16 free self-serve Excel tools - workbook compare, formula explainer, risk score, slow-file diagnoser and more. Two minutes each, no sign-up. Downloadable templates coming soon.

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Free self-serve Excel tools - calculators, diagnostic quizzes and a spreadsheet risk score - built around the checks a careful reviewer runs on any workbook. Two minutes each, no sign-up, no form gate. The workbook templates and downloadable checklists are in production; the live tools below are available now. Stuck on one formula? The free Formula Clinic fixes it within one working day.

Self-serve tools

15 tools, two minutes each.

Workbook Compare

Drop two versions of a file and see every changed cell and formula, inserted rows, and formulas someone typed over.

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Workbook Map

See how your sheets feed each other as a diagram, with links to other files, hidden feeders and circular links flagged.

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Formula Explainer

Paste any formula and read it in plain English, step by step in the order Excel calculates it.

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Data Quality Checker

Paste rows from Excel and find duplicates, extra spaces, mixed date formats and text in number columns, with cell addresses.

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Excel Date Converter

Serial number to date and back, plus a fixer for text dates mixed between DD/MM and MM/DD.

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Workbook X-ray

Drop in an .xlsx and get an instant audit: #REF! errors, typed-over formulas, external links and more. Nothing is uploaded.

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Hours Saved Calculator

Calculate your annual recoverable time and cost savings from automating manual Excel reporting.

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Spreadsheet Risk Score

Score your inherited or critical CFO workbooks against the 7 most common formula failure modes.

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Slow-File Diagnoser

Diagnose why your Excel file lags and discover the top 7 fixes before considering an expensive migration.

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Dashboard Readiness Quiz

Evaluate if your source data, KPIs, and refresh schedules are ready for an executive dashboard build.

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Inventory Reorder Calculator

Calculate safety stock and optimal reorder triggers to prevent supply chain stockouts.

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GST/TDS Practice Health Check

Benchmark your accounting ledger and tax reconciliation workflows for CA & tax firms.

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Excel Formula Error Checker

Paste a formula to spot the likely cause of #N/A, #REF!, #VALUE! and other errors.

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Excel Error Solver

Pick the error you see and get step-by-step fixes for the most common causes.

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VLOOKUP to XLOOKUP Converter

Convert a fragile VLOOKUP into a safer XLOOKUP that survives inserted columns.

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Starter Templates

Free Excel Starter Models & Checklists.

Clean, un-locked Excel models formatted to professional audit standards. Open in your browser or run the self-serve tools - zero sign-up required.

Excel Template

3-Statement Financial Model

Integrated P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow model structure with assumption drivers.

Excel Template

Monthly Cash Flow Forecast

12-month rolling cash runway forecast with direct cash flow reconciliation rules.

Checklist PDF

Spreadsheet Quality Checklist

The 7-point audit checklist to run on any workbook before sign-off.

Coming next

Downloadable workbooks and Power Query patterns.

We are packaging workbook templates, Power Query scripts and audit checklists as free downloads. No form gate, no email capture - direct links from this page. If you want a note when the first batch ships, call or WhatsApp us and we will tell you.

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Resource rules

Six rules on every free resource we publish.

Free resources that are actually useful - not signup-walled PDFs, not 'enter your email for the 12-page whitepaper'.