Compare Chrome extensions: Excel Online vs IE Tab

Stats Excel Online Excel Online IE Tab IE Tab
User count 3,000,000+ 6,000,000+
Average rating 3.95 4.32
Rating count 1,653 19,094
Last updated 2016-10-04 2024-04-19
Size 1.48M 950.27K
Version 2.0 17.4.18.1
Short description
Create, edit and share Excel spreadsheets. Work with others on shared projects, in real-time. Display web pages using IE within Chrome. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more.
Full summary

Office Online combines the most common Office features and real-time co-authoring capabilities so teams at school and home can collaborate on shared documents, presentations and spreadsheets. Office Online also works with the Office applications installed on your desktop, so you can choose how you want to work. Use Office Online to dynamically collaborate with real time co-authoring, or if you already have Office, continue working with the full power of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel applications installed on your PC or Mac. Getting started is simple; • Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online or with a desktop version of Office • Save them online in OneDrive • Share with others to collaborate in real-time

By installing the app, you agree to these terms and conditions:

PLEASE NOTE: Refer to your license terms for Microsoft Office Online software (the "software") to identify the entity licensing this supplement to you and for support information. You may use a copy of this supplement with each validly licensed copy of the software. You may not use the supplement if you do not have a license for the software. The license terms for the software apply to your use of this supplement.

Privacy Policy: http://aka.ms/privacy

IE Tab exactly emulates Internet Explorer, and enables you to load your web pages with different versions of IE (IE7 - IE11)

FULLY SUPPORTED IN WINDOWS 11 AND AFTER INTERNET EXPLORER IS REMOVED IN FEBRUARY 2023.

Please note that IE Tab for Windows does require the use of a separate executable, ietabhelper.exe. You can read more about that in the FAQ below.

-- FEATURES --

  • Create a list of URLs that will automatically open in IE Tab

  • Group Policy support for enterprise deployments

  • Securely use the old IE rendering engine

  • Edit Sharepoint documents instead of opening read-only

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