SpeedCrunch

#1

Post by hkc » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 1:10 PM UTC

Re: SpeedCrunch

#2

Post by krylon » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:51 PM UTC

I LOVE SpeedCrunch. I do not need a calculator very often, but when I do, this is my calculator of choice. It doesn't support graphing, but it understands units, which is both useful and cool.

I like the UI, too, for being simple but very much functional without getting in my way. And it supports a persistent history across sessions, which I also like.

Re: SpeedCrunch

#3

Post by B-Con » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:54 PM UTC

I've been using this as my Linux GUI calculator for a while (maybe a decade?). It's a good blend of functionality and simplicity and after I started using it I literally haven't looked for anything else.

Re: SpeedCrunch

#4

Post by yboris » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 6:55 PM UTC

I love SpeedCrunch on Windows, but for MacOS I prefer Numi

https://numi.app/

Re: SpeedCrunch

#5

Post by Aaronmacaron » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 7:00 PM UTC

Love it. Use it as my default calculator when I need one occasionally. I would love to see support for plotting graphs and solving equations. Also a more touch friendly UI would be nice when using my 2-in1 laptop in tablet mode when doing math excercises for uni.

Re: SpeedCrunch

#6

Post by themodelplumber » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 7:02 PM UTC

Whoa, I didn't realize it had color themes and font options on top of everything else. I just subbed it in for my normal calculator software shortcut, this is great. Thanks for posting op.

(Edit: The HTML export feature even preserves the color theme. It's a web publishing tool now! Hahaha)

Re: SpeedCrunch

#7

Post by netizen-936824 » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 7:06 PM UTC

krylon wrote: post #2

I LOVE SpeedCrunch. I do not need a calculator very often, but when I do, this is my calculator of choice. It doesn't support graphing, but it understands units, which is both useful and cool. I like the UI, too, for being simple but very much functional without getting in my way. And it supports a persistent history across sessions, which I also like.

Yes, I absolutely love being able to scroll back through my old calculations. It comes in handy so often

Re: SpeedCrunch

#8

Post by Centigonal » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 7:11 PM UTC

This seems really cool (esp. WRT unit conversions), but I'm already pretty entrenched in using Excel, R, or Python for calculations, since I usually already have one or more of those open. Is it worth learning another tool to pick up something like this?

Re: SpeedCrunch

#9

Post by clockwork-dev » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 7:12 PM UTC

I love SpeedCrunch, especially for dealing with different bases. For back-of-the-napkin type math, OpalCalc is my favorite.

https://skytopia.com/software/opalcalc/

Re: SpeedCrunch

#10

Post by middleclick » Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 7:16 PM UTC

This is one of the tools that I use everyday but I don't appreciate it much because it always works for me and I don't think twice.

Thank you to the authors for working on it. Time to send them a donation!