Measurement Units
The units that the app understands (including their abbreviations and many of their alternate representations):
Distance
Imperial/American
thou, inch, foot, yard, furlong, mile
Metric
millimetre, centimetre, metre, kilometre
Area
Imperial/American
square inch, square foot, acre
Metric
square millimetre, square centimetre, square kilometre, square metre
Volume
Imperial/American
cubic inch, cubic foot, fluid ounce, gallon, barrel, bushel, oil barrel, US gallon
Metric
millilitre, centilitre, litre, cc
Weight
Imperial/American
dram, ounce, pound, stone, ton, troy ounce
Metric
gram, kilogram
Energy, Power & Torque
Imperial/American
british thermal unit, btu, calorie, kilocalorie, horsepower, pound-feet
Metric
joule, kilojoule, watt, kilowatt, Newton-metre
Temperature
Imperial/American
fahrenheit
Metric
celsius
People who use the Kelvin scale don’t usually need apps to help them convert.
Other units
Baking & cooking
teaspoon (5 ml), tablespoon (15 ml), and cup (250 ml)
Speed, pace, mileage
min/mile, min/km, mile/gallon, mpg, km/l, mph, km/h
Space Xploration
light year
Time Zones
The apps understand times in four formats:
- The ISO format (and small variations). e.g.
2018-09-29T16:30:24+00:00 - Standard time zone regions. e.g.
29 Sep 2018 5:30 PM Europe/London - Abbreviations. e.g.
17:30 BST
- Abbreviations are not exhaustive and often conflicting. E.g. CST can mean any of Central Summer Time (US), China Standard Time, or Cuba Standard Time.
- Full names, strings, city names, etc.
17:30 London
- This is a limited, non exhaustive list.
The full list of time zones covered is available here.
Currencies
The apps currently support conversion for 56 currencies. These are (in 3-char codes):
AED, ARS, AUD, BAM, BGN, BHD, BRL, CAD, CHF, CLP, CNY, COP, CZK, DKK, DOP, DZD, EGP, EUR, GBP, HKD, HRK, HUF, IDR, ILS, INR, ISK, JMD, JPY, KRW, KWD, LKR, MAD, MUR, MXN, MYR, NOK, NZD, OMR, PEN, PHP, PKR, PLN, RON, RSD, RUB, SAR, SEK, SGD, THB, TRY, TWD, UAH, USD, VND, ZAR, ZMW
Currency conversion is currently in trial, and will be a premium feature when it fully launches.
I do welcome suggestions for more currencies to add. Please use this form to send in the suggestions.
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