Nella for Microsoft Office Available
Nella in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Your assistant, in your documents.
The add-in for Microsoft Office: Nella writes and corrects in Word, builds your formulas and tables in Excel, creates your slides in PowerPoint and drafts your replies in Outlook, on Windows, Mac, the web and iPad.
Free to start · No credit card
- Apps
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Platforms
- Windows, Mac, web, iPad
- Installation
- Marketplace or manifest
- Price
- Free to start
Made for Office
Your documents and Nella, in the same window.
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Word: write, summarize, correct
Summarize a document, improve, correct or translate the selection, then insert the answer at the cursor or in place of the selected text.
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Excel: formulas and tables
Have a range explained or analyzed, ask for a formula or cleaned-up data: Nella writes them into the sheet, as an Excel table.
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PowerPoint: slides
Describe your topic: Nella suggests an outline and creates the slides, title and bullets, after the current one.
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Outlook: read and reply
Summarize an email, list the action items, then open a prefilled reply or insert the text into your draft.
The same everywhere
Everything Nella does, here too.
The same account, the same conversations and the same plan on all your devices: what you start on one continues on the other.
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Chat and write
Emails, letters, summaries, outlines: describe what you need and Nella writes it in your language.
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Build websites and apps
Nella writes the code and shows the result live, in an isolated frame. Included in every plan, starting with a Free account.
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Web search with sources
For news and recent facts, Nella searches the web and cites its sources.
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Files and photos
Attach a document or a photo: Nella reads it, summarizes it or answers your questions about it.
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Memory
Your name, your work, your preferences: Nella remembers them from one conversation to the next.
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Projects
Group the conversations about one topic so you can pick up each piece of work where you left it.
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Dictation and read aloud
Speak instead of typing, and have answers read aloud.
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Six languages
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Arabic, with a right-to-left layout in Arabic.
Installation
Install the add-in
From Microsoft Marketplace Coming soon
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Open the add-ins
Word, Excel or PowerPoint: Home › Add-ins. Outlook: Get Add-ins, or aka.ms/olksideload in your browser.
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Search for “Nella” and add it
The add-in is added to your Microsoft account: it follows you on Windows, Mac, the web and iPad.
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Open Nella
The Nella button on the Home tab, or on the message bar in Outlook, then sign in.
With the manifest Word, Excel, PowerPoint manifest Word, Excel, PowerPoint manifest Outlook manifest Outlook manifest
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Download the manifest
The one for Word, Excel and PowerPoint, or the one for Outlook: a small .xml file that tells Office where to find Nella.
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Load it into Office
Office on the web: Home › Add-ins › More Settings › Upload My Add-in. Mac: copy it into the app’s wef folder. Outlook: aka.ms/olksideload › My add-ins › Add from File.
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Open Nella
The Nella button appears on the Home tab. On Windows, prefer Microsoft Marketplace or your administrator.
System requirements
What you need.
| Apps | Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook (Microsoft 365, Office 2021 or later) |
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| Devices | Windows, Mac, Office on the web, iPad; Outlook also on iPhone and Android |
| Format | Microsoft Marketplace, or .xml manifest (sideloading, admin center) |
| Updates | Automatic: the pane comes from Nella, always in its latest version |
| Connection | An Internet connection |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Arabic |
Updates and security
Always up to date, always protected.
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Always up to date
The pane is loaded from Nella every time it opens: new features arrive without reinstalling anything, on all your devices.
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Mandatory security fixes
When a version fixes a vulnerability, it becomes mandatory: Nella asks you to install it before you continue.
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Your data stays yours
No ads and no ad tracking. Export your conversations or delete your account from Settings.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about Nella for Office
Another question? Visit the help center or write to us.
When will Nella be on Microsoft Marketplace?
Soon: its link will appear on this page. In the meantime, install the add-in with its manifest, or ask your administrator to deploy it.
Which versions of Office are supported?
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook in Microsoft 365 on Windows, Mac, the web and iPad, as well as Office 2021 and later. Outlook also works on iPhone and Android, for received emails.
What does Nella read in my document?
Only what you attach, when you send: the selection, the document, the cell range, the slide or the email. Nothing is read until you ask.
How does Nella write into my document?
Under each answer: Insert or Replace the selection in Word, Insert the table or the formula in Excel, Create the slides in PowerPoint, Reply with this text in Outlook. Nothing changes without your click.
How do I install it for my whole organization?
In the Microsoft 365 admin center, Integrated apps: upload the add-in with its manifest address and choose the people. It appears in their Office with nothing else to do.
Is the add-in free?
Yes. Try it without an account, then use Nella Quick for free with a Free account. The Pro and Max plans add the more powerful models.
Are my conversations the same everywhere?
Yes. Sign in with the same account: your conversations and your plan follow you on the web, iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, VS Code, browsers and JetBrains IDEs.
Other platforms
Nella on your other devices.
- iPhone and iPad iOS 15 or later, on iPhone and iPad. Available
- Android Android 7.0 or later, phones and tablets. Available
- Mac macOS 12 or later, on Apple silicon. Available
- Windows Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. Available
- Linux AppImage and .deb, x64. Available
- Web In your browser, nothing to install. Available
- Code editors VS Code 1.95+, Cursor, VSCodium, Windsurf. Available
- Browsers Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera and Firefox. Available
- JetBrains IDEs Android Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm. Available
- All platforms Compare the apps and their download links.