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A better unit converter
 

 
 
 Download V0.6
contact thijs@designandsuch.com for questions, bugs, ideas and such
 
try out the demo
 
 
 
 
There are more unit converters available. but i didn't like the lack of speed due to the feeds. Thus i redid one myself which calculates everything on your mac. It fetches new currency data once in a while.. that's the only time when a second delay might appear. And in my humble opinion it's already better than all other unit converters around.
 
I might add more units in the future but so far it has:
 
- 7 units temperature  ( celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit etc. )
- 21 units on length  ( km, miles, nautical miles etc. )
- 15 units on weight   ( kg, lb, etc. )
- 8 units on time ( days, hours, years months etc )
- 18 units on digital memory ( GB, MB TB bytes, kilobytes etc )
- 5 units on speed ( km/h, miles per hour etc.
- 90 units on currencies ( euro, dollar, pounds, dinar etc. )
 
that's 164 units
 
 
It has a nice blind rating system. so the more you choose for one answer, the more it will be likely that that one shows up in the suggestions.  
Automatic updates from a currency xml file  
I am working on an automatic update on the whole workflow so i could add new features while you use it. But that is not finished yet.. and i thought.. let's start sharing maybe ill get some nice feedback for possible cool ideas.  
* designed the icons myself, probably could work some more on those too.  
 
 
it doesn't need explanation...
if you'll just start typing
"5 kilometer to miles..."
or something you will figure out how it works.
 
some screenshots:
 
 
 
 

@Tsunami is correct. In the case of @greenamit I was able to confirm that the server did not block the specific IPs. 
It's hard to figure out how many users have issues with this, since there are still a lot of people using Units without any problems. 
Anyhow just wanted to let you all know that I checked with my hosting provider and they confirmed that there where no blocks or problems on their side.

A better unit converter
 

 
 
 Download V0.6
contact thijs@designandsuch.com for questions, bugs, ideas and such
 
try out the demo
 
 
 
 
There are more unit converters available. but i didn't like the lack of speed due to the feeds. Thus i redid one myself which calculates everything on your mac. It fetches new currency data once in a while.. that's the only time when a second delay might appear. And in my humble opinion it's already better than all other unit converters around.
 
I might add more units in the future but so far it has:
 
- 7 units temperature  ( celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit etc. )
- 21 units on length  ( km, miles, nautical miles etc. )
- 15 units on weight   ( kg, lb, etc. )
- 8 units on time ( days, hours, years months etc )
- 18 units on digital memory ( GB, MB TB bytes, kilobytes etc )
- 5 units on speed ( km/h, miles per hour etc.
- 90 units on currencies ( euro, dollar, pounds, dinar etc. )
 
that's 164 units
 
 
It has a nice blind rating system. so the more you choose for one answer, the more it will be likely that that one shows up in the suggestions.  
Automatic updates from a currency xml file  
I am working on an automatic update on the whole workflow so i could add new features while you use it. But that is not finished yet.. and i thought.. let's start sharing maybe ill get some nice feedback for possible cool ideas.  
* designed the icons myself, probably could work some more on those too.  
 
 
it doesn't need explanation...
if you'll just start typing
"5 kilometer to miles..."
or something you will figure out how it works.
 
some screenshots:
 
 
 
 

A better unit converter
 

 
 
 Download V0.6
contact thijs@designandsuch.com for questions, bugs, ideas and such
 
try out the demo
 
 
 
 
There are more unit converters available. but i didn't like the lack of speed due to the feeds. Thus i redid one myself which calculates everything on your mac. It fetches new currency data once in a while.. that's the only time when a second delay might appear. And in my humble opinion it's already better than all other unit converters around.
 
I might add more units in the future but so far it has:
 
- 7 units temperature  ( celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit etc. )
- 21 units on length  ( km, miles, nautical miles etc. )
- 15 units on weight   ( kg, lb, etc. )
- 8 units on time ( days, hours, years months etc )
- 18 units on digital memory ( GB, MB TB bytes, kilobytes etc )
- 5 units on speed ( km/h, miles per hour etc.
- 90 units on currencies ( euro, dollar, pounds, dinar etc. )
 
that's 164 units
 
 
It has a nice blind rating system. so the more you choose for one answer, the more it will be likely that that one shows up in the suggestions.  
Automatic updates from a currency xml file  
I am working on an automatic update on the whole workflow so i could add new features while you use it. But that is not finished yet.. and i thought.. let's start sharing maybe ill get some nice feedback for possible cool ideas.  
* designed the icons myself, probably could work some more on those too.  
 
 
it doesn't need explanation...
if you'll just start typing
"5 kilometer to miles..."
or something you will figure out how it works.
 
some screenshots:
 
 
 
 

A better unit converter
 

 
 
 Download V0.6
contact thijs@designandsuch.com for questions, bugs, ideas and such
 
try out the demo
 
 
 
 
There are more unit converters available. but i didn't like the lack of speed due to the feeds. Thus i redid one myself which calculates everything on your mac. It fetches new currency data once in a while.. that's the only time when a second delay might appear. And in my humble opinion it's already better than all other unit converters around.
 
