Speedcrunch
Version: 0.12 Web: http://speedcrunch.org
Here’s a super-charged scientific calculator with high-precision, auto-completing functions and variables, and a formula book, all packed into a compact and fast graphical application. At first, it’s hard to tell what can be so special in a calculator or why your current calculator falls short (we bet it’s either Kcalc or Gcalctool). But, once you need to work with different SI units and get one unit from another, Speedcrunch is king. For example, if you want to calculate pressure or strength in Pascals, you can input Newtons and divide it by square meters, like this: 3 * 10^7 newton / (meter^2) Of course, it’s impossible to give all formula examples here, but fortunately the latest version of Speedcrunch comes with a handy user manual, which you can open right from the Help menu of the application. This is a perfect case when comprehensive documentation plays a critical role and can hardly be underestimated. The ‘Reference’ section is the ultimate cheat sheet because it features a detailed description of all of the program’s supported functions.
During your work you may want to change the default appearance of Speedcrunch, which features an Ubuntu-like purple colour scheme. The View menu contains many extra sections that nicely complement the input area. Depending on your need you may want to add a formula book, constants, variables, bit field, a history panel and more. Such additions don’t create much clutter, instead they stack as tabs and panels nicely. The Settings menu enables you to adjust the results format, angle degree, change the app’s behaviour and select a different colour scheme. There’s virtually nothing we could want more from
Speedcrunch, which can be entirely controlled using a keyboard. In summary, Speedcrunch is an essential helper for scholars and scientists.