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I Built My Own AI Copilot for Excel Desktop — Without Paying for Microsoft 365 Copilot

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I use Excel a lot. And like many Excel users, I eventually wanted something more powerful than formulas, VBA, and endless clicking. I wanted to be able to say: «"Clean this data."» «"Find the duplicate customers."» «"Create a chart from this table."» «"Format this report professionally."» «"Add for…

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  1. 2026-09-21 06:01 · DEV Community — AI
    I Built My Own AI Copilot for Excel Desktop — Without Paying for Microsoft 365 Copilot

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