Starter Edition
RibbonCustomizer™ is an add-in for Microsoft® Access™, Excel®, Outlook®, PowerPoint® and Word 2007. It allows you to customize the Ribbon User Interface with only a few mouse clicks! Microsoft did not include that ability in Office 2007, but with this add-in you are no longer stuck with a static User Interface!
The Professional edition of this add-in is available for $29.99. Find out more. The Starter edition includes a 30 days free trial of the Professional one.
Quick Overview
- Get Classic UI tabs for Excel, PowerPoint and Word 2007
- Use up to three pre-defined customizations in the form of .RIBX packages per Ribbon
- Quickly switch multiple customizations on and off
- Provide an easy way to add any groups you want to your Ribbon
- Reset tabs to the Microsoft default
- RibbonCustomizer™ is currently available only in English. It is possible to use it with a non-English Office, but not supported. Other languages will be supported in a future version.
- Includes one 30-days free trial of the Professional Edition.
Starter Edition vs. Professional
| |
Starter Edition | Professional |
| Customize Ribbon dialog |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add groups to tabs |
Yes |
Yes |
| Reset the ribbon |
Yes |
Yes |
| Reset a tab |
Yes |
Yes |
| Classic UI tabs for Excel, PowerPoint and Word 2007 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Load pre-defined RIBX packages |
3 per Ribbon |
Unlimited |
| Quickly switch multiple customizations on and off |
Yes |
Yes |
| Individual command customization |
No |
Yes |
| Create a new group and populate it with the commands you want |
No |
Yes |
| Add separators to your own groups |
No |
Yes |
| Add any Microsoft command to your Ribbon |
No |
Yes |
| Create new RIBX packages |
No |
Yes |
| Show/Hide all customizations |
No |
Yes |
| Remove groups from tabs |
No |
Yes |
| Reorder groups |
No |
Yes |
| Add Microsoft tabs |
No |
Yes |
| Add and edit new tabs |
No |
Yes |
| Remove tabs |
No |
Yes |
| Reorder tabs |
No |
Yes |
| Load RibbonX files |
No |
Yes |
| See RibbonX for a customization |
No |
Yes |
System requirements
- Windows® XP SP2, Windows® Server 2003, Windows® Vista
- Office 2007 (RTM/Final, no beta versions are supported)
- .NET 2.0 Framework (natively available in Windows® Vista). For Windows® XP and Windows® Server 2003, the .NET 2.0 Framework will be downloaded from Microsoft® and installed if not present. Please note that the download is 20+ MB.
For questions about the free Starter Edition and technical support, please use the Starter Edition forum.
Download the free Starter Edition
- Current Version: 1.1.2691.28115
- Released: May 15, 2007
- Size: 6918 KB
- Includes free RibbonCustomizer™ Starter Edition, 30 days free trial of Professional and RibbonCustomizer™ Professional
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- To upgrade from an earlier release, please remove the earlier version first and then install the new one.
- Please note that you cannot go back to a pre-1.1 release after you upgraded to V1.1. If you are having problems with V1.1 after an update, please contact support.
- After you downloaded and installed RibbonCustomizer™, you will find it on the View Tab in Excel, PowerPoint and Word; and on the Add-Ins Tab in Access and Outlook.
- Installation Instructions
- Feature Tour
- Support
- You can also download a newer beta version of RibbonCustomizer™