I might add more units in the future but so far it has:
 
- 7 units temperature  ( celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit etc. )
- 21 units on length  ( km, miles, nautical miles etc. )
- 15 units on weight   ( kg, lb, etc. )
- 8 units on time ( days, hours, years months etc )
- 18 units on digital memory ( GB, MB TB bytes, kilobytes etc )
- 5 units on speed ( km/h, miles per hour etc.
- 90 units on currencies ( euro, dollar, pounds, dinar etc. )
 
that's 164 units
 
 
It has a nice blind rating system. so the more you choose for one answer, the more it will be likely that that one shows up in the suggestions.  
Automatic updates from a currency xml file  
I am working on an automatic update on the whole workflow so i could add new features while you use it. But that is not finished yet.. and i thought.. let's start sharing maybe ill get some nice feedback for possible cool ideas.  
* designed the icons myself, probably could work some more on those too.  
 
 
it doesn't need explanation...
if you'll just start typing
"5 kilometer to miles..."
or something you will figure out how it works.
 
some screenshots:
 
 
 
 

Thanks a lot, I must say that I have no knowledge on this topic whatsoever, but I will definitely look into it. It seems like one of those topics you should have at least a basic understanding of. So I will defs look into it, and I will notify you when i incorporate it into the workflow
 
+1 for the link

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A better unit converter
 

 
 
 Download V0.6
contact thijs@designandsuch.com for questions, bugs, ideas and such
 
try out the demo
 
 
 
 
There are more unit converters available. but i didn't like the lack of speed due to the feeds. Thus i redid one myself which calculates everything on your mac. It fetches new currency data once in a while.. that's the only time when a second delay might appear. And in my humble opinion it's already better than all other unit converters around.
 
I might add more units in the future but so far it has:
 
- 7 units temperature  ( celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit etc. )
- 21 units on length  ( km, miles, nautical miles etc. )
- 15 units on weight   ( kg, lb, etc. )
- 8 units on time ( days, hours, years months etc )
- 18 units on digital memory ( GB, MB TB bytes, kilobytes etc )
- 5 units on speed ( km/h, miles per hour etc.
- 90 units on currencies ( euro, dollar, pounds, dinar etc. )
 
that's 164 units
 
 
It has a nice blind rating system. so the more you choose for one answer, the more it will be likely that that one shows up in the suggestions.  
Automatic updates from a currency xml file  
I am working on an automatic update on the whole workflow so i could add new features while you use it. But that is not finished yet.. and i thought.. let's start sharing maybe ill get some nice feedback for possible cool ideas.  
* designed the icons myself, probably could work some more on those too.  
 
 
it doesn't need explanation...
if you'll just start typing
"5 kilometer to miles..."
or something you will figure out how it works.
 
some screenshots:
 
 
 
 

A better unit converter
 

 
 
 Download V0.6
contact thijs@designandsuch.com for questions, bugs, ideas and such
 
try out the demo
 
 
 
 
There are more unit converters available. but i didn't like the lack of speed due to the feeds. Thus i redid one myself which calculates everything on your mac. It fetches new currency data once in a while.. that's the only time when a second delay might appear. And in my humble opinion it's already better than all other unit converters around.
 
I might add more units in the future but so far it has:
 
- 7 units temperature  ( celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit etc. )
- 21 units on length  ( km, miles, nautical miles etc. )
- 15 units on weight   ( kg, lb, etc. )
- 8 units on time ( days, hours, years months etc )
- 18 units on digital memory ( GB, MB TB bytes, kilobytes etc )
- 5 units on speed ( km/h, miles per hour etc.
- 90 units on currencies ( euro, dollar, pounds, dinar etc. )
 
that's 164 units
 
 
It has a nice blind rating system. so the more you choose for one answer, the more it will be likely that that one shows up in the suggestions.  
Automatic updates from a currency xml file  
I am working on an automatic update on the whole workflow so i could add new features while you use it. But that is not finished yet.. and i thought.. let's start sharing maybe ill get some nice feedback for possible cool ideas.  
* designed the icons myself, probably could work some more on those too.  
 
 
it doesn't need explanation...
if you'll just start typing
"5 kilometer to miles..."
or something you will figure out how it works.
 
some screenshots:
 
 
 
 

A better unit converter
 

 
 
 Download V0.6
contact thijs@designandsuch.com for questions, bugs, ideas and such
 
try out the demo
 
 
 
 
There are more unit converters available. but i didn't like the lack of speed due to the feeds. Thus i redid one myself which calculates everything on your mac. It fetches new currency data once in a while.. that's the only time when a second delay might appear. And in my humble opinion it's already better than all other unit converters around.
 
