Calca 1.5.3
Calca is a powerful symbolic calculator that updates as you type giving you instant answers. It solves equations and simplifies complex expressions. It's also a rich Markdown text editor so that you can explain your ideas alongside your calculations.
Calca is perfect for professionals and students - anyone who works with numbers and equations. Variables and functions can be created with only a few keystrokes and can be manipulated with a rich library of operators and functions.
Calca updates as you type - just like a spreadsheet. You can declare variables, edit their values and watch everything update before your eyes. Since everything is calculated on the device - no network needed - you get answers instantaneously.
All calculations are stored as plain text so you can easily share them with other editors and move them from device to device. Calca has been designed to work with iCloud documents so all your devices can access your calculations - you'll always have the latest files ready for viewing and editing.
Calca comes with a suite of examples to help you get started covering topics from home mortgages to kinetics. All these examples are fully explained within Calca itself.
Are you still using a desktop calculator? Are you using the silly calculator with the giant buttons that came with your OS? Computers are much more capable than doing simple one-line arithmetic - put your machine to work with Calca!
Calculation Features:
- Variables `x = 42`
- Functions `f(c) = 9/5*c + 32` and even recursive functions
- Units `42 mph in kmph` and currency `¥599 in $`
- Solves equations (`x + 2x + 4x = 42`, what is x?)
- Matrices with inverses so you can solve linear equations
- Sum, prod, map, and reduce operations on lists, matrices, and ranges
- Trigonometry and complex numbers
- Derivatives of functions
- Logic operations and if statements
- Binary math (& and |) and support for binary and hex number (`0xA9` and `0b1010`)
- Keeps track of units (m, s, m/s, m/s^2, etc.) so you can verify your equations as you compute
Version 1.5.3
- FIX: round() function in version 1.5.2
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the app?
Mount the image, drag the app into the "Applications" folder and launch it. If the system blocks the launch, allow it in "System Settings → Privacy & Security".
The app is damaged or won't launch
Reinstalling from a fresh image usually helps. Make sure your macOS version matches the one listed in the compatibility specs.
How do I update?
Download the new version from the site and install it over the current one — your settings will be preserved.
The download link doesn't work
Try a mirror or a download manager. For large files the browser often drops the connection.
How do I completely remove the app?
Use an uninstaller utility — it cleans up the service files that remain after moving the app to the trash.
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Calca 1.5.3 · 10.07 MB