Soulver For Mac

A few text-based calculators have cropped up recently, such as Numi and Parsify, but it's worth remembering that Soulver is still around, and it's by far the longest-lived of the bunch. With its origins way back in 2005, it certainly has the history, but how good is it today?

Well, very good. While all three apps are quite similar when it comes to the operations they support, Soulver allows you to work with multiple sheets, which can be organized into folders, and it offers by far the most customization options. It also includes a Spotlight-like tool for quick operations.

In a nutshell, Soulver bridges the gap between a text editor, spreadsheet, and calculator. It lets you write expressions and other operations in natural language, relying on an intuitive syntax that takes very little getting used to.

Aside from helping you with basic math, the app can also convert units, work with currencies (including crypto), perform calendar operations, show you the time in other regions, and a whole lot more. It's a good idea to take a look at the quick start guide, which is quite comprehensive, to get a better idea of what it can do.

Unlike Numi and Parsify, Soulver features a sidebar on the left-hand side of the UI. This is used to list your sheets and folders so that you can easily switch between them. It can also be hidden if you only need one sheet.

This is a particularly useful feature if you have a lot of different tasks and find it hard to keep everything organized in just one sheet.

When you head to the app's preferences, things can get a bit daunting. You can customize the UI theme, add custom variables and units, manage formatting, currencies, regional settings, etc.

While you're here, you can go ahead and create a hotkey for QuickSoulver, a mini version of the calculator that can be brought up whenever you need to get something done quickly. This is a feature the other two apps don't offer, and it's very helpful.

Soulver may be the most extensive app of its kind, but I think it's definitely worth the money. It simply offers more features than its competitors, while admittedly lacking support for plugins and other platforms. But if you only use a Mac, and plugins aren't your thing, Soulver should be perfect.