I might add more units in the future but so far it has:
 
- 7 units temperature  ( celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit etc. )
- 21 units on length  ( km, miles, nautical miles etc. )
- 15 units on weight   ( kg, lb, etc. )
- 8 units on time ( days, hours, years months etc )
- 18 units on digital memory ( GB, MB TB bytes, kilobytes etc )
- 5 units on speed ( km/h, miles per hour etc.
- 90 units on currencies ( euro, dollar, pounds, dinar etc. )
 
that's 164 units
 
 
It has a nice blind rating system. so the more you choose for one answer, the more it will be likely that that one shows up in the suggestions.  
Automatic updates from a currency xml file  
I am working on an automatic update on the whole workflow so i could add new features while you use it. But that is not finished yet.. and i thought.. let's start sharing maybe ill get some nice feedback for possible cool ideas.  
* designed the icons myself, probably could work some more on those too.  
 
 
it doesn't need explanation...
if you'll just start typing
"5 kilometer to miles..."
or something you will figure out how it works.
 
some screenshots:
 
 
 
 

This is one of my favorite and most used workflows.   In case any cares the others that round out my top 5 include:
 
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Favorite Folders
Screenshot of Web Pages
Evernote

Very nice icons! 

As you guys might have been noticing there where some icons missing.. since i added a lot of new units in the last weeks. Which seems to work perfect by the way.. I have been fixing bugs basically every day.
But for the Icons I needed you to re-download the actual workflow, which you will be reminded of automatically if you have the latest version.
 
Here's a quick overview of the new icons.
 

As you guys might have been noticing there where some icons missing.. since i added a lot of new units in the last weeks. Which seems to work perfect by the way.. I have been fixing bugs basically every day.
But for the Icons I needed you to re-download the actual workflow, which you will be reminded of automatically if you have the latest version.
 
Here's a quick overview of the new icons.
 

Added support for 90 different currencies: 
 

The currency rates will automatically update themselves every day based on:
http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter/ 
 
if you have version 0.5 you don't have to update to start converting with these new currencies.
 
They can all be accessed by ( at least ) their natural name or abbreviation ( United stated Dollar - USD ).
 
 
US Dollar
Euro
British Pound
Thai baht
United Arab Emirates Dirham
Australian dollar
Argentine Peso
aruban florin
convertible mark
barbadian dollar
Bangladeshi taka
bulgarian lev
dinar
bermudian dollar
boliviano
brazilian real
Bahamian dollar
canadian dollar
swiss franc
chilean peso
renminbi
colombian peso
czech koruna
danish krone
egyptian pound
fiji dollar
Ghana cedi
Gambian dalasi
guatemalan quetzal
Hong Kong dollar
croatian kuna
hungarian forint
indonesian rupiah
israeli new shekel
indian rupee
icelandic krona
jamaican dollar
jordanian dinar
yen
kenyan shilling
cambodian riel
south korean won
kuwaiti dinar
Lao kip
Lebanese pound
sri Lankan rupee
Lithuanian litas
Latvian lats
Moroccan dirham
Moldovan leu
Malagasy ariary
Macedonian denar
Mauritian rupee
Maldivian rufiyaa
Mexican peso
Malaysian ringgit
Namibian dollar
Nigerian naira
Norwegian krone
Nepalese rupee
New Zealand dollar
Omani rial
Panamanian balboa
Peruvian nuevo sol
Philippine peso
Pakistani rupee
Polish zloty
Paraguayan guaraní
Qatari riyal
Romanian leu
Serbian dinar
Russian ruble
Saudi riyal
Seychellois rupee
Swedish krona
Singapore dollar
Syrian pound
Tunisian dinar
Turkish lira
New Taiwan dollar
Ukrainian hryvnia
Ugandan shilling
Uruguayan peso
Venezuelan bolivar
Vietnamese dong
CFA franc
East Caribbean dollar
West African CFA franc
CFP franc
South African rand

Updated the documentation
 

This workflow is AWESOME. I use the conversions for cooking and kitchen work dozens of times per day!

Hey, I am won over! Thanks for the inclusion. It is working great! Thanks.

Release of Units 0.5 (beta)
 
Hi workflow users, I am releasing version 0.5 of the new Units.
It's still in heavy development so don't expect a solid state.
 
