Effortlessly Trace Formula Relationships in Excel with Macabacus Tracing Tools

Trace precedents and dependents with advanced tracing tools

  • Use Trace In to instantly follow formula inputs
  • Use Trace Out to uncover formula dependencies
  • Auto-trace entire logic chains with one click
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Audit Excel Models Like a Power User

Macabacus Tracing Tools go beyond Excel’s native tracing—making it effortless to audit precedents, dependents, and full logic chains with precision.

Streamline Financial Modeling. Eliminate Risk

Purpose-built financial modeling & auditing features for teams who can’t afford errors
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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.

Model Check

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

Formula Flow

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

Keyboard Shortcuts

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

Charting Tools

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

Formulate

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

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.
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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