Alfred Convert Workflow

Convert between different units in Alfred.

Heavily inspired by deanishe/alfred-convert 😊

Installation

1. Download the latest version
2. Install the workflow by double-clicking the .alfredworkflow file
3. You can add the workflow to a category, then click "Import" to finish importing. You'll now see the workflow listed in the left sidebar of your Workflows preferences pane.

Usage

• conv <quantity> <from unit> <to unit> - Perform a conversion
  • When performing a monetary conversion pressing ⌘Y or return (↵) will open the currency-pair chart on Xe.com.
    • When pressing option+return (⌥↵) you will get the inverse currency conversion, i.e. 12 USD to EUR becomes 12 EUR to USD.
    • When pressing cmd+return (⌘↵) you will copy the converted value to your clipboard.
  • When performing a physical unit conversion pressing ⌘Y or return (↵) will open up detailed the conversion explanation on WolframAlpha.com.
• conv money - View a list of all the supported currencies
  • When pressing ⌘Y or return (↵) on a certain currency you will be directed to the chart with the home currency on Xe.com.
    • When pressing option+return (⌥↵) you will get the inverse currency conversion, i.e. 1 AUD = 0.558 GBP becomes 1 GBP = 1.792 AUD.
    • When pressing cmd+return (⌘↵) you will copy the equivalent in the home currency to your clipboard.
• conv units - View a list of all the supported physical units
  • When selecting a certain unit and pressing return (↵) that unit's symbol will get copied to the clipboard.

Default currency

In order to set a default currency, you can set it in the Workflow Configuration.

Valid values are the ISO 4217 currency codes: AUD, BGN, BRL, CAD, CHF, CNY, CZK, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, HUF, IDR, ILS, INR, ISK, JPY, KRW, MXN, MYR, NOK, NZD, PHP, PLN, RON, RUB, SEK, SGD, THB, TRY, USD, ZAR.

Notes

• All the reference exchange rates are from the ECB. The reference rates are usually updated around 16:00 CET on every working day, except on TARGET closing days.

• All non-monetary conversions performed using ferraridamiano/units_converter.

• The displayed emoji images are from joypixels/emoji-assets.