Your Windows Office keyboard, on a Mac.
Tap ⌥ and type the letters you learned on Windows.
Then €15 once, €25 from 1 December. No subscription.
Early access: new features arrive every few weeks, full release planned for the end of 2026.
Try it: tap ⌥ on your keyboard, or click the keys below.
One key, three apps.
A DCF model, built without the mouse: ⌥ H O I ⌥ H U S ⌥ H V V
Recording to come: aligning a slide with ⌥ H G A C
Line up a pitch slide: ⌥ H G A C centres, ⌥ H G A M aligns middles.
Recording to come: a memo table bordered with ⌥ H B A
Format the memo: ⌥ H B A puts all borders on a table.
F4 locks the reference again.
In Office the top row is F1 to F12. Elsewhere, brightness and volume.
Press F4 to cycle $B$4, B$4, $B4.
Excel for Mac stops at the menu.
One price. No subscription.
| Feature | RibbonBridge | Accelerator Keys | Parallels and Windows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | €15 once | From $39.96 a year | About $100 a year, plus Windows |
| Over three years | €15 | From about $120 | About $300, plus Windows |
| Excel, PowerPoint, Word | Excel, PowerPoint and Word, one licence | PowerPoint only in Pro | The Windows versions |
| Shortcut languages | English and German | English | All |
| Runs on the Mac itself | Yes | Yes | No, a virtual machine |
Vendor prices as published on 26 October 2026; Parallels approximate. The full comparison
Pay once. Keep it.
RibbonBridge is in early access, with the full release planned for the end of 2026. Early price until 30 November: €15, then €25. Everyone who buys now keeps all future updates, including the full release.
Seven days free with your email. One licence per Mac.
No VAT is charged (§ 19 UStG). Right of withdrawal
Questions.
Do Alt shortcuts work in Office for Mac?
Not fully on their own. Excel, PowerPoint and Word for Mac have KeyTips (you tap Option instead of pressing Alt) for the ribbon tabs and buttons, but the items inside menus such as Format, Arrange or Borders get no letters. RibbonBridge adds those letters, using the same ones as Windows, so ⌥ H O I, ⌥ H G A C and the other Alt sequences work as on Windows.
What is the Alt key on a Mac keyboard?
The Option (⌥) key, next to Command. In Office for Mac with KeyTips switched on, tapping Option does what pressing Alt does on Windows.
Which apps does it work with?
Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word for Mac, all with one licence.
Which Office and macOS versions does it work with?
Microsoft 365 for Mac with KeyTips (any recent version: Settings ▸ Accessibility shows a KeyTips option in each app) and macOS 13 or later. Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Can F2, F4 and F9 work without fn?
Yes. While Excel, PowerPoint or Word is in front, the top row works as F1 to F12, so F2 edits a cell and F4 locks a reference. Everywhere else brightness, volume and the other Mac functions stay as they are. You can switch this off in the RibbonBridge menu, where you can also block F1 (Help) in Excel.
Why does it need Accessibility permission?
macOS requires it for any app that reacts to key presses or presses buttons in another app. RibbonBridge uses it only inside Office, and only right after you tap Option. Nothing you type is recorded or sent anywhere.
Does it work with German or Spanish Windows shortcuts?
RibbonBridge recreates the English (Alt H …) and German (Alt R …) Windows shortcuts: pick yours in Setup and set Office to the same language. Shortcuts learned in other Windows languages, such as Spanish, can’t be recreated, because Office for Mac sets the first letters itself. In other languages RibbonBridge still puts a letter on every menu item. Tip: to switch an app’s language, open System Settings ▸ General ▸ Language & Region ▸ Applications.
Will it break normal typing?
No. It only acts after a lone tap of Option (press and release, nothing else) while an Office app is in front. Holding Option to type @ or other special characters works as always, and so does typing in cells and slides.
Does it work on a company laptop?
Usually, but on Macs managed by an IT department the Accessibility switch can be locked. If it is greyed out or missing, ask your IT team to allow RibbonBridge. Try it on the 7-day trial first.
Nothing happens when I tap Option. What now?
Check that KeyTips are switched on in the app’s Settings ▸ Accessibility, set to ⌥. Keyboard tools such as Karabiner, BetterTouchTool, Raycast or Alfred can catch the Option key first: pause them or remove their Option shortcut and try again.
Is this made by Microsoft?
No. RibbonBridge is an independent product. It builds on the KeyTips feature that Microsoft added to Office for Mac.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Download RibbonBridge and start a 7-day free trial with just your email address, no payment details. If you like it, buy a licence and enter the key in the app.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. If it doesn’t work for you, email us within 14 days for a full refund.