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Tara Hanratty
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May 15, 2017

Searchable add-in list for Office 365 ProPlus

We are very pleased to let you know that the first searchable list of Office add-ins is now available.

It contains over 950 popular COM add-ins, along with their Office 365 ProPlus readiness classification. You can use this list to search for your addin by name in your local language and find out whether it is already being used by enterprises who are on Office 365 ProPlus.

 

What does the classification mean?

This file provides a readiness classification for a set of popular Office add-ins.  The classification is based on information from devices that share telemetry data with Microsoft and represents the usage patterns for these addins in Office 365 ProPlus environments.  The classifications are:

Insufficient Data - too few devices are sharing information for this add-in for Microsoft to categorize its adoption.

Adopted - we see a positive usage pattern on Office 365 ProPlus.

Contact Developer - there may be compatibility issues with this solution, and thus Microsoft recommends contacting the software provider to learn more.

 

How can I use this file?

You can access the classification list at http://aka.ms/addinreadiness.  Simply select your required filters using the dropdowns, and search (Ctrl-F) for the name of the add-in you are interested in.  You will find the classification to the right of the add-in name detail.

If you don’t find the add-in you are looking for, please fill out this form: Office Add-in List Feedback Form.  Please provide as much information as you can to help us identify the relevant add-in.

 

What’s next?

We will continue to improve our add-in classification list over time.

Using your feedback, we will expand the set of add-ins that are included in the list, and provide a readiness classification for them.

As our telemetry data grows, we will use it to improve the way we classify add-ins and the accuracy of our readiness information.

We will also add new information such as the publisher of the add-in, to make it even easier to find the add-ins that you are interested in.

 

Note:

This list relates to Office COM add-ins and as such is separate from the Web add-ins which are found in the store.  COM add-ins are usually obtained directly from the company that develops them, and may be installed by themselves or as part of a larger solution.

  • Good idea, definitely a need for such tool. But maybe put it on a proper site and integrate it with the store?

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      Tara Hanratty
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      Hi Vasil, thanks for the reply, and for highlighting the ambiguity in the naming here.  This list deals specifically with COM add-ins; I've updated the post to reflect this.

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