Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Parsify Desktop
Extendable calculator for the 21st century ⚡
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Parsify Desktop launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi all, just posting an update to my previous Show HN, where I announced a side-project I worked on which was a (web version) of a multi-user, notepad style calculator: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31817997 After a couple of user requests (and having a good think about it) I decided to migrate the web UI to create a Mac and Windows desktop app. After using it a little bit, I feel this is a much better experience than the webapp, and reduces a lot of the friction if I wanted to run a few small calculations. You can find the download links below:…
2022 · figr.app · its alternatives →
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I launched NumPad v1 on here a few years ago, and back then it wasn't much more than a thin CodeMirror wrapper around the calculator engine I'd written. Now I've rewritten it as a PWA that supports multiple documents, persists them to IndexedDB, and has a syncing service for paying customers. Syncing is handled by Automerge[1] under the hood, which should make it relatively easy to get document sharing working too. [1] https://automerge.org/
2022 · numpad.io · its alternatives →
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Simple Qt-based programming calculator. Contribute to fellerts/procal development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A new calculator software cannot really bring attention (https://chachatelier.fr/chalk/) However, I wrote a full article explaining why I had to build something "new" that does not behave like usual desktop calculator softwares : TL;DR All "small" calculator softwares I know share the same design flaws. And the GUI is not the only stumbling block in their poor efficiency. Handling correctly numerical approximations - expected or not - is crucial to trust the results. It is usually not done in lightweight tools. It should. So I prove that if I could do it, OS manufacturers…
2022 · its alternatives →
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Akiflow 2.0▲611All your tasks and calendars into one blazingly fast app
2021 · akiflow.com · its alternatives →
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Write confidently across desktop apps and websites
2021 · grammarly.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · mkhan45.github.io · its alternatives →
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NoteCalc▲267NoteCalc is a handy calculator trying to bring the advantages of Soulver to the web. - Release v0.3.0 · bbodi/notecalc3
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A smart notepad with a built in calculator
2019 · soulver.app · its alternatives →
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Parseflow.io▲130Hi HN, I've been in software engineering for over 10 years and I'm excited to share my latest project, Parseflow (https://parseflow.io). It's a AI data automation platform designed to simplify data extraction from documents and integrate it effortlessly with your go-to applications. Parseflow can handle a variety of document types, including PDFs, images, and scanned documents. This means you can easily extract data from invoices, receipts, contracts, and more. Once you've extracted the data, you can integrate it with a variety of applications, including Google Sheets, QuickBooks,…
2024 · parseflow.io · its alternatives →
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Instantly calculate any aspect ratio.
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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CalcMate▲88calculate numbers, dates, units within notes
2023 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →
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https://github.com/siraben/ti84-forth Hi HN! For the past year I've been getting into programming in Z80 assembly (especially for the TI-84+). More recently I've been learning about the Forth programming language and after a lot of searching online (in vain) for a Forth interpreter for the TI-84, I decided to write one myself. It's been fun demoing this to others, because it's a very unexpected use of a calculator. It's my largest project to date, and I'm interested to know what the HN community thinks, please feel free to critique my code! -- Ben
2018 · its alternatives →
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Numby▲83A natural language calculator for your terminal and macOS
Nov 2025 · numby.vivy.app · its alternatives →
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Calculator Extension with Memo Feature
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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A free-form calculator for Chrome
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Numbrrrs▲90The ios-style calculator that knows you(a tad too well)
2025 · numbrrrs.app · its alternatives →
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Awesome gesture-based calculator. Beautifully designed.
2014 · rechner-app.com · its alternatives →
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I’ve always found that online calculators tend to have bad UIs, especially on mobile. Most of the calculator websites I’ve come across use outdated and inconvenient ways of inputting data, or they format the results in confusing ways. I’ve noticed that fraction calculators (especially mixed fractions) are terrible to use, even on desktop. I haven’t built one of those yet, but it’s something I’m planning to tackle soon. This is a project I’ve always wanted to work on, but I’m relatively new to this space. So far, I’ve created a collection of simple calculators focused on math and finance. I’d…
2025 · its alternatives →
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