The thirteen add-ins that come up when consultants ask what to install: what each says it does, where it runs, its keyboard shortcuts and its price, taken from each company's own pages.
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A chart tool and a shortcut tool do different jobs, so they can run side by side.
AltShift
A Windows add-in in early access for aligning and resizing against a reference shape, and for pasting Excel values into shapes already on the slide.
- Mac
- No (it says so)
- Windows
- Yes, desktop, Windows 10 and 11
- Google Slides
- Not stated
- Shortcuts
- Alt key sequences, shown on its ribbon
- Price, one person
- Free plan; Lite ¥500 a month; Standard ¥1,480 a month (tax included)
From its own pages: getaltshift.com
Ampler
A suite for PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook from a company founded by ex-consultants: charts, a slide and asset library, brand checks and 150+ formatting tools.
- Charts
- Formatting
- Shortcuts
- Brand and libraries
- Mac
- Not confirmed on the pages we read
- Windows
- Yes
- Google Slides
- Not stated
- Shortcuts
- Yes, and you can put one on any feature. McKinsey alumni get the firm's shortcuts preloaded
- Price, one person
- From €12 a month (Charts); PowerPoint €18; Suite €30 (period not stated). 30-day trial. McKinsey alumni: 12 months of Suite free through the McKinsey Alumni Perks Program
From its own pages: Pricing · PowerPoint · McKinsey alumni offer
auxi
An AI tool for consulting and banking that drafts, edits and checks slides against a firm's brand rules.
- AI drafting
- Formatting
- Shortcuts
- Brand and libraries
- Mac
- Yes, PowerPoint 2016 or later
- Windows
- Yes, PowerPoint 2016 or later
- Google Slides
- Not stated
- Shortcuts
- One-letter shortcuts
- Price, one person
- Pro $49.99 per user a month billed yearly, or $59.99 month to month
From its own pages: Pricing · Shortcuts · FAQ
BrightSlide
A free add-in from the presentation agency BrightCarbon: alignment, grids, select similar and animation tools.
- Mac
- Yes, with fewer features
- Windows
- Yes
- Google Slides
- Not stated
- Shortcuts
- Yes, on Windows only; they can be switched off
- Price, one person
- Free (you register with an email)
From its own pages: BrightSlide · FAQ
Deckary
An AI add-in that drafts consulting slides in your template, with charts linked to Excel, a consistency check and a set of shortcuts.
- AI drafting
- Charts
- Shortcuts
- Mac
- Yes, Office 2019 or later
- Windows
- Yes, Microsoft 365
- Google Slides
- Not stated (it runs in PowerPoint on the web)
- Shortcuts
- 21, fixed: align, distribute, swap, select similar, match size, margins and inserts. They need PowerPoint for Windows 2601+ or for Mac 16.105.2+
- Price, one person
- Starter $10 a month billed yearly ($120); Premium $15 billed yearly or $19 month to month. 14-day trial on its site
From its own pages: Pricing · Shortcuts
Efficient Elements for presentations
An add-in for building slides in a company's corporate design: an agenda wizard, maps, Harvey balls and a design check.
- Formatting
- Brand and libraries
- Mac
- Yes, with a different feature set
- Windows
- Yes, Windows 10 and 11
- Google Slides
- Not stated
- Shortcuts
- Not stated
- Price, one person
- One user, one year: $159 or €119 before VAT, not renewed automatically. 30-day trial
From its own pages: Shop · FAQ
Macabacus
An Excel, PowerPoint and Word suite for finance and banking: Excel linking, formatting, shared libraries, a deck check and AI writing help.
- Charts
- Brand and libraries
- AI drafting
- Mac
- Only through a Windows virtual machine (it says so)
- Windows
- Yes, desktop Office
- Google Slides
- Not stated
- Shortcuts
- "Hundreds of customizable shortcuts", shown for Excel
- Price, one person
- Basic $200 a year; Professional $360 a year. 14-day trial
From its own pages: Pricing · FAQ
Mekko Graphics
A charting add-in for PowerPoint and Excel: Marimekko, bar mekko, waterfall, Gantt and more.
- Mac
- Yes; many features are marked Windows only
- Windows
- Yes
- Google Slides
- Not stated
- Shortcuts
- Not on its features or pricing pages
- Price, one person
- $399 per user a year. 30-day trial
From its own pages: Buy · Features
Power-user
Tools for PowerPoint, Excel and Word: charts (Gantt, Mekko, Sankey), maps, formatting, libraries, Excel linking and an AI text assistant.
- Charts
- Formatting
- Shortcuts
- Brand and libraries
- AI drafting
- Mac
- No native version (it points Mac users to Windows in Parallels)
- Windows
- Yes
- Google Slides
- Not stated
- Shortcuts
- Yes; you can set your own for its commands and Microsoft's
- Price, one person
- Free plan; Premium $22.50 a month billed yearly. 90-day trial
From its own pages: Plans
PPT Productivity
A formatting and shortcut toolkit built by ex-consultants: alignment, proofing, sticky notes, agendas and chart formatting.
- Formatting
- Shortcuts
- Brand and libraries
- Mac
- No (it gives a Parallels guide and a Mac beta list)
- Windows
- Yes, desktop
- Google Slides
- Not yet (it says an add-on is in development)
- Shortcuts
- 180+, and you can put a key on any of 800+ PowerPoint commands. McKinsey and Bain presets
- Price, one person
- $59, $119 or $179 per seat a year. 30-day trial
From its own pages: Pricing · FAQ · Shortcut keys
SlideShortcuts ours
Keyboard shortcuts for aligning, sizing, distributing, positions, text and inserts. On a Mac the keys follow the Firm's chords. No charts.
- Mac
- Yes
- Windows
- Yes
- Google Slides
- Yes, through a Chrome extension
- Shortcuts
- 70+ shortcuts and commands
- Price, one person
- $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year. 7-day trial, card required
Ours: Pricing · Every key
think-cell
PowerPoint software for business decks: charts linked to Excel, layout tools, a slide library and AI features. Its site says all of the world's top 10 consulting firms use it.
- Charts
- Formatting
- Brand and libraries
- AI drafting
- Mac
- Yes, macOS 11 or later
- Windows
- Yes, Windows 10 and 11
- Google Slides
- Not stated
- Shortcuts
- Not stated on its marketing pages
- Price, one person
- Plans "starting at" $8.90 a month, billed yearly (Essentials). 30-day trial
From its own pages: Pricing · Product
UpSlide
A Microsoft 365 add-in for document production in finance teams: Excel linking, brand checks, a content library and track changes for PowerPoint.
- Charts
- Brand and libraries
- Mac
- A few features only
- Windows
- Yes
- Google Slides
- Not stated
- Shortcuts
- Not advertised
- Price, one person
- On request; 5 licenses minimum
From its own pages: Pricing
SlideShortcuts installs in about a minute on Mac or Windows, or adds itself to Chrome for Google Slides. One subscription covers PowerPoint and Google Slides.
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How we checked: we read each product's own website, and Deckary's Microsoft Marketplace listing, on 20 October 2026. Prices are for one person, as published, before tax. For think-cell we read its marketing and pricing pages only.