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Add-in Express for Office and .NET

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VendorAdd-in Express
Year launchedN/A
StatusActive
Locationul. Brukowa, 3, Lomianki, 05-092, Poland
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Languages1
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Free tierNO
Free trialYES
Contact salesYES

About Add-in Express for Office and .NET

A framework for developers using Visual Studio to create extensions for Microsoft Office applications. It provides visual designers and components to build COM add-ins, smart tags, RTD servers, and user-defined functions for all versions of Office.

Add-in Express for Office and .NET is a comprehensive development framework for creating Microsoft Office extensions using Visual Studio. It is aimed at .NET developers (VB.NET, C#, C++) who need to build robust, version-independent add-ins for the entire Office suite. The product's core strength lies in its visual designers, which allow developers to create complex user interfaces like Ribbons, toolbars, and task panes with minimal coding. It supports a wide range of Office versions, from Office 2000 to the latest Microsoft 365 releases, enabling a single codebase for broad compatibility. The framework supports building various extension types, including COM add-ins, RTD servers, and Excel XLLs. While pricing is not publicly listed and requires a quote, the product includes documentation and technical support. It is a developer tool, not an end-user application, and is deployed as part of a developer's custom solution.

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Enables building a single add-in compatible with all Office versions from 2000 to 2024.
  • Provides visual designers for Ribbons, toolbars, and task panes, reducing manual coding.
  • Supports a wide range of Office applications and extension types, including COM add-ins, RTD servers, and XLLs.
  • Integrates with Visual Studio and supports VB.NET, C#, and C++.
Cons
  • Pricing is not publicly available and requires contacting sales for a quote.
  • This is a developer framework, requiring significant programming knowledge to use.
  • The product's own website does not have social media links.

Features

Key features

Visual Designers

Visually design Office ribbons, menus, toolbars, and custom task panes without writing XML.

Version Neutrality

Build a single add-in that works across all Microsoft Office versions from 2000 to 2024 and Microsoft 365.

Multiple Extension Types

Supports creating COM add-ins, smart tags, real-time data (RTD) servers, and Excel user-defined functions (UDFs/XLLs).

Broad Application Support

Develop extensions for Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio, and other Office applications.

Advanced UI Customization

Create advanced form and view regions for Outlook, and custom task panes for Excel and other applications.

Additional features

Deployment Tools

Supports various deployment technologies including MSI, ClickOnce, InstallShield, and WiX.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Implement application-level keyboard shortcuts for your custom add-ins.

Outlook Regions

Customize Outlook views, email windows, To-Do bar, and Navigation panes with custom sub-panes.

Backstage View Customization

Add custom tabs and controls to the Office Backstage View.

Context Menu Handling

Add custom items to the context menus of Office applications.

Smart Tag Development

Create custom smart tags to recognize and act on specific text within Office documents.

Real-Time Data Servers

Build RTD servers for Excel to provide real-time data updates to spreadsheets.

Excel UDFs and XLLs

Develop high-performance user-defined functions for Excel.

Pricing

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