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Numi – Calculator app for Mac

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Re: Numi – Calculator app for Mac

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Post by dceddia »

sdevonoes wrote: post #39

Nice app. Based on the source code ( https://github.com/nikolaeu/numi ) it's not clear to me how the .dmg is built. Is it explained somewhere?

Not the app author, but I built a Mac app recently and found node-appdmg to be a pretty simple way to create the .dmg: https://github.com/LinusU/node-appdmg

Re: Numi – Calculator app for Mac

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Post by gffrd »

Been using Numi on Mac for quite some time, and I love it for filling the gap between Spotlight and a Spreadsheet for doing off-the-cuff budgeting/analysis. Once I move from one-off calculations to needing to see the moving pieces, I move to Numi—Just works the way my mind does.

Things I like: quick/easy variable creation/updating, running sum, easy/flexible commenting/labeling, one-click line result copy

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Post by bostonvaulter2 »

apazzolini wrote: post #48
lordleft wrote: post #37

I find that calculators remain weirdly unergonomic on most Operating Systems. There are so many times where I want to do some quick math but feel hobbled by the insistence of calculator software writers to ape physical calculator design -- Numi seems like a cool step in the right direction

If you're using OS X, try using Spotlight or Alfred directly (Keypirinha[0] is a reasonable Windows alternative) - just type in `1 + 2` and you get the answer without launching a special app. There are plugins for conversions as well. [0]. https://keypirinha.com/

I wish you could paste from history when doing math with alfred (where the pasting is also fro alfred). That's my only complaint with alfred's calculation capabilities.

Re: Numi – Calculator app for Mac

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Post by codyogden »

I like Numi. It’s a handy, unobtrusive math scratch pad. I dislike the two computer license limit that isn’t disclosed prior to purchase, and the need to contact the developer in order to get that license reset if I crash my Mac mini or my MacBook Pro.

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Post by abrowne »

BurningFrog wrote: post #88
apazzolini wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're using OS X, try using Spotlight or Alfred directly (Keypirinha[0] is a reasonable Windows alternative) - just type in `1 + 2` and you get the answer without launching a special app. There are plugins for conversions as well. [0]. https://keypirinha.com/

Chrome will do math in the URL bar.

Only if your default search engine is Google and with autocomplete turned on I think.

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Post by twarge »

jameshart wrote: post #101
orangepanda wrote: post #33

Hijacking the thread. Does anyone know of a simple paid calculator app for iPad? They all seem to be riddled with ads or obnoxious "cute" features to justify the price

Love Calca on iOS. http://calca.io/

Adore Calca on macOS and windows.
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