Everyday Converter

Android application for basic unit conversions

Everyday Converter is an easy to use application to convert between different units such as units of length, volume, time or weight. It is available for Android on mobile phones and tablets.


More information

Everyday Converter main user interface provides easy access to all unit categories.

What is Everyday Converter?

Everyday Converter lets you convert between basic units used in everyday live. Currently, the categories are length, area, volume, time, speed, temperature, weight, and data storage. In each category, conversions between the the most common metric and imperial units are available. Ever wonder what the difference between a US pint and an imperial pint is? How many minutes there are in a day? What is an acre? Wonder no more! All these questions can be answered with the help of this easy to use application.

Find a table of unit abbreviations at the bottom of this page.

Android application User Guide

Main user interface

Open the Everyday Converter on you phone or tablet and you will be provided with a well-structured overview of the unit categories available. Click on one of the category buttons to convert between the respective units.

  1. Select the input unit, the one you want to convert from.
  2. Enter a number in the top left corner
  3. Scroll through the list to find the desired output unit
Now we can answer some of the questions we asked earlier. What the difference between a US pint and an imperial pint? From the example we can see that 1 imperial pint is equal to 1.2 US pint. So, next time you're at the pub, better order an imperial pint!

Settings

In the settings you can change the way Everyday Converter displays the conversion results. Currently, three settings can be adjusted.
  1. Output precision of the results: Changes how many digits are shown
  2. Default units: Controls the default input unit: If you are more likely to convert from metric to imperial units, choose metric. If you are more likely to convert from imperial to metric, choose imperial.
  3. Use abbreviations for units: Choose to show only abbreviated units. Will show in instead of Inch, lb instead of Pound.

Unit information

Gives an overview of the unit categories. Also shows a lookup table for the abbreviations. This table can also be found at the bottom of this page.

Unit Abbreviations

Units of Length

Unit Abbreviation
Nanometer nm
Micrometer µm
Millimeter mm
Centimeter cm
Meter m
Kilometer km
Inch in
Foot ft
Yard yd
Mile mi

Units of Area

Unit Abbreviation
Square centimeter cm²
Square meter
Are a
Hectare ha
Square kilometer km²
Square inch sq in
Square foot sq ft
Square yard sq yd
Acre ac
Square mile sq mi

Units of Volume

Unit Abbreviation
Cubic centimeter cm³
Milliliter mL
Liter* L
Cubic meter
Cubic inch cu in
Cubic foot cu ft
Cubic yard cu yd
US teaspoon US tsp
US tablespoon US tbsp
US fluid ounce US fl oz
US legal cup US cp
US liquid pint US pt
US liquid quart US qt
US liquid gallon US gal
Imperial teaspoon Imp. tsp
Imperial tablespoon Imp. tbsp
Imperial fluid ounce Imp. fl oz
Imperial cup Imp. cp
Imperial pint Imp. pt
Imperial quart Imp. qt
Imperial gallon Imp. gal

* 1 L = 1000 cm³

Units of Time

Unit Abbreviation
Nanosecond ns
Microsecond µs
Millisecond ms
Second s
Minute min
Hour h
Day d
Week wk
Month mo
Year yr

Units of Speed

Unit Abbreviation
Meter per second mps
Kilometer per hour kph
Foot per second fps
Mile per hour mph
Knot kn

Units of Temperature

Unit Abbreviation
Kelvin K
Celsius °C
Fahrenheit °F

Units of Weight

Unit Abbreviation
Microgram µg
Milligram mg
Gram g
Kilogram kg
Metric ton t
Ounce oz
Pound lb
Stone st
US ton US ton
Imperial ton Imp. ton

Units of Data Storage

Unit Abbreviation
Byte B
Kilobyte kB
Megabyte MB
Gigabyte GB
Terabyte TB
Petabyte PB
Bit bit
Kilobit kbit
Megabit Mbit
Gigabit Gbit
Terabit Tbit
Petabit Pbit

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