Finally understand the formula your coworker left behind
Paste it into SheetSense and get a step-by-step explanation in plain English, with working versions for Excel, Google Sheets, SQL, and pandas. Then upload the CSV it came from to clean columns, tag rows, and ask questions without writing another formula.
5 translations a day without an account. 10 workspace actions free when you sign up.
Try it on a formula from your own workbook
No account needed. Nested IFs, array tricks, QUERY strings, lookups that reach across three tabs: paste it as is, sheet names and dollar signs included.
Looking for a common one? The formula library has 20 already explained.
Open a CSV and say what you need
Each action works on your actual columns. Anything that edits data shows a before and after first, and nothing is written until you click Apply.
| Action | You type | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Write a formula from a sentence | total Revenue for West orders in March | =SUMIFS(J:J,F:F,"West",B:B,">="&DATE(2026,3,1),B:B,"<"&DATE(2026,4,1))Excel and Google Sheets syntax, with a short note on how it works. |
| Ask a question about the data | which sales rep has the highest average order? | Sara Kowal: $1,074 per order across 30 orders. The answer, how it was worked out, and a formula to confirm it on the full sheet. |
| Clean or split a column | format phone numbers as (555) 010-2234 | 520.370.1260→(520) 370-1260 Every changed cell in a diff. Replace the column, write a new one, or split it into several. |
| Categorize rows | Furniture, Tech, Supplies, Pantry | Standing Desk 60in→Furniture A new category column from your list, or from one SheetSense infers. |
Want to see each one step by step? Read the tutorials
Built for people who get the export, not the database
- Operations
A CRM export with three phone formats and half the names in capitals.
Clean the phone and name columns, then download the sheet back into Excel.
- Finance
A forecast workbook built by someone who left in March.
Translate the formulas behind the numbers before they go into the board deck.
- Marketing
4,000 rows of campaign names like FB_LAL_US_2026Q3_v2.
Categorize campaigns by channel, then ask which channel brought in the most revenue.
What happens to your data
Spreadsheets carry customer lists and salaries. Here is exactly where yours go.
- Files are parsed in your browser
- CSV and Excel files are read on your device. Only the parsed table is saved to your account.
- Sheets are private to your account
- Row-level security in the database keeps other accounts from reading them.
- The AI sees only what an action needs
- Ask your data sends the column names and an even sample of up to 200 rows. Clean and categorize send the one column you picked.
- Nothing is overwritten without a preview
- Every transform comes back as a diff. Writing it to the sheet is a separate click.
Formula library
The formulas people look up every week, each with Excel, Sheets, SQL, and pandas versions and the mistakes that usually break them.
- VLOOKUP with an exact match
=VLOOKUP(B2,Products!$A$2:$C$500,3,FALSE) - INDEX and MATCH lookup to the left
=INDEX($A$2:$A$500,MATCH(E2,$B$2:$B$500,0)) - SUMIFS with multiple criteria and a date range
=SUMIFS($C$2:$C$5000,$B$2:$B$5000,G1,$A$2:$A$5000,">="&G2,$A$2:$A$5000,"<="&G3) - Google Sheets QUERY with select, where, and group by
=QUERY(Sales!A1:D,"select B, sum(D) where A >= date '2026-01-01' group by B order by sum(D) desc label sum(D) 'Revenue'",1) - XLOOKUP with a default value
=XLOOKUP(B2,Products!$A$2:$A$500,Products!$C$2:$C$500,0) - Split a full name into first and last name
=HSTACK(TEXTBEFORE(A2," "),TEXTAFTER(A2," ",-1)) - Extract an email domain with REGEXEXTRACT
=REGEXEXTRACT(B2,"@(.+)$") - COUNTIFS between two dates
=COUNTIFS($A$2:$A$3000,">="&F1,$A$2:$A$3000,"<="&EOMONTH(F1,0),$B$2:$B$3000,"Closed")
Pay monthly, or once
Lifetime costs about what a single Excel course does, and it covers every formula you'll inherit after this one.
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- 5 formula translations a day, no account
- 10 AI actions in the workspace with an account
- Upload CSV and Excel files up to 5,000 rows
- Bundled sample dataset to practice on
Pro
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Cancel any time
- Unlimited sheets and AI actions
- Formula Translator with no daily cap
- Clean, split, and categorize columns with diff preview
- Publish translations as public explainer pages
LifetimeBest value
$149one payment
Same features as Pro
- Everything in Pro, for as long as SheetSense runs
- One payment of $149, no renewal
- Pays for itself in under 8 months versus Pro
Checkout runs on Stripe. If SheetSense isn't useful in the first 14 days, ask for a refund and you'll get one.
Questions people ask before buying
What files can I upload, and how big?
CSV, .xlsx, and .xls files up to 15 MB. SheetSense reads the first worksheet and keeps up to 5,000 rows and 50 columns. If a file is bigger, you'll see exactly how much was kept before anything is saved.
How accurate are the formula translations?
Each explanation walks through the formula step by step against its real ranges, so you can check the reading line by line. Before a number goes into a report, test the Excel or SQL version on a few rows you can verify by hand. The Watch out for list flags the usual traps: blanks, numbers stored as text, and duplicate keys.
What counts as an AI action?
One run of any workspace tool: a formula from a description, a question, a clean or split, a categorize, or a translation while logged in. A cleanup across 5,000 rows is still one action. Running a preview counts; applying it to the sheet doesn't.
What do I get for free?
5 translations a day on the public translator with no account, and 10 AI actions in the workspace once you sign up. The sample dataset is there so you can try every action before uploading your own file.
What's the difference between Pro and Lifetime?
Both include every feature. Pro is $19 a month. Lifetime is one payment of $149, which is less than eight months of Pro.
Is my data used to train AI models?
No. SheetSense sends data to Anthropic's API only to run the action you asked for, and API data isn't used for model training. Your sheets stay in your account until you delete them.
Does it work with Google Sheets?
Yes. Every formula comes back in Excel and Google Sheets syntax. To work on a Google Sheet in the workspace, use File, then Download, then CSV or .xlsx, and upload that file.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. If SheetSense isn't useful to you within 14 days of buying Pro or Lifetime, ask for a refund and you'll get your money back.
Start with the formula that's been bugging you
Paste it into the translator. If the explanation saves you twenty minutes, the workspace will save you an afternoon.