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Lookup formula generator

Type the condition in simple words, choose Excel or Google Sheets, and generate VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH or FILTER formulas instantly.

Rule-based in Delivery 5: fast, private and not dependent on AI. AI/Ollama formula suggestions can be added later.

Describe your lookup

Generated formula

=XLOOKUP(A2,Sheet2!A:A,Sheet2!D:D,"Not found")
This formula searches A2 in Sheet2 column A and returns the matching value from Sheet2 column D. If no match is found, it returns “Not found”.

Best use

Use XLOOKUP for modern Excel when you can select separate lookup and return ranges.

Examples

Common generated formulas

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Employee email lookup

=XLOOKUP(A2,Employees!A:A,Employees!D:D,"No email")

Find employee email using employee code.

Vendor serial check

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(B2,Vendor!A:E,5,FALSE),"Missing")

Check whether a serial number exists in vendor billing.

Google Sheets FILTER

=IFERROR(FILTER(Sheet2!D:D,Sheet2!A:A=A2),"Not found")

Return matching rows in Google Sheets.

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