SheetIndex
Forty tabs, and the one you need is somewhere left of "Copy of Q3 (2)". SheetIndex builds a clickable table-of-contents sheet for your workbook — and rebuilds it cleanly whenever things change.
€19 one-time · free tier, free forever · 30-day money-back
Big workbooks have no front door
Every serious workbook grows tabs until the tab strip becomes a horizontal scrolling minigame. New colleagues open the file and have no idea where to start; you've memorised that "Data_v3" feeds "Model" feeds "Output", but nobody else has.
SheetIndex gives the workbook a front door. One click builds an Index sheet: one row per sheet with a jump link, a color swatch matching the tab color, and optionally a back-to-index link on every sheet. Regenerating is idempotent — it rebuilds the index in place instead of stacking duplicates. Pro adds grouping, sheet stats, sorting and an empty-sheet filter.
Free vs Pro
Free builds the map. Pro organises it — groups, stats and sorting for workbooks that earned them.
| Feature | Free | Pro €19 |
|---|---|---|
| Generate / update an Index sheet with jump links | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tab-color swatches (where Excel exposes them) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Optional back-to-index link on each sheet | ✓ | ✓ |
| Idempotent regenerate (rebuilds, never duplicates) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Group headings by tab color or name prefix | — | ✓ |
| Sheet stats columns (used-range size, has-formulas flag) | — | ✓ |
| Alphabetical / custom sort | — | ✓ |
| Hide empty sheets toggle | — | ✓ |
How it works
Install the free add-in
Two minutes, no account, no card. Upload the manifest via Insert › Add-ins — see the install guide.
Generate the index
One click builds the Index sheet; one click rebuilds it after the workbook changes. Free forever — not a trial.
Unlock Pro when you need it
Buy once on Gumroad, paste your license key into the pane. Groups, stats and sorting unlock instantly.
Installing SheetIndex
In Excel (Windows, Mac, or web): Insert › Add-ins ›
My Add-ins › Upload My Add-in, then select the SheetIndex
manifest.xml. A SheetIndex button appears on your ribbon.
Coming to AppSource: SheetIndex is being submitted to Microsoft's add-in marketplace, after which it installs in one click from inside Excel. Sideloading works today.
FAQ
What happens when I add or rename sheets?
Click regenerate. SheetIndex rebuilds the index in place — it never appends a second copy or leaves stale rows behind. That idempotence is the core design decision of the whole tool.
Do the links survive sending the file to someone else?
Yes. The index uses Excel's own HYPERLINK formulas, so it's just a normal sheet — colleagues without the add-in can still click every link. The add-in is only needed to (re)build it.
What's the back-to-index link?
An optional small link placed in a cell you choose on each sheet, so you can hop back to the index from anywhere. SheetIndex asks before touching any sheet and places it exactly where you said.
Refunds?
30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked — reply to your Gumroad receipt or email [email protected].