diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 328b92f40..e6e34ecea 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 **Stage: alpha** · next: beta, ~25 points of "ready for real work" and ~160–240 h away
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-11 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-31 · **Change:** minor (Formulas › Function Library as labelled buttons with category menus; earlier: AutoSum over a selected row puts its total to the right, and fills a selection's empty last row and column) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-11 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-31 · **Change:** minor (Formulas › Function Library as labelled buttons with category menus; Recently Used follows the formulas entered; earlier: AutoSum over a selected row puts its total to the right, and fills a selection's empty last row and column) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365)
 
 GridCraft aims at full Microsoft Excel parity, and at being better in places: faster, open (XLSX
 is the native format), fully scriptable by agents (MCP, control channel, CLI), and on the web.
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ Ranked; estimates in Opus 5.5 agent-hours. Detail and the full beta-gate list in
 
 | Date | What landed |
 |---|---|
+| 2026-10-31 | Recently Used lists the functions most recently entered in a formula from any source (ribbon, control channel, MCP, scripts), kept with the preferences and returned by `formulas.recentlyUsed`; the Insert Function dialog takes Excel's title and a working category list (Most Recently Used, All, each category) |
 | 2026-10-31 | Formulas › Function Library as a big Insert Function button, the AutoSum split button and three columns of labelled small buttons, each category book in its own colour; category menus end with Insert Function… on that category; More Functions cascades into the remaining categories; Home › Editing shares the AutoSum menu; the MR key tip opens Recently Used |
 | 2026-10-25 | AutoSum over a selection does what Excel does: a selected row gets one total to its right (in its last cell if that is empty), not a one-cell total under each cell; a block whose last column is empty gets each row's total there, one whose last row is empty each column's, and with both the corner gets the total of the block; otherwise totals go under each column as before |
 | 2026-10-24 | Macro interface ([macros.md](docs/macros.md#in-the-window)): an Automate › Macros group (Record Macro, which turns into Stop Recording, Use Relative References, Run Macro with recent macros); "Recording · N steps" with Stop in the status bar; a Record Macro dialog (checked name, free Ctrl+Shift shortcut, description); the Macros dialog lists macros beside Automate scripts and a VBA project, with Run, Step Into, Edit, Create, Delete and Options; Ctrl+Shift+letter macro shortcuts; questions that offer Run, Overwrite, Shift Down or Shift Right; a step editor with a breakpoint gutter, drag to reorder, a command picker, reference boxes that switch between relative tokens and absolute references, Inputs and Output tabs, a debug bar (Check, Run, Step, Continue, Run to Here, Stop with keep or undo) and grid overlays for inputs, writes, conflicts and the current step |
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ Ranked; estimates in Opus 5.5 agent-hours. Detail and the full beta-gate list in
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-31 | minor | Progress log: Recently Used and Insert Function categories |
 | 2026-10-31 | minor | Progress log: Function Library |
 | 2026-10-25 | minor | Progress log: AutoSum over a selected row, and a selection's empty last row and column |
 | 2026-10-24 | minor | Macro interface on the Automate tab; progress log row |
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit.rs
index 27e217474..0000ff608 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mod paste_special;
 mod selection;
 
 use cell::{cell_set, range_fill, range_set_values};
-pub(crate) use cell::{check_arg_counts, input_to_cell, json_to_input, parse_typed_formula};
+pub(crate) use cell::{check_arg_counts, input_to_cell, is_formula_input, json_to_input, parse_typed_formula};
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) use clipboard::parse_tsv;
 use clipboard::{clear_clipboard, copy, cut, paste};
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit/cell.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit/cell.rs
index c57afae97..562d5c73d 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit/cell.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit/cell.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ use super::{
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------- entry
 
+/// Whether typing `input` into a cell enters a formula: `=…`, or `+…`/`-…` followed by a name or
+/// a parenthesis (not a number), as Excel takes `+SUM(1)`.
+pub(crate) fn is_formula_input(input: &str) -> bool {
+    input.starts_with('=')
+        || (input.len() > 1
+            && (input.starts_with('+') || input.starts_with('-'))
+            && gridcraft_core::parse::parse_number_text(input).is_none()
+            && input.chars().nth(1).is_some_and(|c| c.is_ascii_alphabetic() || c == '('))
+}
+
 /// What typing `input` into a cell produces (constant or formula, plus an automatic number
 /// format). Inherits the destination's cell, row or column style, including its number
 /// format, before parsing. Errors when the formula can't be parsed.
@@ -18,12 +28,7 @@ pub(crate) fn input_to_cell(input: &str, sheet: usize, at: CellRef, wb: &mut gri
     if fmt_is_text {
         return Ok(Some(Cell { value: Value::text(input), formula: None, style }));
     }
-    let is_formula = input.starts_with('=')
-        || (input.len() > 1
-            && (input.starts_with('+') || input.starts_with('-'))
-            && gridcraft_core::parse::parse_number_text(input).is_none()
-            && input.chars().nth(1).is_some_and(|c| c.is_ascii_alphabetic() || c == '('));
-    if is_formula {
+    if is_formula_input(input) {
         let body = input.strip_prefix('=').unwrap_or(input);
         let expr = wb.name_call_case(parse_typed_formula(body)?);
         check_arg_counts(&expr)?;
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/extra.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/extra.rs
index c9a1582a2..53c880a7c 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/extra.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/extra.rs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
             new_cell_style
         ),
         cmd!(query "home.addIns", "Add-ins", ["Home", "Add-ins"], None, "{} → GridCraft extends through MCP and scripts instead of add-ins", always, |_, _| Ok(json!({"addIns": [], "hint": "Use gridcraft-cli mcp or Automate › scripts"}))),
-        cmd!(query "formulas.recentlyUsed", "Recently Used", ["Formulas", "Function Library"], None, "{} → recently used functions in this workbook", has_doc, recently_used),
+        cmd!(query "formulas.recentlyUsed", "Recently Used", ["Formulas", "Function Library"], None, "{} → the functions most recently entered in formulas, newest first", has_doc, recently_used),
         cmd!(query "formulas.financial", "Financial", ["Formulas", "Function Library"], None, "{}", always, |s, _| s.execute("formulas.functions", json!({"category": "Financial"}))),
         cmd!(query "formulas.logical", "Logical", ["Formulas", "Function Library"], None, "{}", always, |s, _| s.execute("formulas.functions", json!({"category": "Logical"}))),
         cmd!(query "formulas.text", "Text", ["Formulas", "Function Library"], None, "{}", always, |s, _| s.execute("formulas.functions", json!({"category": "Text"}))),
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/extra/cells.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/extra/cells.rs
index ff0d5b65b..795d7f011 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/extra/cells.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/extra/cells.rs
@@ -122,25 +122,10 @@ pub(super) fn new_cell_style(s: &mut Session, p: &Json) -> Result<Json> {
     })
 }
 
+/// Formulas › Recently Used: the functions most recently entered in a formula, newest first
+/// ([`crate::Prefs::recent_functions`]).
