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It supports bulk campaigns, transactional notifications, and OTP verification. kwtSMS is used by businesses across the GCC and MENA region.\n\n## Features\n\n- **Bulk SMS from spreadsheets** - Map phone number and message columns, send to all rows\n- **Message templates** - Write a single message for all recipients, or use a different message per row from a column\n- **Column mapping** - Pick which columns contain phone numbers and messages\n- **80+ country validation** - Phone number length and format checking per country\n- **Message cleaning** - Strips emojis, hidden characters, and HTML before sending\n- **Delivery logging** - Every send logged to a dedicated worksheet\n- **Test mode** - Safely test your SMS workflow without delivering messages\n- **Country coverage check** - Skips numbers outside your account's coverage area\n- **Duplicate removal** - Automatic deduplication before sending\n\n## Quick Start\n\n### Prerequisites\n\n- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v18+\n- A [kwtSMS](https://www.kwtsms.com) account with API credentials\n\n### Install\n\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/boxlinknet/kwtsms-msexcel.git\ncd kwtsms-msexcel\nnpm install\n```\n\n### Development\n\n```bash\nnpm run dev-server\n```\n\n### Sideload in Excel\n\n1. Open [Excel on the web](https://www.office.com/launch/excel)\n2. Go to **Insert** \u003e **Add-ins** \u003e **Upload My Add-in**\n3. Select `manifest.xml` from the project root\n4. The kwtSMS task pane opens in the sidebar\n\n### Build\n\n```bash\nnpm run build          # Production build\nnpm run validate       # Validate manifest\nnpm run lint           # Lint check\n```\n\n### Test\n\n```bash\nnpm test                                                    # Unit tests only\nKWTSMS_USERNAME=xxx KWTSMS_PASSWORD=xxx npm test            # Include API tests\n```\n\n## How It Works\n\n1. **Login** - Enter your kwtSMS username and password. The add-in verifies your credentials and loads your account settings.\n2. **Map columns** - Select which spreadsheet column contains phone numbers, and optionally which contains messages.\n3. **Preview** - See how many valid numbers were found, duplicates removed, and numbers skipped.\n4. **Send** - Messages are sent automatically in batches. Results are logged to a dedicated worksheet.\n\n## Project Structure\n\n```\nsrc/\n  taskpane/\n    taskpane.html          Task pane UI (login + send interface)\n    taskpane.ts            UI controller\n    taskpane.css           kwtSMS branded styles\n  services/\n    kwtsms-api.ts          API client (balance, senderid, coverage, send, validate)\n    phone-utils.ts         Phone normalization, validation (83 countries), dedup\n    message-utils.ts       Message cleaning (emoji, HTML, hidden chars)\n    settings.ts            Office document settings wrapper\n    logger.ts              Excel sheet logger\n  models/\n    types.ts               TypeScript interfaces\n  localization/\n    strings.ts             UI strings (English, Arabic-ready)\n  commands/\n    commands.ts            Ribbon button handler\n```\n\n## Supported Platforms\n\n| Platform | Status |\n|----------|--------|\n| Excel on the web | Supported |\n| Excel on Windows (Microsoft 365) | Supported |\n| Excel 2016+ on Windows | Supported |\n| Excel on Mac (Microsoft 365) | Supported |\n| Excel 2016+ on Mac | Supported |\n| Excel on iPad | Supported |\n\n## Roadmap\n\n- [x] v1.0 - Excel task pane, bulk SMS, column mapping, logging\n- [ ] v1.1 - Custom Excel functions (`=KWTSMS.SEND()`, `=KWTSMS.BALANCE()`)\n- [ ] v1.2 - Arabic UI localization\n- [ ] v2.0 - Outlook add-in\n\n## License\n\n[MIT](LICENSE)\n\n## Support\n\n- Website: [kwtsms.com](https://www.kwtsms.com)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fboxlinknet%2Fkwtsms-msexcel","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fboxlinknet%2Fkwtsms-msexcel","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fboxlinknet%2Fkwtsms-msexcel/lists"}