Calcish
Calculator, JavaScript, AI, and notebook in one tool.
Free + from $49.99
Verdict
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- Best if
- Calculator, JavaScript, AI, and notebook in one tool
- Skip if
- Limited precision despite enhancements
- Pick this when
- Calculator + JavaScript functions
Overview
Calcish is an all-in-one tool for macOS users that combines the functionality of a calculator with JavaScript scripting, inbuilt AI features and a notebook-like interface.
It is intended to facilitate quick calculations, execution of scripts, and interaction with local or remote AI models. Designed on QuickJS, it offers enhancements to regular JavaScript, including more accurate calculations with large numbers, fractional calculations, vector and matrix operations for arrays, and decimal number types for exact currency calculations.
Even for beginners in programming or JavaScript, the user-friendly interface and thorough documentation streamline the learning process. Notably, Calcish also contains built-in large language models allowing users to chat with various state-of-the-art AI models or integrate with OpenAI's GPT-4 and GPT-3.5, Cohere, and TextSynth using their respective APIs.
The scratchpad feature in Calcish can be opened over other applications for quick scripting and calculations, with an option to save finished work as a codebook for future reference.
Access & connections
Where you can use Calcish.
Platforms
Capabilities
What this tool accepts, produces, and is strongest at.
Input
- Code
- Text
- Tabular
Output
- Code
- Text
Pros & cons
Pros
- Calculator + JavaScript functions
- macOS tool
- QuickJS enhancements
- Large number precision
- Fractional calculations
- Vector operations on arrays
- Matrix operations on arrays
- Exact currency calculations
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- Beginner-friendly interface
- Comprehensive documentation
- Cohere's API integration
- TextSynth's API integration
- Built-in large language models
- Quick and easy scripting
- Notebook-like interface
- On-top scratchpad feature
- Save work as codebook
- Quick calculations feature
- Visual results representation
- Re-edit and re-run code
- Hotkey for quick access
- Ready for exploratory programming
- Math mode for precision
- Fractions mode for exactness
- Vectors & matrices mode
- Decimal number type and literal
Cons
- macOS exclusive
- Dependent on JavaScript knowledge
- Relies on external API keys
- Unknown handling of large datasets
- No collaboration features
- Features may overwhelm beginners
- Limited precision despite enhancements
- Reliance on QuickJS limitations
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- No clear error reporting functionality