> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.xlconnect.net/xlconnect-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.xlconnect.net/xlconnect-documentation/xlconnect-documentation.md).

# XLConnect Documentation

XLConnect extends Excel with data management, automation, version control and governance — so the workbooks you already build can behave like cloud applications. Read data from APIs, write it to a data lake, and refresh hundreds of workbooks automatically.

New here? Start with [What is XLConnect?](/xlconnect-documentation/what-is-xlconnect.md), then [install the add-in](/xlconnect-documentation/installing-the-add-in.md).

## Find your path

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## Popular pages

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[Data Lake (SharePoint)](/xlconnect-documentation/developing-with-xlconnect/data-lake-sharepoint.md)
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[Cloud Systems](/xlconnect-documentation/developing-with-xlconnect/cloud-systems.md)
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[Modules](/xlconnect-documentation/reference/modules.md)
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[Change log](/xlconnect-documentation/reference/change-log.md)
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