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A VBA code to list all add ins in Excel

In Excel, you may add or insert some add ins for better dealing with data. As we know, we can go to the Options window to view all add ins, but is there any way to list all add ins in a sheet? Now, in this tutorial, it provides a VBA code for listing all add ins in Excel.

1. Press Alt + F11 keys to enable the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, and paste below code to the blank script.

VBA: List all add ins

Public Sub AllAddins()
'UpdatebyKutools20191031
Dim xWSh As Worksheet
Dim xWB As Workbook
Dim xAddin As AddIn
Dim xCOMAddin As COMAddIn
Dim xFA, xFCA As Integer
Dim xI As Integer
Dim xStr As String
 
On Error Resume Next
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
xStr = "Addins List"
Set xWB = Application.ActiveWorkbook
Set xWSh = xWB.Worksheets.Item(xStr)
If Not xWSh Is Nothing Then
    xWSh.Delete
End If
Set xWSh = xWB.Worksheets.Add
xWSh.Name = xStr
xWSh.Range("A1").Value = "Name"
xWSh.Range("B1").Value = "FullName"
xWSh.Range("C1").Value = "Installed"
For xFA = 1 To Application.AddIns.Count
    Set xAddin = Application.AddIns(xFA)
    xI = xFA + 1
    Range("A" & xI).Value = xAddin.Name
    Range("B" & xI).Value = xAddin.FullName
    Range("C" & xI).Value = xAddin.Installed
Next xFA
xFA = (xFA + 2)
xWSh.Range("A" & xFA).Value = "Description"
xWSh.Range("B" & xFA).Value = "progID"
xWSh.Range("C" & xFA).Value = "Connect"
For xFCA = 1 To Application.COMAddIns.Count
    xI = xFCA + xFA
    Set xCOMAddin = Application.COMAddIns(xFCA)
    Range("A" & xI).Value = xCOMAddin.Description
    Range("B" & xI).Value = xCOMAddin.progID
    Range("C" & xI).Value = xCOMAddin.Connect
Next xFCA
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
End Sub

doc list all add in 1

3. Press F5 key to run the code, a sheet named Addins List has been created with all add ins.
doc list all add in 2


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