 pub(super) fn recently_used(s: &mut Session, _: &Json) -> Result<Json> {
-    let mut seen: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
-    for (id, p) in s.journal.iter().rev() {
-        if id != "cell.set" {
-            continue;
-        }
-        let input = p.get("input").and_then(Json::as_str).unwrap_or("");
-        if let Ok(e) = gridcraft_formula::parse(input.trim_start_matches('=')) {
-            for f in e.functions() {
-                if !seen.iter().any(|x| x == f) {
-                    seen.push(f.to_string());
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if seen.len() >= 10 {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(json!(seen))
+    Ok(json!(s.prefs.recent_functions))
 }
 
 pub(super) fn use_in_formula(s: &mut Session, p: &Json) -> Result<Json> {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/lib.rs b/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
index 3ae4ac95a..67f8efe08 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub mod outline;
 pub mod paper;
 pub mod pivot;
 pub mod pivot_calc;
+pub mod recent;
 pub mod record;
 pub mod sample;
 pub mod selection;
@@ -390,6 +391,10 @@ pub struct Prefs {
     pub formula_bar: bool,
     /// The statistics the status bar shows for a selection (right-click the status bar).
     pub status_bar: StatusBarStats,
+    /// Formulas › Recently Used: the functions most recently entered in a formula, newest first
+    /// (at most [`recent::MAX`]; see [`recent`]). An application list, as in Excel.
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "recent::lenient")]
+    pub recent_functions: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 /// The selection statistics shown on the status bar, set with `view.statusBar`. Excel turns on
@@ -424,6 +429,7 @@ impl Default for Prefs {
             user_dictionary: vec![],
             formula_bar: true,
             status_bar: StatusBarStats::default(),
+            recent_functions: recent::defaults(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -790,6 +796,7 @@ impl Session {
             }
             if self.journal_paused == 0 {
                 self.push_journal(id, cmd::journal_params(&params));
+                recent::note(&mut self.prefs.recent_functions, id, &params);
             }
         }
         // Inside an undo group the group owns the step. A command that ended a group open before
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/recent.rs b/crates/engine/src/recent.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a1bba2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/engine/src/recent.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+//! Formulas › Recently Used: the functions most recently entered in a formula.
+//!
+//! The list is [`crate::Prefs::recent_functions`], an application list like Excel's, saved with
+//! the other preferences. [`crate::Session::execute`] calls [`note`] for each `cell.*` and
+//! `range.*` command it journals, from any source (the interface, the control channel, MCP or a
+//! script), so the list never depends on the journal, which drops its oldest entries.
+
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+
+use crate::cmd::edit::is_formula_input;
+use gridcraft_formula::lexer::{Tok, tokenize};
+use gridcraft_formula::normalize_function_name;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde_json::Value as Json;
+
+/// How many functions the list keeps.
+pub const MAX: usize = 10;
+/// The longest formula read (Excel's formula length limit): a longer one was not typed.
+const FORMULA_MAX: usize = 8_192;
+/// The most formulas read from one command: a large paste needs only its last few.
+const SCAN_BUDGET: usize = 2_000;
+
+/// What the list holds before any function has been used.
+pub fn defaults() -> Vec<String> {
+    ["SUM", "AVERAGE", "IF", "COUNT", "MAX", "MIN", "SUMIF", "XLOOKUP", "PMT", "TODAY"].map(String::from).to_vec()
+}
+
+/// Whether `name` (upper case, without `_xlfn.`) is a function of the catalog.
+fn known(name: &str) -> bool {
+    static NAMES: OnceLock<HashSet<String>> = OnceLock::new();
+    NAMES
+        .get_or_init(|| crate::cmd::formulas::function_list().iter().filter_map(|f| f["name"].as_str().map(str::to_ascii_uppercase)).collect())
+        .contains(name)
+}
+
+/// The functions a formula calls, outermost first, known functions only. A formula is what a
+/// cell takes as one (`=…`, or `+…`/`-…` as Excel takes `+SUM(1)`).
+pub fn functions_in_formula(text: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+    if !is_formula_input(text) {
+        return vec![];
+    }
+    let body = text.strip_prefix('=').unwrap_or(text);
+    if body.len() > FORMULA_MAX {
+        return vec![];
+    }
+    let mut out: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    for t in tokenize(body).unwrap_or_default() {
+        if let Tok::Func(name) = t.tok {
+            let name = normalize_function_name(&name);
+            if known(&name) && !out.contains(&name) {
+                out.push(name);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// The formula texts a command's params enter, the last first, at most `budget` of them.
+fn formulas_newest_first<'a>(id: &str, params: &'a Json, budget: usize) -> Vec<&'a str> {
+    fn walk<'a>(v: &'a Json, out: &mut Vec<&'a str>, depth: usize, budget: usize) {
+        match v {
+            Json::String(s) if is_formula_input(s) && out.len() < budget => out.push(s),
+            // A range's values are rows of cells; anything deeper is not a cell value.
+            Json::Array(a) if depth < 2 => {
+                for x in a.iter().rev() {
+                    if out.len() >= budget {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    walk(x, out, depth + 1, budget);
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    if id.starts_with("cell.") || id.starts_with("range.") {
+        for key in ["formula", "values", "value", "input"] {
+            if let Some(v) = params.get(key) {
+                walk(v, &mut out, 0, budget);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Moves `names` (most recent first) to the front of `recent`, keeping at most [`MAX`].
+pub fn push(recent: &mut Vec<String>, names: &[String]) {
+    let mut next: Vec<String> = Vec::with_capacity(MAX);
+    for n in names.iter().chain(recent.iter()) {
+        if next.len() == MAX {
+            break;
+        }
+        if !next.contains(n) {
+            next.push(n.clone());
+        }
+    }
+    *recent = next;
+}
+
+/// Moves the functions that the formulas a command entered call to the front of `recent`. The
+/// last formulas are read first (they are the most recent), within [`SCAN_BUDGET`].
