---
title: "Start Using JavaScript to Automate Excel"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/start-using-javascript-to-automate-excel-nubftwrr6
source_url: https://levelup.gitconnected.com/start-using-javascript-to-automate-excel-2cfe03ecad89
type: article
source: "gitconnected"
published: 2022-01-07T03:28:33.872Z
updated: 2022-01-07T03:28:33.886Z
tags: ["general-programming", "javascript", "vb"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 37
comments: 3
language: en
---

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# Start Using JavaScript to Automate Excel

**[gitconnected](https://daily.dev/sources/gc)** · 2 min read · 37 upvotes · 3 comments

## Summary

JADE gives you the power to use JavaScript to automate everything within the workbook scope of Excel without making it macro enabled. Because the JavaScript you write is living in a browser, it does not have access to any operating system features on the host computer. This means that all of your automation code is limited to your workbook, making it extremely safe to share.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@ghost** · 0 upvotes

> JADE seems excellent from a security perspective too!

**@ghost** · 0 upvotes

> Looks like no need for macro now! Great for devs who also use Excel regularly.

**@sahaa46** · 0 upvotes

> This might be helpfull to automate the excel work!!

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