Currency Converter
Convert fiat and crypto currencies without leaving Command Palette. Type natural language, pin the pairs you care about, and keep live rates on the dock — ready the moment you open your launcher.
Why you'll love it
- Natural language — codes, symbols, and mixed styles all work (
100 inr to usd, $100 to €, ₽100)
- Fiat and crypto — convert in either direction with the free default API
- Math built in — evaluate expressions with BODMAS/PEMDAS, then convert
- Pins + dock — save conversions and see live amounts on the Command Palette dock
- Details at a glance — unit rate, inverse rate, and when the rate was last updated
- Aliases — rich built-in currency symbols, plus your own custom aliases
- Free by default — unlimited daily rates with no API key required
Installation
This extension supports both x64 and ARM architectures for all installation methods below.
Method 1: Microsoft Store
Install Currency Converter directly from the Microsoft Store. Click the badge below to open the store page:
Method 2: Winget
If you have Winget (Windows Package Manager) installed, run:
winget install advaith.CurrencyConverterCommandPalette
Method 3: MSIX from GitHub Releases
Download the MSIX package from the Releases page. Choose the file that matches your architecture (x64 or ARM) and install it manually.
Quick start
- Open Command Palette and type a conversion on the home list (for example
300 cny or 10*30). The converted amount appears immediately.
- Press Enter to copy the converted amount, or Ctrl + Enter and choose Open Currency Converter. You can also run Currency Converter and type there (for example
100 usd to eur).
- Press Enter on a result in the extension to copy the converted amount to the clipboard.
- Open the details pane on a selected result to see the unit rate, inverse rate, and last update time.
Usage
Type a conversion in natural language. Currency codes, symbols, and mixed styles all work:
100 inr to usd
eur 100 in usd
$100
100R$
100€
100₽
₹100
$100 to eur
100$ to euro
Conversion titles always show both source and target (for example 2 USD → 1.86 EUR). Values use dynamic precision: when an amount is less than 1, the number of non-zero decimal places shown follows your system configuration.
On the Command Palette home list, a matching query shows one live conversion (the converted amount, not a loading ellipsis) with the subtitle Currency Converter:
300 or 10*30 — local currency → first Quick Conversion currency300 cny — that currency → local (or first Quick Conversion currency if it is already local)300 cny to eur — that pair
If local and first Quick Conversion currency are the same, a number-only query still appears as Convert "300" with Currency Converter so you can open the extension. Network or API errors on the home list use that same title by default (Suppress fallback warnings); turn the setting off to see the error instead. When a live conversion is shown, Enter copies the amount and Ctrl + Enter opens Currency Converter.
Crypto and other currencies
Convert between fiat and cryptocurrencies in either direction. See the full list of supported currencies.
1 btc to usd
1000 usd to btc
Quick conversions
Type just a number to convert from your local currency into the other currencies configured in Settings. You can change both the local currency and the list of target currencies there.
102.2
$1209
Mathematical calculations
Type a math expression and the extension evaluates it with BODMAS/PEMDAS before converting. Supported operators are +, -, *, and /, including brackets:
(12.4 - 34) / 3.3 + 43.3 * 2.22
Pins & dock
Pin conversions you check often. They stay at the top of Currency Converter (when the search box is empty) and also appear on the Command Palette dock.
Pin a conversion
- Search a conversion, for example
34 btc to aed.
- Open the context menu (
Ctrl + Enter) and choose Pin.
- Open Currency Converter again with an empty search — your pins load at the top with live rates.
Pins briefly show Loading…, then the live amount (or Loading failed if the request fails). Enter still copies the converted amount; use the context menu (Ctrl + Enter) to Unpin.
Currency pins on the dock
The same pins show up in the Command Palette Currency pins dock band, so favorite rates are visible without opening the extension.
- Enter copies the converted amount
- Context menu: Refresh rates for that pin's base currency, or Unpin
- Dock rates refresh automatically on a new local calendar day, and whenever you change your pins
Aliases
Open Manage currency aliases to view, create, and remove currency aliases. Hundreds of built-in symbol aliases ($, €, ₹, £, and more) ship with the extension so everyday typing just works.
You can also:
- Export your alias configuration to your Downloads folder
- Reset all aliases to the built-in defaults
Remove an alias by selecting it and pressing Ctrl + Enter, then confirming the prompt.
Settings
Open Settings from the Currency Converter command (context menu → Settings).
| Setting | What it does |
|---|
| Quick Conversion Local Currency | Base currency for number-only quick conversions |
| Quick Conversion Currencies | Comma-separated targets (e.g. USD, EUR, BTC) |
| Decimal format separator | System default, always dots, or always commas |
| Conversion Cache duration | How long rates stay cached, in hours (min 0.5, max 24) |
| Conversion API | Rate provider (see below) |
| Conversion API Key | Required only for ExchangeRateAPI or CurrencyAPI |
| Suppress fallback warnings | On by default. Home-list conversion errors show Convert "query" with Currency Converter instead of a warning |
Conversion API
This extension uses third-party APIs for the latest conversion rates:
-
Default: fawazahmed0/exchange-api
- Refreshed every day at midnight.
- Free and unlimited — no API key required.
- Supports fiat and cryptocurrency conversions.
- Important: Keep the default API unless you have a strong reason to switch. It updates daily and needs no extra setup.
-
Frankfurter
- Free, open-source exchange rates from central banks — no API key required.
- No request quotas (abuse rate limits may still apply).
- Does not support cryptocurrency conversions.
- Uses the public Frankfurter v2 rates API.
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ExchangeRateAPI
- Updated frequently throughout the day (pricing).
- Free tier: 1,500 requests per month.
- Does not support cryptocurrency conversions.
- Requires an API key in Settings.
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CurrencyAPI
- Updated frequently throughout the day (pricing).
- See their documentation for update frequency, pricing, and supported features.
- Requires an API key in Settings.
None of these APIs are affiliated with this extension. To use a different rate provider, or to suggest a new one, open a pull request.
Privacy
This extension has no analytics or telemetry. Settings, aliases, and pins stay on your device; exchange rates are fetched from the third-party API you select. See the Privacy Policy for details.
License
This project is free software licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. You can use, modify, and sell it; if you distribute it, you must keep it open source under the GPL.
A few files originally from Microsoft's Command Palette extension template remain under the MIT License (see the copyright headers in those files). MIT is compatible with GPL-3.0.