About TextToFormula

TextToFormula – Instantly Transform Plain English into Excel & Google Sheets Formulas.

Navigating Excel or Google Sheets can often lead to hours of searching for the right formula, whether it's VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, or even basic functions like SUM and IF. This process can be quite frustrating, especially when trying to grasp the correct syntax. To address this challenge, we created TextToFormula, an AI-driven tool that converts your plain-English requests into precise, ready-to-use formulas. With TextToFormula, you can bypass the need to memorize complex formulas or sift through countless tutorials. Just express your needs in natural language, and our AI will promptly generate the appropriate formula for Excel or Google Sheets, complete with a clear explanation and step-by-step instructions.

Why we built it?

This project started with a simple idea: most people waste far too much time trying to figure out the right spreadsheet function. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced user, digging through endless tutorials just to find one correct answer slows down your work and creates frustration.

We built TextToFormula to make this process effortless. Instead of searching “how to use VLOOKUP in Excel” or struggling with XLOOKUP vs INDEX MATCH, you can simply describe your task in plain English. The tool instantly suggests the right formula and shows you how it works.

Our goal was to create a resource that feels fast, accurate, and reliable. With TextToFormula, you can generate Excel and Google Sheets formulas from text, convert math equations into Excel syntax, and learn step by step as you go. That way, you focus on insights and results—not remembering complicated commands.

Who it helps?

TextToFormula was built for anyone who works with spreadsheets, whether in Excel or Google Sheets. Students can use it to quickly understand formulas and build confidence without memorizing complicated syntax. Accountants can generate accurate financial formulas for reporting, saving hours of manual effort.

For data analysts, the tool acts as a formula generator for advanced lookups, conditional logic, and filters, turning plain-English requests into powerful functions. Business owners and entrepreneurs benefit by creating reports and dashboards faster, without needing deep technical knowledge.

Even experienced spreadsheet users gain value — instead of rewriting the same formulas over and over, they can automate repetitive lookups and complex calculations with a single query. By combining speed, accuracy, and clear explanations, TextToFormula helps both beginners and professionals spend less time debugging and more time making decisions from their data.

How it works?

Type a plain-English request into the input box — for example, “sum sales for East region in Q1.” The AI parses your instruction, detects fields, ranges, criteria, and desired aggregation, then generates a copy-ready formula tailored for Excel or Google Sheets. Alongside the formula you receive a clear explanation of each element plus step-by-step application instructions: where to paste ranges, how to adjust references, and common variants. A one-click copy button moves the formula to your clipboard. The system also adapts syntax between Excel and Sheets and supports dates, lookups, filters, nested logic, and troubleshooting tips.

Privacy-first

Your privacy is our priority. TextToFormula does not store your queries or personal data. Every prompt you enter is sent securely to our AI provider only for generating results, and nothing is saved on our servers. For full details, please see our Privacy Policy.

Get in touch

Have feedback or a feature idea? We’d love to hear from you. Use the contact form on the page or reach out to us.

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