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★★★★★
"A must-have for
Excel for Mac users"
Kenny Whitelaw-Jones, founder of Financial Modelling on Mac. (full review)
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I just downloaded your software and would like to say thank you so much! At work I use Excel on a PC and have always missed the functionality on my personal Mac. You are a life-changer.
Sam J., Business Analyst (Consulting)
This is the most convenient tool for Mac users to navigate the Excel ribbon. It's a must-have for heavy Excel users who strive for excellence, efficiency and superior performance.
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Accelerator Keys supports Intel and Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 11+ (Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura) and has been tested with Office 365, 2021, 2019 and 2016.
Get good at Excel, really fast
We use Apple's assistive features to control Mac Excel and simulate Window's alt-key shortcuts, without inconvenient or expensive workarounds. It's a better way to use Excel.
Powerful shortcuts at your fingertips
We support 900+ alt-key shortcuts across Excel and PowerPoint. Every ribbon tab is fully covered, including Home, Insert, Page Layout, Formulas, Data, Review, and View. See the full list.
Unobtrusive convenience
Accelerator Keys runs quietly in your menu-bar. When Excel is open, the app watches for keystrokes, and uses the Accessibility API to display hotkeys and control Excel.
Here are some of the most frequently used Excel shortcuts you can use on your Mac with Accelerator Keys.
Mac users of Excel have struggled with the lack of alt-key shortcuts for the past 10 years with only painful workarounds available (see Reddit and Microsoft's forum).
macOS's increased support for accessibility features recently enabled a new way to control Mac Excel. Mac users can now use alt-key shortcuts without spending a lot or inconvenient setups. Give it a try!
Issues with current workarounds
Mac users have always struggled to use Windows-style Alt key shortcuts in Excel. Here's how Accelerator Keys solves this problem.
Example: To paste values on Mac Excel, press Option → H → V → V — the same as Alt + H V V on Windows.
Have a question, or just want to say hi? You can always reach us at [email protected].
For setup instructions, please follow this walkthrough.
On Mac, the Option key (⌥) is the physical equivalent of the Windows Alt key. However, pressing Option in Mac Excel doesn't activate ribbon shortcuts like Alt does on Windows. This is because Microsoft never implemented Alt key ribbon navigation in the Mac version of Excel. Accelerator Keys solves this by enabling native Alt+key ribbon shortcuts on Mac.
By default, you can't—Mac Excel doesn't support Windows-style Alt key ribbon navigation. With Accelerator Keys installed, simply press the Option key (which acts as Alt), then type your shortcut sequence. For example, Option → H → O → I to auto-fit column width, just like on Windows.
Microsoft never added Alt key ribbon navigation to Excel for Mac. This forces Mac users to rely on mouse clicks or memorize completely different keyboard shortcuts. Accelerator Keys bridges this gap by implementing the missing functionality natively on macOS.
Yes! Accelerator Keys lets you use the same Alt key sequences you know from Windows. Press Option (the Mac equivalent of Alt), then type your shortcut—like H, O, I for auto-fit column width. For the most authentic Windows experience, we also recommend setting your Mac's function keys to work as standard F1-F12 keys.
Accelerator Keys supports over 900 Alt key shortcuts across Excel and PowerPoint, covering every ribbon tab including Home, Insert, Page Layout, Formulas, Data, Review, and View. See the complete list of supported shortcuts.
Accelerator Keys supports macOS 11 Big Sur through macOS 15 Tahoe, on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. It works with Microsoft Office 365, Office 2021, Office 2019, and Office 2016.
Yes! Accelerator Keys offers a 14-day free trial with full functionality—no credit card required. Download it, try all 900+ shortcuts, and see the productivity boost for yourself before deciding.
Absolutely safe. Accelerator Keys uses Apple's Accessibility API solely to read button labels in the Excel/PowerPoint ribbon and simulate keyboard navigation. It never reads, stores, or transmits your spreadsheet data, formulas, or files. The app runs entirely on your Mac with no cloud processing.
Each license activates on one Mac at a time. You can easily transfer your license between Macs by deregistering from Menu Bar → Manage Account → Deregister this Mac, then activating on your new Mac. For users who need simultaneous access on multiple devices, additional licenses are available with bulk discounts.
The app needs to be updated each time Microsoft updates Excel Office 365. This allows the app to find controls in the Excel ribbon accurately (e.g., if button labels or the ribbon layout has changed), and let users control them through Accelerator Keys.
The activation code is automatically sent to the email address which you used to sign up for the trial. If you're missing the code or think you might have mistyped your email address, drop us an email at [email protected] so that we can manually retrieve the code for you.
Click on the link underneath the verification code input field to go back and try again with the correct email address.
Once you have paid for a subscription, you can use the email address that you used during subscription to activate Accelerator Keys, just by clicking on the "Activate" button (see image below). No licence key or activation code needed!
The email address used is case sensitive and character sensitive, so make sure you key it in exactly. Drop us an email at [email protected] if you can't remember the exact email address used, or if it still doesn't work.
To transfer your licence to a different laptop, you will first have to deregister the current laptop associated with your subscription.
To deregister the current laptop associated with your subscription:
After your current laptop has been deregistered, you can activate Accelerator Keys on your new laptop using the same email address associated with your subscription.
Note that for our old customers on the lifetime licence, your licence is tied to a specific device and cannot be transferred.
No problem - drop us an email at [email protected] so that we can manually deregister your old laptop on the backend.
You can cancel your subscription at any time, just:
Do note that cancelling your subscription will terminate your access to Accelerator Keys with immediate effect, even if you have just paid for a new subscription cycle.
Make sure that you've followed all the instructions in our set-up walkthrough, and that Accelerator Keys is open before you open Excel.
If that still doesn't work, drop us an email at [email protected] with the following information:
Yes! Some antivirus programs (such as Avast, Norton, Kaspersky, or similar) can block Accelerator Keys from sending keystrokes to Excel or PowerPoint. This is because AK uses macOS accessibility features to simulate keyboard input, which some security software may flag.
If your shortcuts aren't working, try:
Drop us an email at [email protected] with the following information:
Yes! We offer discounts for students and bulk purchases. Drop us an email at [email protected] with details about your situation and we'll work something out.
See our full list of supported alt and ribbon shortcuts here.
