# Excel compare for Macs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-compare-for-macs/544342>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 24, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-compare-for-macs/544342 "2010-06-24T12:47:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-compare-for-macs/544342/1 "2010-06-24T12:47:19Z")

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Does anyone know of a compare program for excel spreadsheets that runs on Macs?  
I can find lots that run on PCs, but they require Excel for PC. Which I don’t have.  
I need something that will go through two similar multi-page spreadsheets and highlight cells that have different contents.

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**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-compare-for-macs/544342/2 "2010-06-24T12:53:21Z")

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Why not just get Microsoft Office for Mac?

ETA: Oh, you’re taking about an addon program to do the comparing? Sorry, misread.