+pub(crate) fn note(recent: &mut Vec<String>, id: &str, params: &Json) {
+    let mut names: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    for f in formulas_newest_first(id, params, SCAN_BUDGET) {
+        for n in functions_in_formula(f) {
+            if !names.contains(&n) {
+                names.push(n);
+            }
+        }
+        if names.len() >= MAX {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if !names.is_empty() {
+        push(recent, &names);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reads a saved list leniently: known function names only, at most [`MAX`]. A value that is not
+/// a list gives the default list, so a hand-edited or hostile `prefs.json` loses this list, never
+/// the other preferences.
+pub(crate) fn lenient<'de, D: serde::Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Result<Vec<String>, D::Error> {
+    let raw = Json::deserialize(d)?;
+    let Some(list) = raw.as_array() else { return Ok(defaults()) };
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    for name in list.iter().filter_map(Json::as_str) {
+        if out.len() == MAX {
+            break;
+        }
+        let name = name.to_ascii_uppercase();
+        if known(&name) && !out.contains(&name) {
+            out.push(name);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(out)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use serde_json::json;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn formulas_name_their_functions_outermost_first() {
+        assert_eq!(functions_in_formula("=IF(SUM(A1:A3)>2,_xlfn.XLOOKUP(1,B:B,C:C),sum(1))"), ["IF", "SUM", "XLOOKUP"]);
+        assert!(functions_in_formula("=MYLAMBDA(1)+A1").is_empty(), "only known functions");
+        assert!(functions_in_formula("SUM(1)").is_empty(), "not a formula");
+        assert!(functions_in_formula("=\"SUM(\"").is_empty(), "inside a string");
+        assert!(functions_in_formula(&format!("=SUM({})", "1+".repeat(9000))).is_empty(), "too long");
+        assert!(functions_in_formula("=((((").is_empty());
+        assert!(functions_in_formula("=").is_empty());
+        // A formula may be typed with + or - instead of =, as input_to_cell takes it.
+        assert_eq!(functions_in_formula("+SUM(1)"), ["SUM"]);
+        assert_eq!(functions_in_formula("-ABS(A1)"), ["ABS"]);
+        assert!(functions_in_formula("-5").is_empty() && functions_in_formula("+1e3").is_empty(), "numbers");
+        assert!(functions_in_formula("+").is_empty() && functions_in_formula("- SUM(1)").is_empty(), "not formulas");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn commands_give_their_formulas_newest_first() {
+        let read = |id: &str, params: Json| formulas_newest_first(id, &params, SCAN_BUDGET).into_iter().map(String::from).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        assert_eq!(read("range.setValues", json!({"values": [["=SUM(1)", 2], ["x", "=PMT(1,2,3)"]]})), ["=PMT(1,2,3)", "=SUM(1)"]);
+        assert_eq!(read("cell.set", json!({"input": "=NPV(1,2)"})), ["=NPV(1,2)"]);
+        assert_eq!(read("range.setValues", json!({"values": [["+SUM(1)", "-5", "-ABS(2)"]]})), ["-ABS(2)", "+SUM(1)"]);
+        assert!(read("home.bold", json!({"input": "=IRR(1)"})).is_empty(), "only cell.* and range.* enter formulas");
+        assert!(read("range.setValues", json!({"values": [[["=FV(1,2,3)"]]]})).is_empty(), "deeper than rows of cells");
+        // A large paste is read from its end, within the budget.
+        let rows: Vec<Json> = (0..5_000).map(|i| json!([format!("=ABS({i})")])).collect();
+        let paste = json!({ "values": rows });
+        let last = formulas_newest_first("range.setValues", &paste, 3);
+        assert_eq!(last, ["=ABS(4999)", "=ABS(4998)", "=ABS(4997)"]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn recent_keeps_ten_distinct_newest_first() {
+        let mut r = defaults();
+        assert!(r.iter().all(|n| known(n)), "the default list names known functions");
+        push(&mut r, &["PMT".into(), "NPV".into()]);
+        assert_eq!(r.len(), MAX);
+        assert_eq!(&r[..3], ["PMT", "NPV", "SUM"]);
+        assert_eq!(r.iter().filter(|n| *n == "PMT").count(), 1);
+        let many: Vec<String> =
+            ["ABS", "ACOS", "AND", "CHOOSE", "DATE", "EXP", "FIND", "INDEX", "LEFT", "LN", "MOD", "NOW"].map(String::from).to_vec();
+        push(&mut r, &many);
+        assert_eq!(r, many[..MAX]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn a_saved_list_is_read_leniently() {
+        let prefs = |v: Json| serde_json::from_value::<crate::Prefs>(v).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(prefs(json!({"r1c1": true})).recent_functions, defaults(), "a prefs.json from before the list gets the default");
+        // A hostile value loses only itself, never the other preferences.
+        let bad = prefs(json!({"r1c1": true, "recentFunctions": 5}));
+        assert!(bad.r1c1);
+        assert_eq!(bad.recent_functions, defaults());
+        let mut odd: Vec<Json> = ["npv", "NOT_A_FUNCTION", "SUM", "NPV"].iter().map(|n| json!(n)).chain([json!(3), json!(null)]).collect();
+        odd.extend(crate::cmd::formulas::function_list().into_iter().take(40).map(|f| f["name"].clone()));
+        let odd = prefs(json!({ "recentFunctions": odd }));
+        assert_eq!(&odd.recent_functions[..2], ["NPV", "SUM"]);
+        assert_eq!(odd.recent_functions.len(), MAX);
+        let back = prefs(serde_json::to_value(&odd).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(back.recent_functions, odd.recent_functions, "the list survives a save and reload");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/engine/tests/it/main.rs b/crates/engine/tests/it/main.rs
index 20898e152..99ebd42b1 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tests/it/main.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tests/it/main.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ mod percent_entry;
 mod pivot_unknown_func;
 mod pivotchart_link;
 mod range_fill_formats;
+mod recently_used;
 mod row_autofit;
 mod sheet_copy_spill;
 mod sheet_name_quoting;
diff --git a/crates/engine/tests/it/recently_used.rs b/crates/engine/tests/it/recently_used.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f40e3c1b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/engine/tests/it/recently_used.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//! Formulas › Recently Used: the functions most recently entered in a formula, from any command
+//! that enters one, kept in the preferences rather than read back from the journal.
