mCalc

Thanks to the advanced processing power of a computer it can serve a great variety of domains of activity, and can perform advanced math expressions in the blink of an eye. Even Windows comes with its own calculator, fitted with an scientific component as well, but you can also rely on specialized third-party applications like mCalc.

On the one hand, the application is portable, so you can just as well have it stored on a thumb drive in case you need to perform calculus on other computers and want to use this particular tool. It doesn’t bind itself to the system, so system registry entries remain intact. On the other hand, you do need to make sure .NET Framework is installed.

The visual design might leave you a little confused at first, mostly because it’s mainly composed of a large, empty pad, as well as an editable field, without any numerical buttons or operators. However, you quickly discover input is intuitive, done through the keyboard, with no other controls to bring up.

All results and values are neatly stored in the large section, just so you can keep track of all operations. Result is displayed at the end of each operation, so you don’t have the option to input advanced expressions. On the bright side of things, you’re able to export the entire tape under the TXT file for later processing.

Unfortunately, the application isn’t of much use if you’re interested in advanced expressions, mainly because controls are rather restricted to what the keyboard offers. This means you’re only able to perform addition, division, multiplication, subtraction, and power.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that mCalc comes with good intentions, offering a large history tracker you can export, as well as support for large input numbers. However, it can only handle simple operations, and might make you look for alternatives.