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I built a touch-typing open source scientific calculator app designed to be used 100% from the keyboard (no mouse clicking)
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I built a touch-typing open source scientific calculator app designed to be used 100% from the keyboard (no mouse clicking)

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As someone who loves the tactile efficiency of physical hardware and custom key mappings, I was frustrated by desktop calculator apps forcing you to switch to the mouse just to click virtual buttons.

I built ViCalc —an open-source scientific desktop calculator created around muscle memory and pure keyboard control. The goal is to let you touch-type math seamlessly without your hands ever leaving the home row or numpad.

Keyboard-First Features & Design:

100% Keyboard Driven: Every single function, trig operation, and mode toggle is directly mapped to key combinations.…

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