+
+use gridcraft_engine::Session;
+use serde_json::{Value as Json, json};
+
+fn recent(s: &mut Session) -> Vec<String> {
+    let list = s.execute("formulas.recentlyUsed", json!({})).unwrap();
+    list.as_array().unwrap().iter().filter_map(Json::as_str).map(String::from).collect()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn formulas_entered_by_any_command_lead_the_list() {
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    s.new_workbook();
+    s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A1", "input": "=NPV(0.1,1,2)"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A2", "input": "=IRR({-10,6,6})+ROUND(1,0)"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("range.setValues", json!({"range": "B1", "values": [["=FV(0.1,2,-1)", 4, "text"]]})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A3", "input": "PMT is just text"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(&recent(&mut s)[..4], ["FV", "IRR", "ROUND", "NPV"]);
+    // A command that fails enters nothing.
+    assert!(s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "not a cell", "input": "=DB(1,2,3,4)"})).is_err());
+    assert_ne!(recent(&mut s)[0], "DB");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn formulas_typed_with_a_plus_or_minus_count() {
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    s.new_workbook();
+    s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A1", "input": "+ROUND(1.5,0)"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A2", "input": "-SLN(100,10,5)"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A3", "input": "-5"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(&recent(&mut s)[..2], ["SLN", "ROUND"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_list_does_not_depend_on_the_journal() {
+    // The journal drops its oldest entries past its caps (and is public); the list stays.
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    s.new_workbook();
+    s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A1", "input": "=NPV(0.1,1,2)"})).unwrap();
+    s.journal.clear();
+    assert_eq!(recent(&mut s)[0], "NPV");
+    s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A2", "input": "=SLN(100,10,5)"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(&recent(&mut s)[..2], ["SLN", "NPV"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_list_is_kept_with_the_preferences() {
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    s.new_workbook();
+    s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A1", "input": "=SYD(100,10,5,1)"})).unwrap();
+    let saved = serde_json::to_value(&s.prefs).unwrap();
+    let mut next = Session::new();
+    next.new_workbook();
+    next.prefs = serde_json::from_value(saved).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(recent(&mut next)[0], "SYD");
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
index df166e229..6eccc48eb 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ impl Dialog {
             "insertFunction" => {
                 // A Function Library menu opens it on its own category.
                 let category = p("category").as_str().unwrap_or(crate::function_library::MOST_RECENTLY_USED).to_string();
-                Dialog::custom("insertFunction", "Formula Builder", json!({"category": category}))
+                Dialog::custom("insertFunction", "Insert Function", json!({"category": category}))
             }
             "find" => {
                 let mut d = Dialog::custom("find", "Find and Replace", json!({"what": "", "with": "", "within": "sheet", "lookIn": "formulas"}));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/insert_function.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/insert_function.rs
index 2f922d644..a77de272b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/insert_function.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/insert_function.rs
@@ -1,33 +1,87 @@
 use super::show::ok_cancel;
-use super::{Dialog, Json, SheetApp, vec2};
+use super::{Dialog, Json, SheetApp, json, vec2};
 
-/// Insert Function: searches names (as the formula language spells them) and descriptions, shows
-/// each hit's category and description, and starts editing `=NAME(` (or appends to the formula).
+/// Insert Function: search names (as the formula language spells them) and descriptions, or pick
+/// a category (Most Recently Used, All or one category), then a function; each hit shows its
+/// category and description. OK starts editing `=NAME(` (or appends to the formula).
 pub(super) fn insert_function(app: &mut SheetApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog, confirm: &mut bool) {
+    use crate::function_library::{self as lib, ALL, MOST_RECENTLY_USED};
     let language = app.ui.language;
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
         ui.label(language.tr("Search:"));
         let r = ui.add(egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut d.search).desired_width(300.0).hint_text(language.tr("e.g. lookup, average, date")));
         r.request_focus();
     });
+    // A new search (typed, or set through the control channel) looks through every function, as
+    // Excel's does.
+    if d.values.get("searched").and_then(Json::as_str) != Some(d.search.as_str()) {
+        d.list_index = 0;
+        if !d.search.trim().is_empty() {
+            d.values.insert("category".into(), json!(ALL));
+        }
+        d.values.insert("searched".into(), json!(d.search));
+    }
+    // The category may be given by label or by engine id (a Function Library menu, `ui.dialog.set`).
+    let saved = d.values.get("category").and_then(Json::as_str).unwrap_or(MOST_RECENTLY_USED).to_string();
+    let mut category = if saved.eq_ignore_ascii_case(ALL) {
+        ALL.to_string()
+    } else {
+        lib::category_id(&saved).map(lib::category_label).unwrap_or(MOST_RECENTLY_USED).to_string()
+    };
+    ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+        let label = ui.label(language.tr("Or select a category:"));
+        craft_ui::ComboBox::from_id_salt("insertFunctionCategory")
+            .width(220.0)
+            .selected_text(language.tr(&category))
+            .show_ui(ui, |ui| {
+                for c in [MOST_RECENTLY_USED, ALL].into_iter().chain(lib::CATEGORIES.iter().map(|(_, l)| *l)) {
+                    ui.selectable_value(&mut category, c.to_string(), language.tr(c));
+                }
+            })
+            .response
+            .labelled_by(label.id);
+    });
+    if category != saved {
+        d.list_index = 0;
+    }
+    d.values.insert("category".into(), json!(category));
     let locale = language.formula_locale();
-    let list = gridcraft_engine::cmd::formulas::function_list();
     // The names and descriptions searched are the ones shown, so in the interface language.
-    let q = d.search.to_lowercase();
-    let hits: Vec<&Json> = list
-        .iter()
-        .filter(|f| {
-            q.is_empty()
-                || f["name"].as_str().is_some_and(|n| locale.function_name(n).to_lowercase().contains(&q))
-                || f["description"].as_str().is_some_and(|n| language.function_description(n).unwrap_or(n).to_lowercase().contains(&q))
-        })
-        .take(300)
-        .collect();
-    egui::ScrollArea::vertical().max_height(260.0).show(ui, |ui| {
-        for (i, f) in hits.iter().enumerate() {
-            let name = locale.function_name(f["name"].as_str().unwrap_or(""));
-            let category = language.tr(crate::function_library::category_label(f["category"].as_str().unwrap_or("")));
-            let r = ui.add(egui::Button::selectable(i == d.list_index, format!("{name:<18} {category}")).min_size(vec2(480.0, 20.0)));
+    let q = d.search.trim().to_lowercase();
+    let matches = |f: &lib::FnEntry| {
+        q.is_empty()
+            || locale.function_name(&f.name).to_lowercase().contains(&q)
+            || language.function_description(&f.description).unwrap_or(&f.description).to_lowercase().contains(&q)
+    };
+    let hits: Vec<&lib::FnEntry> = if category == MOST_RECENTLY_USED {
+        lib::recent(app).iter().filter_map(|n| lib::find(n)).filter(|f| matches(f)).collect()
+    } else {
+        let id = lib::category_id(&category);
+        // The catalog is fixed (some 500 functions), so All lists every one.
