Abby

Even if you’re good with math and know the basic conversion values, you should still check your results. Going online is one option that could end up taking a lot of your time. A second, easier, option is to get a converter like Abby on your computer.

Abby is a light tool that can help with some basic conversions. Unlike other similar software, Abby only offers a few main units from four big categories: distance, weight, temperature and time.

Thus, you can measure millimeters, centimeters, meters, kilometers, inches, feet, yards, miles, light years, kilograms, grams, milligrams, pounds, Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin degrees, seconds, minutes, hours, days and weeks.

The software comes with a small, simple interface, with only a few fields. You must input the value you want to convert and choose the unit. The app then calculates multiple output values. For example, for millimeters, the converted value in automatically displayed in centimeters, meters, inches, feet and yards, while light years only get transformed in kilometers, feet and yards.

Abby is a nice conversion tool that can help with some of the most basic units. Despite the fact that it doesn’t support exotic or old units, Abby can come in handy on a daily basis. Thanks to the compact interface, you have all the options in the same place so you don’t have to look in various places to discover everything the app can do.

Less experienced users should have no problems handling this software.