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Installation

Download the native desktop app for hardware-accelerated reconciliation and production audits. The website is for marketing, docs, and demo booking only.

Overview

Website

Public site for product information, documentation, and booking demos. It is not a production audit runtime.

Desktop App

Native Rust engine with GPU Bloom filters, direct local file streaming, and no file size limits.

Excel Add-in

Run STET directly inside Microsoft Excel. Highlights discrepant rows, opens evidence documents, and exports findings — no separate app needed.

Note

All production audit processing is local in the desktop app. The website does not run analyst workflows.

Download

Desktop builds are currently invite-only

The Windows and macOS installers are distributed directly. Book a demo to discuss your use case and get access.

Book a Demo

Windows

Desktop ships as a signed NSIS setup: .exe (file name like STET_0.3.5_x64-setup.exe). Run the setup wizard — STET installs to %APPDATA%\STET.

Warning

Windows may show a SmartScreen prompt on first launch because the app is newly signed. Click More info → Run anyway.

macOS

macOS desktop builds ship as a signed .dmg. Drag STET.app to your Applications folder.

On first open, macOS Gatekeeper may block the app. Run the following to clear the quarantine flag:

bash
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/STET.app

Excel Add-in

The STET Excel add-in installs a task pane directly inside Microsoft Excel. After running an audit you can jump to discrepant rows, highlight them by severity, open the source evidence document (PDF, XLSX, PPTX, CSV), and copy a full findings report to the clipboard — all without leaving your spreadsheet.

Requirements

  • Microsoft Excel 2016 or later (Microsoft 365 recommended) — Windows only
  • Node.js LTS — required for the audit engine host
  • .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later (ships with Windows 10 / 11)

Install Steps

1

Download the Excel Add-in package

The .zip package contains the XLL add-in, engine host, and installer script — no admin rights required.

Desktop builds are available by request. Book a demo to get access.

2

Run the installer

Extract the ZIP, then right-click install-excel-addin.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell. Or paste this one-liner into PowerShell from the extracted folder:

powershell
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File install-excel-addin.ps1

The installer copies files to %LOCALAPPDATA%\STET\ExcelAddIn and registers the XLL in the Excel registry (HKCU — no admin needed).

3

Restart Excel

Close and reopen Excel. A new STET menu will appear in the ribbon. Click STET → Show STET Panel to open the audit task pane on the right side.

4

Run your first audit

In the STET panel: pick your data room folder, select the ledger sheet (the active sheet is auto-selected), and click ▶ Run Audit. Findings stream in as the engine processes your files.

5

Review discrepancies

Each discrepancy shows severity, the Excel row number, and a summary. Use the action buttons to:

  • ↗ Jump to Row — navigates and highlights the discrepant ledger row
  • 📄 Open Doc — opens the source evidence file in your default viewer
  • 📋 Copy — copies the selected finding to clipboard
  • 🎨 Highlight All — colour-codes every discrepant row by severity (red / orange / yellow / green)
  • 📋 Copy Report — exports all findings as CSV to clipboard

Note

To uninstall, run: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File install-excel-addin.ps1 -Uninstall

First Launch

1

Sign In

Log in with your STET account. Your session is stored locally — you won't need to sign in again on the same machine.

2

Navigate to Evidence Ingest

Click Evidence Ingest in the sidebar. The desktop app adds a Local Sync option that lets you point directly to a folder on disk — no cloud upload required.

3

Select a Local Data Room Folder

Click Select Folder and choose the root of your downloaded data room. STET scans all supported file types (pdf xlsx xls pptx csv txt) and streams them through the native Rust engine.

4

Upload Your Ledger and Start

Upload your reference ledger (CSV or Excel) and click Start Audit. The GPU-accelerated pipeline runs locally and streams matches in real time.

Next Steps