+        lib::all().iter().filter(|f| id.is_none_or(|id| f.category == id) && matches(f)).collect()
+    };
+    let t = crate::theme::Tokens::get(ui.ctx());
+    let font = egui::TextStyle::Body.resolve(ui.style());
+    let rows: Vec<(&str, &str)> = hits.iter().map(|f| (locale.function_name(&f.name), language.tr(lib::category_label(&f.category)))).collect();
+    // The category column starts after the widest name shown, so a long name in any formula
+    // language or font never runs into it.
+    let name_w = rows.iter().map(|(n, _)| ui.painter().layout_no_wrap(n.to_string(), font.clone(), t.text).size().x).fold(0.0_f32, f32::max);
+    egui::ScrollArea::vertical().max_height(260.0).auto_shrink([false, false]).show(ui, |ui| {
+        if rows.is_empty() {
+            ui.label(egui::RichText::new(language.tr("No functions match.")).italics());
+        }
+        let row_h = ui.text_style_height(&egui::TextStyle::Body) + 4.0;
+        for (i, (name, category)) in rows.iter().enumerate() {
+            let (rect, r) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(ui.available_width().max(name_w + 120.0), row_h), egui::Sense::click());
+            if i == d.list_index {
+                ui.painter().rect_filled(rect, 3.0, ui.visuals().selection.bg_fill);
+            } else if r.hovered() {
+                ui.painter().rect_filled(rect, 3.0, t.hover);
+            }
+            let color = if i == d.list_index { ui.visuals().selection.stroke.color } else { t.text };
+            ui.painter().text(rect.left_center() + vec2(6.0, 0.0), egui::Align2::LEFT_CENTER, *name, font.clone(), color);
+            ui.painter().text(rect.left_center() + vec2(6.0 + name_w + 16.0, 0.0), egui::Align2::LEFT_CENTER, *category, font.clone(), t.text_dim);
+            r.widget_info(|| egui::WidgetInfo::selected(egui::Role::Button, true, i == d.list_index, format!("{name} ({category})")));
             if r.clicked() {
                 d.list_index = i;
             }
@@ -38,15 +92,19 @@ pub(super) fn insert_function(app: &mut SheetApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dia
         }
     });
     if let Some(f) = hits.get(d.list_index) {
-        let name = f["name"].as_str().unwrap_or("");
         ui.separator();
-        ui.label(egui::RichText::new(crate::formula_locale::signature(name, locale, language).unwrap_or_default()).strong());
-        ui.label(crate::formula_locale::description(name, locale, language).unwrap_or_default());
+        ui.label(egui::RichText::new(crate::formula_locale::signature(&f.name, locale, language).unwrap_or_default()).strong());
+        ui.label(crate::formula_locale::description(&f.name, locale, language).unwrap_or_default());
     }
     let mut open = true;
     ok_cancel(ui, confirm, &mut open);
-    if *confirm && let Some(n) = hits.get(d.list_index).and_then(|f| f["name"].as_str()) {
-        let n = app.session.active().map(|doc| crate::formula_locale::completion_name(n, locale, &doc.wb, doc.wb.active_sheet())).unwrap_or(n);
+    // The function counts as recently used once the formula is entered (the engine notes it).
+    if *confirm && let Some(f) = hits.get(d.list_index) {
+        let n = app
+            .session
+            .active()
+            .map(|doc| crate::formula_locale::completion_name(&f.name, locale, &doc.wb, doc.wb.active_sheet()))
+            .unwrap_or(&f.name);
         let cur = app.editor.as_ref().map(|e| e.text.clone());
         let text = match cur {
             Some(t) if t.starts_with('=') => format!("{t}{n}("),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.rs
index 165d94cd8..cbc043ece 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.rs
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ pub(super) fn translate(text: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
         "Edit Name" => "Επεξεργασία ονόματος",
         "New Name" => "Νέο όνομα",
         "Format Cells" => "Μορφοποίηση κελιών",
-        "Formula Builder" => "Δημιουργός τύπων",
         "Find and Replace" => "Εύρεση και αντικατάσταση",
         "Go To" => "Μετάβαση",
         "Insert Calculated Field" => "Εισαγωγή υπολογιζόμενου πεδίου",
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs
index 51d1db6c7..599b9c2a5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.rs
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ pub(super) fn translate(text: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
         "Edit Name" => "Modifica nome",
         "New Name" => "Nuovo nome",
         "Format Cells" => "Formato celle",
-        "Formula Builder" => "Generatore di formule",
         "Find and Replace" => "Trova e sostituisci",
         "Go To" => "Vai a",
         "Insert Calculated Field" => "Inserisci campo calcolato",
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.rs
index b7cb6c95b..65015dfe0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.rs
@@ -475,7 +475,6 @@ pub(super) const DIALOGS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Edit Name", "名前の編集"),
     ("New Name", "新しい名前"),
     ("Format Cells", "セルの書式設定"),
-    ("Formula Builder", "数式ビルダー"),
     ("Find and Replace", "検索と置換"),
     ("Go To", "ジャンプ"),
     ("Insert Calculated Field", "計算のフィールドの挿入"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs
index 3b58b0d20..ae4639760 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.rs
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ pub(super) fn translate(text: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
         "Edit Name" => "Edytowanie nazwy",
         "New Name" => "Nowa nazwa",
         "Format Cells" => "Formatowanie komórek",
-        "Formula Builder" => "Konstruktor formuł",
         "Find and Replace" => "Znajdowanie i zamienianie",
         "Go To" => "Przechodzenie do",
         "Insert Calculated Field" => "Wstawianie pola obliczeniowego",
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt.rs
index 0107235cf..32b38a953 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt.rs
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ pub(super) fn translate(text: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
         "Edit Name" => "Editar Nome",
         "New Name" => "Novo Nome",
         "Format Cells" => "Formatar Células",
-        "Formula Builder" => "Construtor de Fórmulas",
         "Find and Replace" => "Localizar e Substituir",
         "Go To" => "Ir para",
         "Insert Calculated Field" => "Inserir Campo Calculado",
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ro.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ro.rs
index ade378b9d..f92555df2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ro.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ro.rs
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ pub(super) fn translate(text: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
         "Edit Name" => "Editare nume",
         "New Name" => "Nume nou",
         "Format Cells" => "Formatare celule",
-        "Formula Builder" => "Generator de formule",
         "Find and Replace" => "Găsire și înlocuire",
         "Go To" => "Salt la",
         "Insert Calculated Field" => "Inserare câmp calculat",
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs
index a17d4da56..699a22288 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.rs
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ pub(super) fn translate(text: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
         "Edit Name" => "Edit Name",
         "New Name" => "New Name",
         "Format Cells" => "Format Cells",
-        "Formula Builder" => "Formula Builder",
         "Find and Replace" => "Find and Replace",
         "Go To" => "Go To",
         "Insert Calculated Field" => "Insert Calculated Field",
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/function_library.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/function_library.rs
index 917f36642..3d8a37d5e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/function_library.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/function_library.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Formulas › Function Library: the labelled buttons, their category menus, the More Functions
-//! cascade, the AutoSum big split button and the Recently Used keytip.
