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# Calculator
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The Windows Calculator app is a modern Windows app written in C++ that ships pre-installed with Windows.
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The app provides standard, scientific, and programmer calculator functionality, as well as a set of converters between various units of measurement and currencies.
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Calculator ships regularly with new features and bug fixes. You can get the latest version of Calculator in the [Windows Store.](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9WZDNCRFHVN5)
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[](https://microsoft.visualstudio.com/Apps/_build?definitionId=3539)
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## Features
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- Standard Calculator functionality which offers basic operations and evaluates commands immediately as they are entered.
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- Scientific Calculator functionality which offers expanded operations and evaluates commands using order of operations.
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- Programmer Calculator functionality which offers common mathematical operations for developers including conversion between common bases.
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- Calculation history and memory capabilities.
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- Conversion between many units of measurement.
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- Currency conversion based on data retrieved from [Bing](https://www.bing.com).
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## Getting started
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Prerequisites:
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- Your computer must be running Windows 10, version 1803 or newer
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- Install the latest version of [Visual Studio](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads) (the free community edition is sufficient)
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- Install the "Universal Windows Platform Development" workload
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- Install the optional "C++ Universal Windows Platform tools" component
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- Install the latest Windows 10 SDK
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- Install the [XamlStyler](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TeamXavalon.XAMLStyler) Visual Studio extension
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- Get the code:
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```
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git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/calculator.git
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```
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- Open [src\Calculator.sln](/src/Calculator.sln) in Visual Studio to build and run the Calculator app.
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- For a general description of the Calculator project architecture see [ApplicationArchitecture.md](docs/ApplicationArchitecture.md).
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## Contributing
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Want to contribute? The team encourages community feedback and contributions. Please follow our [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
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If Calculator is not working properly, please file a report in the [Feedback Hub](https://insider.windows.com/en-us/fb/?contextid=130).
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We also welcome [issues submitted on GitHub](https://github.com/Microsoft/calculator/issues). |