Prosper

When carrying out various tasks, users are not only looking for ease-of-use, but also speed and a more accessible interaction method. If you are looking for a replacement to your online translation tool, unit conversion website and calculator, then look no further than Prosper’s expression-focused functionality that lets you assign custom keystrokes to launch your applications.

Double-clicking the program’s portable executable instantly brings up a minimalistic text input box for users to type their commands in, thus removing the need for mouse interaction, making it perfect for keyboard-based workflows, thanks to the lack of complex and unnecessary GUI elements.

In terms of available options, those in the academic field may find good use in the app’s ability to solve basic mathematical calculations as quickly as other dedicated software, within a sleeker interface that takes up less screen space by omitting mouse-friendly buttons. When studying foreign languages, and you encounter an unknown phrase, you can easily paste it for translating in English and vice-versa.

Those working in the financial sector can convert currencies on the fly with little effort, while unit conversions in time, weight and storage space may come in handy for all users regardless of their occupation. Moreover, the app includes a useful shortcut creation tool for launching any of your installed programs using hotkey combinations to speed up your workflow and decrease reliance on cursor-based navigation of the OS interface.

Prosper can record the clipboard history and display it within a small window where any of the latest ten items can be copied simply by typing their number, which is a useful capability for those who find Windows’ built-in version slower in terms of interaction pattern. For security reasons, passwords and usernames can be encoded in the Base64 format through the included functionality.

Finally, some improvements can bring user interaction closer to perfection, such as having the option to move the app window around and keep it on top of other opened programs for a better management of the screen real estate. Resizing the interface to fit longer expressions or sentences for translation, and a slider that increases the text size for accessibility reasons can also augment the experience.

Those who are looking for a multifunctional tool that relies on expressions for executing tasks to avoid running multiple programs concomitantly may find good use in Prosper’s built-in support for translation, unit conversion, clipboard history and text encoding, all packaged in a minimalist layout.