+//! cascade, the AutoSum big split button, the Recently Used keytip and list, and the Insert Function
+//! dialog's categories.
 
 use egui::os::OperatingSystem;
 use egui::{Event, Key, Modifiers, vec2};
@@ -169,3 +170,104 @@ fn the_recently_used_keytip_opens_its_menu() {
     pick(&mut h, "AVERAGE");
     assert_eq!(editor_text(&h).as_deref(), Some("=AVERAGE("));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn recently_used_lists_the_engines_list_newest_first() {
+    let mut h = formulas_tab(1440.0);
+    // The ribbon and the control channel go through app.run; MCP and scripts through the session.
+    // The engine keeps the list (see the engine's recently_used tests); the menu shows it.
+    h.state_mut().run("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A1", "input": "=NPV(0.1,1,2)"})).unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A2", "input": "=IRR({-10,6,6})+ROUND(1,0)"})).unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("range.setValues", json!({"range": "B1", "values": [["=FV(0.1,2,-1)", 4, "text"]]})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert_eq!(&h.state().session.prefs.recent_functions[..4], ["FV", "IRR", "ROUND", "NPV"]);
+    click(&mut h, "Recently Used");
+    let top = |h: &Harness, name: &str| h.get_by_label(name).rect().top();
+    assert!(top(&h, "FV") < top(&h, "IRR") && top(&h, "IRR") < top(&h, "ROUND") && top(&h, "ROUND") < top(&h, "NPV"));
+}
+
+/// Opens the Insert Function category list (the dialog's only combo box).
+fn open_categories(h: &mut Harness) {
+    h.get_by_role(egui::accesskit::Role::ComboBox).click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+}
+
+/// Picks a category from the open list (the ribbon has buttons with the same names).
+fn choose(h: &mut Harness, category: &str) {
+    h.get_all_by_label(category).last().expect("the category is listed").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+}
+
+fn row(name: &str, category: &str) -> String {
+    format!("{name} ({category})")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn insert_function_has_its_title_and_a_working_category_list() {
+    let mut h = formulas_tab(1440.0);
+    h.state_mut().run("cell.set", json!({"cell": "A1", "input": "=NPV(0.1,1,2)"})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    click(&mut h, "Insert Function");
+    let d = h.state().dialog.as_ref().expect("Insert Function opens");
+    assert_eq!(d.title, "Insert Function");
+    // Most Recently Used comes first, newest first.
+    let npv = h.get_by_label(&row("NPV", "Financial")).rect();
+    assert!(npv.top() < h.get_by_label(&row("SUM", "Math & Trig")).rect().top());
+    assert!(h.query_by_label(&row("PMT", "Financial")).is_some(), "the default list follows");
+    // Pick a category from the list.
+    open_categories(&mut h);
+    choose(&mut h, "Date & Time");
+    assert!(h.query_by_label(&row("TODAY", "Date & Time")).is_some());
+    assert!(h.query_by_label(&row("NPV", "Financial")).is_none());
+    // All lists everything; a category given by its engine id works too (control channel).
+    open_categories(&mut h);
+    choose(&mut h, "All");
+    assert!(h.query_by_label(&row("TODAY", "Date & Time")).is_some() && h.query_by_label(&row("NPV", "Financial")).is_some());
+    h.state_mut().dialog.as_mut().unwrap().values.insert("category".into(), json!("MathTrig"));
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert!(h.query_by_label(&row("ROUND", "Math & Trig")).is_some() && h.query_by_label(&row("TODAY", "Date & Time")).is_none());
+    // A search looks through every category.
+    h.state_mut().dialog.as_mut().unwrap().search = "lookup".into();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().dialog.as_ref().unwrap().values.get("category"), Some(&json!("All")));
+    assert!(h.query_by_label(&row("XLOOKUP", "Lookup & Reference")).is_some());
+    // OK starts the formula. The function counts as recently used once the formula is entered,
+    // not before (the edit may still be cancelled, or there may be no cell to edit).
+    pick(&mut h, &row("XLOOKUP", "Lookup & Reference"));
+    click(&mut h, "   OK   ");
+    assert_eq!(editor_text(&h).as_deref(), Some("=XLOOKUP("));
+    assert_ne!(h.state().session.prefs.recent_functions[0], "XLOOKUP");
+}
+
+/// The text shapes the last frame painted, with their left edge and width.
+fn painted_text(h: &Harness) -> Vec<(String, f32, f32)> {
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    for clipped in &h.output().shapes {
+        if let egui::Shape::Text(t) = &clipped.shape {
+            out.push((t.galley.text().to_string(), t.pos.x, t.galley.size().x));
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn insert_function_keeps_the_category_column_clear_of_long_names() {
+    let mut h = formulas_tab(1440.0);
+    // A wide interface font (as on some Windows and Linux desktops, or a long formula language)
+    // makes every name wider than the dialog was laid out for.