This version is more for early adopters who would like to check out the new features
 
you can download it here  : http://time.designandsuch.com/units/update
docs: http://time.designandsuch.com/units/docs
 
As you can see I also created a ( really shabby ) documentation of the workflow, this will be improved off course.
So if you're interested to try it out, here are some new features:
 
1. version solution :  manually check the version
 

2. double units - aka - fix the 1'5" > cm problem
 

3. Docs - if Units doesn't understand he will refer you to the docs
 

4. Notifications if a new update is available
 

 
 
If you would like to help me with adding units and making it better, please contact me at thijs@designandsuch.com
 
So now on to a stable and complete version 1.0

This could be extraordinarily useful to graphic designers (especially UI folks) with the incorporation of typography and resolution converters. E.g:
 
• Pixels (px) at Resolution (ppi) = Length (millimetres, inches, …), and inverse
• Points (pt) to Length (millimetres, inches, …), and inverse
• Ems (em) or Ens (en) at Point Size (pt) and at Resolution (ppi) = Pixels (px)
• (et cetera…)
 
It used to be that 1 point was equal to 1 pixel, but with mobile and "retina" resolutions there's no longer any consistency.

This is a great workflow!
 
But the unit conversions I need most are for cooking: teaspoons, tablespoons, cupts, quarts, pints... any chance you could have some of those in there?

> That's what computers work with
 
Not consistently: OS X has reported base-10 numbers with respect to drive capacity (in line with manufacturers' specs.) since Snow Leopard (10.6).
 
Confusion exists, but it can be avoided by using distinct unit names for the base-10 and base-2 definitions:
GB (gigabyte)= base 10 = 10 ^ 9 GiB (gibibyte [sic]) = base 2 = 2 ^ 30 (analogous distinction for KB/KiB, ...)
 
This distinction was adopted by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and "the IEC Standard had been adopted by the IEEE, EU, and NIST."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte

Hi everyone,
 
I just wanted to let you know that i'm still working on the new version.
which is going to include all the extra units that where mentioned as requests ( cooking units, typography units ect. ).
But more importantly I'm working on a complimentary website with all the units and their ; abbreviations, explanation and some interesting debates about the different conversion conventions. I will start with just a Docs of all the units. But maybe i'll even make it into a public wiki at some point.
 
I'm developing with an web-feed based version, which might be a little slower ( if you've got an old mac ) and will require an internet connection, but I barely feel any lack myself. In fact since the current 'local' version checks for the exchange rates now and then it freezes for a moment the first time you run it. And now I will update the exchange rates on my own server. 
 
I'm still considering porting it to a local version so it can run independently on your machine. But that would leave out some essential power i build in this time. Mostly of which are the updates, since right now I know there are a lot of people with old version who have to deal with bugs i fixed a long time ago.
So maybe I just should use that time to add in more units. Any thoughts on the local vs web-feed dillemma?
 
And the best thing is that I will be able to add new units and expand the keywords to activate them on the fly. So if someone finds a bug / typo I can fix it for everyone right away. I'm sure there are quite some people around who are still struggling with my typo's in a couple of currency abbreviations. So this won't be a problem anymore in the future.
 
And this time i tackled the double units.. so now you will be able to just type  5'7" cm and it will tell you 170.18 cm.. so this will work for all of them off course. 5kilometer 2 miles m  will return 8218.688 m... and so on.
 
Basically redid the whole thing, all i need to do now is work a bit on the phrasing.. update/ edit some of the icons. and add all those extra units.
 
I'll keep you guys posted!

A better unit converter
 

 
 
 Download V0.6
contact thijs@designandsuch.com for questions, bugs, ideas and such
 
try out the demo
 
 
 
 
There are more unit converters available. but i didn't like the lack of speed due to the feeds. Thus i redid one myself which calculates everything on your mac. It fetches new currency data once in a while.. that's the only time when a second delay might appear. And in my humble opinion it's already better than all other unit converters around.
 
I might add more units in the future but so far it has:
 
- 7 units temperature  ( celsius, kelvin, fahrenheit etc. )
- 21 units on length  ( km, miles, nautical miles etc. )
- 15 units on weight   ( kg, lb, etc. )
- 8 units on time ( days, hours, years months etc )
- 18 units on digital memory ( GB, MB TB bytes, kilobytes etc )
- 5 units on speed ( km/h, miles per hour etc.
- 90 units on currencies ( euro, dollar, pounds, dinar etc. )
 
that's 164 units
 
 
It has a nice blind rating system. so the more you choose for one answer, the more it will be likely that that one shows up in the suggestions.  
Automatic updates from a currency xml file  
I am working on an automatic update on the whole workflow so i could add new features while you use it. But that is not finished yet.. and i thought.. let's start sharing maybe ill get some nice feedback for possible cool ideas.  
* designed the icons myself, probably could work some more on those too.  
 
 
it doesn't need explanation...
if you'll just start typing
"5 kilometer to miles..."
or something you will figure out how it works.
 
some screenshots:
 
 
 
 

I use about 30 workflows and this one has the most beautiful design. Congratz!