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AI-Powered Excel Formula Auditing with Formulate

Formulate by Macabacus - Use AI-generated Excel formulas to speed up financial modeling and reduce manual errors in Excel.
  • Convert hardcoded numbers into accurate formulas in one click
  • Eliminate tedious cleanup in client- or web-sourced financial models
  • Save time and avoid formula errors with intelligent AI assistance

Currently available in Macabacus Lite for Excel

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Fix Formula Hardcodes in Seconds with AI

See how Formulate uses AI to detect and rebuild formulas that match hardcoded values—dramatically reducing the time it takes to clean up financial models in Excel.

Streamline Financial Modeling. Eliminate Risk.

From formula tracing to charting—everything you need to model with confidence

Model Check

Quickly detect and resolve critical modeling errors—so you and your team can work faster and present with confidence.

Tracing Tools

Macabacus Trace In / Out tools go beyond Excel’s native tracing—making it effortless to audit precedents, dependents, and full logic

Link to Excel

Save countless hours by reliably linking to Excel data and charts in PowerPoint presentations and Word documents, and refresh links with the click of a button.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Over 100 customizable shortcuts for routine formatting and other operations to turbocharge your Excel workflows.

Formula Flow

Spot errors and inconsistencies in your Excel financial models across several cells in a single view

Charting Tools

Create complex charts quickly, ensure their brand compliance, add components to existing charts, and much more.

Built for the Desk and for the Enterprise

Macabacus is the #1 productivity and brand compliance suite designed for investment banks, private equity, venture capital, FP&A, and consulting firms — transforming how teams build & audit models, create polished decks & documents, and manage digital assets.
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Macabacus is a great tool that improves my efficiency on a day-to-day basis.
Clay W., Investment Banking Analyst, Small-Business
Investment Banking Analyst
Clay W.
It has increased the speed at which I am able to produce quality financial models dramatically. It is simple to use and highly functional.
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Trevor S.
Director of Finance, Education Management
Very easy to use, extremely powerful to save time while using Excel for modeling purposes and allowing for very useful functionalities.
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Luca S.
Operations Associate, Investment Management
I have probably cut down on my model formatting time by 50%, and my models look better.
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Dave H.
Director, Accounting & Business Valuations, Brookfield Renewable
These functions help analysts work more efficiently and with greater accuracy.
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Katie F.
Founder, Recalc Academy
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I have been using Macabacus non-stop since 2008 and I wouldn't be where I am today in my career without it.
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Sean G.
Vice President Finance, Encore
I argue it has the highest ROI of any software we have at my company.
Brian R.
Senior Corporate Development Associate
The Macabacus Excel add-in is indispensable and literally saves me hours each week.
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Principal