+    h.ctx.all_styles_mut(|s| {
+        s.text_styles.insert(egui::TextStyle::Body, egui::FontId::proportional(20.0));
+    });
+    click(&mut h, "Insert Function");
+    // Some of the longest function names in the catalog, and a short one, in one list (the
+    // signature under the list starts with a name too, and is not a row).
+    h.state_mut().dialog.as_mut().unwrap().search = "forecast".into();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let shapes = painted_text(&h);
+    let names: Vec<&(String, f32, f32)> = shapes.iter().filter(|(t, _, _)| t.starts_with("FORECAST") && !t.contains('(')).collect();
+    let column = shapes.iter().filter(|(t, _, _)| t == "Statistical").map(|(_, x, _)| *x).fold(f32::INFINITY, f32::min);
+    assert!(names.iter().any(|(t, _, _)| t == "FORECAST.ETS.SEASONALITY"), "the long name is listed: {shapes:?}");
+    for (name, x, w) in names {
+        assert!(x + w < column, "{name} ends at {} and the category column starts at {column}", x + w);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index 67bf839f8..eb91fbd9b 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Architecture
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-31 · **Change:** minor (Function Library module; accent icons; earlier: the hidden names that hold macros) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-31 · **Change:** minor (recently used functions kept in the preferences; Function Library module; accent icons; earlier: the hidden names that hold macros) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365)
 
 How GridCraft is built today. Rules for contributors are in [`AGENTS.md`](../AGENTS.md).
 
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ drawing its own:
 - **Function Library**: `function_library.rs` holds the function categories (engine id and
   label, in the Insert Function dialog's order), the function list built once from
   `cmd::formulas::function_list`, and the menus of Formulas › Function Library, including the
-  AutoSum menu that Home › Editing shares.
+  AutoSum menu that Home › Editing shares. Recently Used and the Insert Function dialog's Most
+  Recently Used category list what `formulas.recentlyUsed` returns.
 - **Code editor**: `widgets::code_editor(ui, id, &mut text, Lang, max_lines)` (`code_editor.rs`)
   edits code in the monospace font with `Tokens::syntax` colours: Python (keywords, strings
   including triple-quoted ones, numbers, comments, builtins) and LaTeX (commands, scripts,
@@ -108,6 +109,14 @@ Actions made of many commands (macros, a debugger that runs one step per call) u
   a recording leaves it out, so playing the recording back never stops the run. The
   history limit is applied when the outermost command finishes; until then the steps made inside
   it are bounded on their own.
+- **Recently used functions** (`recent.rs`). `Prefs::recent_functions` holds the ten functions
+  most recently entered in a formula, newest first. `Session::execute` updates it for every
+  `cell.*` and `range.*` command it journals, from any source (interface, control channel, MCP,
+  script). It reads at most 2,000 of the formulas a command enters, starting from the last one
+  (the most recent), so a large paste costs no more than that; `formulas.recentlyUsed` returns
+  it. It is kept with the other preferences (`prefs.json`, the browser's storage on the
+  web) and read leniently, so a malformed value loses only this list. It does not read the
+  journal back, so the journal's trimming does not affect it.
 - **Recording buffer** (`record.rs`). `Session::start_recording` collects each successful
   top-level command with the document, sheet and selection it ran in, without secret parameters.
   Commands run by other commands are not recorded, nor is a menu-style call that only opened a
@@ -165,6 +174,7 @@ rpm, tarball), FreeBSD, and web (WASM; WebGPU or WebGL2). Release workflows in
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-31 | minor | Recently used functions (`recent.rs`, `Prefs::recent_functions`) behind `formulas.recentlyUsed` |
 | 2026-10-31 | minor | Function Library module (`function_library.rs`); accent icons (`icons::paint_accent`, `widgets::small_button_accent`) |
 | 2026-10-25 | trivial | The hidden names that hold macros are `_gc_macro_<n>_<k>` |
 | 2026-10-24 | minor | Macro engine on the building blocks (`macros/`, `cmd/macros.rs`) |
diff --git a/docs/target-app-parity.md b/docs/target-app-parity.md
index 7cee60f60..86837305b 100644
--- a/docs/target-app-parity.md
+++ b/docs/target-app-parity.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Target-app parity: GridCraft vs Microsoft Excel
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-11 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-25 · **Change:** minor (automation: macro interface; earlier: catalog count 276 / 292, as `cargo xtask parity` measures; automation: typed macros in the engine; several windows: a native window per workbook window, New Window on the same workbook, Arrange All; no score change) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-11 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-31 · **Change:** minor (the Insert Function dialog is named as in Excel; no score change; earlier: automation: macro interface; catalog count 276 / 292, as `cargo xtask parity` measures; automation: typed macros in the engine; several windows: a native window per workbook window, New Window on the same workbook, Arrange All; no score change) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365)
 
 This is the authoritative parity assessment. [`ROADMAP.md`](../ROADMAP.md) summarizes it,
 [`gaps.md`](gaps.md) lists every shortfall, and the area checklists hold the detail:
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ The inventory carried over from the 2026-10-07 ROADMAP.md, updated for what land
   galleries (cell styles, table styles, colour palettes, conditional formatting menus),
   contextual Table/Chart Design tabs, formula bar with Name Box, virtualised grid (smooth
   scrolling, zoom, frozen panes, text overflow), sheet tabs (rename, reorder, colour, hide),
-  status bar with Sum/Count/Average and zoom, dialogs (Format Cells, Formula Builder, Find and
+  status bar with Sum/Count/Average and zoom, dialogs (Format Cells, Insert Function, Find and
   Replace, Sort, Name Manager, Data Validation, Paste Special…), command palette, dark mode.
