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Palitan - Currency Converter

Palitan - Currency Converter

by Kugi Eusebio

App

A simple but powerful currency exchange rate app for Ubuntu devices.

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About Palitan - Currency Converter

Palitan is a simple but powerful currency exchange rate app.
You can convert currencies with ease and with up to date data from an online source.

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FEATURES
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+++ Supports over 150 currencies

+++ Up to date exchange rate data from online sources
** Currently only supports "open exchange rates"
** API key only supports 1000 requests/month

+++ Offline support
- Don't have internet connection? You can still use this app using the cached exchange rate data!

+++ Currency format
- Supports native format with symbol and customizable precision (decimal)

+++ One-hand navigation
- The bottom edge is your friend when using this app with one-hand.
- Easily reach and trigger actions and buttons via bottom edge gestures
- A cool feature you've recently seen in demos that you should discover yourself!

+++ Favorites
- Create a list of currencies you convert often and get access to them in minimal steps

+++ Full View
- See conversions of a currency to all supported currencies in a list view


Built with QtQuick Controls 2 mixed with some Ubuntu UI Toolkit
This was created as an experimentation with QQC2 in Ubuntu Touch and you can treat this app as an extension of the QQC2 Gallery but with a real functionality :)

Recent Changes

v2.2
- Updated Dutch translation (Thanks to Heimen Stoffels)

v2.1
- Fix on-screen keyboard height
- Ability to enable or disable page header expansion
- You can now select an item from Full View to set the current currencies

v2.0
- Initial Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal) support
- Change theme in real time when set to system theme
- Copy result by tapping it

v1.9
- Select text when focusing on the input field
- Disable header expansion when app height is not tall enough
- Move selecting a favorite from a side button to the whole item.

v1.8
- Norwegian translation
- Add new keywords used in app drawer search
- Focus on text field on app launch

v1.7
- Updated splashscreen
- Moved framework to 16.04.4
- Fixed all previous warnings and those that were introduced with Qt5.12
- Fixed #20: Results text is not displayed in Convert page
- Minor code cleanup and alignment fixes

v1.6
- Dutch translation
- System theme support

v1.5
- arm64 support

v1.4
- Fixed broken previous release

v1.3
- Fixed #14: Translations are not working

v1.2
- French translation
- Code cleanups
- Fixed #9: Reverse the Chevron in the Full View
- Fixed #10: Dialog vertical position does not adjust when rotating screen
- Fixed #11: Bottom tabs are always icon only even with enough width
- Fixed #12: Layout in the favorites page are not correct

KNOWN ISSUE(S):
* Translations are not working

v1.1
- Spanish translation
- Menu drawer now adjusts layout when the header is expanded
- Complete SuruDark theme support
- Fixed #3: Add paste button in the input textbox
- Fixed #4: Add copy functionality for the result

Permissions

  • Networking

Community Built

This app has been released under the GNU LGPL v3 license. It is developed in the open and you can review the source code.

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Info

  • Published Date

    Dec 10, 2018

  • Updated Date

    Oct 18, 2023

  • Current Version

    2.2

  • Total Downloads

    3,845

  • Latest Version Downloads

    603

  • Supported Architectures

    armhf, arm64, amd64

  • Translation Languages

    es, fr, nb, nl

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Reviews

Ryan Daniels

Reviewed Jul 20, 2025 for version 2.2

Beautifully simple, works without issues, intuitive

Ali Beyaz

Reviewed Apr 30, 2024 for version 2.2

Good app, thanks

Daniel Frost

Reviewed Aug 31, 2023 for version 2.0 (older version)

Feature rich app. Great to have exchange rates quickly at hand.

Moem

Reviewed Apr 15, 2022 for version 1.8 (older version)

Very good!

Angonikro

Reviewed Feb 7, 2022 for version 1.8 (older version)

Funktioniert oneplus one danke

LGeekMX

Reviewed Mar 30, 2021 for version 1.8 (older version)

Yep, really good app.

Minca Constantin Cosmin

Reviewed Mar 17, 2021 for version 1.7 (older version)

A good clean structured app with many options to choose from.

Steven Berson

Reviewed Feb 1, 2021 for version 1.7 (older version)

Excellent! Works great on Volla Phone

Сергей Степусь

Reviewed Nov 22, 2020 for version 1.6 (older version)

Супер конвертер! Добавьте пожалуйста перевод на русский язык.

José M Reyes

Reviewed Jul 12, 2020 for version 1.6 (older version)

Yes , it is perfect...