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Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
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Desktop App
Qalculate!
A powerful desktop calculator for maths, units and currency conversions.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
Windows, Linux, Offline
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is Qalculate!?
Qalculate! is a free, open-source calculator for Windows and Linux that understands everyday expressions as you type them. It handles unit and currency conversion, physical constants, symbolic maths, equation solving and plotting, which makes quick calculations and sanity checks much faster.
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Pros: what Qalculate! does well
- Understands natural expressions
- Units and currencies built in
- Free and open source
Cons: where it falls short
- Mac version needs Homebrew or MacPorts
- Many features to learn
Who Qalculate! is for
Students, engineers and analysts who do lots of quick calculations and conversions.
Who can skip it
People who only need basic arithmetic.
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