 - Agents: every action is an engine command; JSON control channel in the desktop app (pointer,
   keyboard, dialogs, screenshots); MCP server (headless or bridged); CLI (`info`, `convert`,
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ The inventory carried over from the 2026-10-07 ROADMAP.md, updated for what land
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-31 | minor | The Insert Function dialog is named as in Excel (it was called Formula Builder); no score change |
 | 2026-10-25 | minor | Automation: macro interface (Automate › Macros, the Macros and Record Macro dialogs, the step editor, shortcuts) (no score change) |
 | 2026-10-25 | trivial | Catalog count 276 / 292 in the summary table and the method, as `cargo xtask parity` measures (no score change) |
 | 2026-10-22 | minor | Several windows on the desktop: a native window per workbook window, New Window on the same workbook, Switch Windows and Arrange All; "one window" removed from UI/UX fidelity, Hardware and the interaction-fidelity discount; no score change |
diff --git a/docs/ui-parity.md b/docs/ui-parity.md
index 630743d03..eaeb619ec 100644
--- a/docs/ui-parity.md
+++ b/docs/ui-parity.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # UI parity
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-31 · **Change:** minor (Formulas › Function Library as labelled buttons with category menus; earlier: checkbox cells print as boxes; Ctrl+arrow and Ctrl+Shift+arrow while pointing a formula reference; editing a hyperlink loads its existing fields; AutoSum over a selected row puts its total to the right; ribbon catalog count 276 / 292) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365), Excel for Mac 16.113.4
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-31 · **Change:** minor (Formulas › Function Library as labelled buttons with category menus; Recently Used and the Insert Function categories; earlier: checkbox cells print as boxes; Ctrl+arrow and Ctrl+Shift+arrow while pointing a formula reference; editing a hyperlink loads its existing fields; AutoSum over a selected row puts its total to the right; ribbon catalog count 276 / 292) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365), Excel for Mac 16.113.4
 
 Interaction, controls and feel, against Excel. Part of [target-app-parity.md](target-app-parity.md).
 **UI/UX fidelity: ~55% ready, 50–80 h** (estimated). Ribbon command coverage is measured
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Sources: `crates/ui-egui/src` (ribbon, grid, editor, formula bar, dialogs, panes
 | Title bar, Quick Access Toolbar, AutoSave toggle | yes | yes | done; macOS window controls misaligned (#170), Dock icon size (#169) |
 | Ribbon: tabs, groups, split buttons, galleries, contextual tabs | yes | yes (Table Design, Chart Design, Format, PivotTable, Header & Footer tabs); Fill Color, Font Color and the Format Cells colour pickers end with Recent Colors and More Colors… (#928); large split buttons (Formulas › AutoSum); arrows at the card's edges scroll a tab wider than the window | done; missing contextual tabs for pictures, shapes, sparklines, slicers; groups do not collapse when narrow |
 | Ribbon collapse, simplified ribbon, customize ribbon/QAT | yes | partial | customization missing (File ▸ Options is the one missing File command) |
-| Formulas › Function Library | Insert Function, AutoSum, Recently Used and a menu per function category | yes (10-24): a big Insert Function button and three columns of labelled small buttons, the layout Excel uses when the window is not wide enough for a big button per category; each category's book icon has its own colour; a category menu shows each function's description on hover and ends with Insert Function…, which opens the dialog on that category; More Functions cascades into Statistical, Engineering, Cube, Information, Compatibility and Web; AutoSum is a split button whose menu (Sum, Average, Count Numbers, Max, Min, More Functions…) Home › Editing shares; Recently Used has the MR key tip | the wide layout with a big button per category is not offered; Recently Used lists what `formulas.recentlyUsed` returns |
+| Formulas › Function Library | Insert Function, AutoSum, Recently Used and a menu per function category | yes (10-24): a big Insert Function button and three columns of labelled small buttons, the layout Excel uses when the window is not wide enough for a big button per category; each category's book icon has its own colour; a category menu shows each function's description on hover and ends with Insert Function…, which opens the dialog on that category; More Functions cascades into Statistical, Engineering, Cube, Information, Compatibility and Web; AutoSum is a split button whose menu (Sum, Average, Count Numbers, Max, Min, More Functions…) Home › Editing shares; Recently Used has the MR key tip | the wide layout with a big button per category is not offered; a function counts as recently used once its formula is entered, not when Insert Function's OK is pressed |
 | Ribbon: tabs, groups, split buttons, galleries, contextual tabs | yes | yes (Table Design, Chart Design, Format, PivotTable tabs) | done; missing contextual tabs for pictures, shapes, sparklines, header/footer, slicers |
 | Ribbon collapse, simplified ribbon, customize ribbon/QAT | yes | partial | customization missing |
 | Key tips (Alt / F10 then letters) | yes, every ribbon control | **initial** (#43, 10-10): Alt or F10 shows key tips on Home for alignment, Paste Special and AutoFit plus legacy Alt sequences; other tabs and controls not yet (#33, #49) | 3–5 h |
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ Insert Hyperlink loads an existing cell link's address, display text and ScreenT
 (#2876). Keeping the display text unchanged preserves the cell's number or formula; Cancel
 keeps the original link and an edit can be undone in one step.
 
-Format Cells, Insert Function/Formula Builder, Find and Replace, Go To and Go To Special, Sort,
+Format Cells, Insert Function (search, Most Recently Used, All and each category), Find and
+Replace, Go To and Go To Special, Sort,
 Name Manager, Data Validation, Paste Special, Conditional Formatting manager, Page Setup, Goal
 Seek, Scenario Manager, Data Analysis, Forecast Sheet, Macros (macros, Automate scripts and a
 note on a VBA project; Run, Step Into, Edit, Create, Delete, Options), Record Macro, the macro step
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ scrollbar bugs 2–4 · pixel/feel pass against observed Excel 7–12.
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-31 | minor | Recently Used lists the functions most recently entered in a formula from any source, kept with the preferences; the Insert Function dialog is titled as in Excel, its category list (Most Recently Used, All, each category) works, and its category column follows the widest name shown |
 | 2026-10-31 | minor | Formulas › Function Library: Insert Function, the AutoSum split button and three columns of labelled small buttons with category colours; category menus end with Insert Function…; More Functions cascades; Home › Editing shares the AutoSum menu; MR key tip for Recently Used |
 | 2026-10-30 | minor | Checkbox cells print and export to PDF as boxes, as on screen: unchecked white with a grey outline, checked green with a white tick (#2972). They printed their value as TRUE or FALSE; other values in a checkbox cell still print as text |
 | 2026-10-29 | minor | Formula pointing from the keyboard: Ctrl+arrow (⌘arrow) moves the pointed cell to the edge of its data and Ctrl+Shift+arrow (⌘⇧arrow) extends the pointed range there, as the same keys move and extend the selection, so typing `=COUNTIF(`, clicking the top of a column and pressing ⌘⇧↓ points at the whole column of data; the keys used to move or extend by one cell. A range reaching the sheet edge is written as whole columns or rows (`A:B`). The editor reads the modifiers of the arrow's own key event, so a keystroke pressed and released within one frame (a control client's `ui.key`, an automation tool) keeps its Shift and Ctrl |