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Stable release | macOS: 10.16
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Operating system | Classic Mac OS, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS |
Type | Calculator |
Website | iOS: support.apple.com/en-us/guide/iphone/iph1ac0b5cc/ios macOS: https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/calculator/welcome/mac |
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Calculator is a basic calculator application made by Apple Inc. and bundled with its macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS operating systems. It has three modes: basic, scientific, and programmer. The basic mode includes a number pad, buttons for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, as well as memory keys. Scientific mode supports exponents and trigonometric functions. The macOS version of Calculator also has a programmer mode that gives the user access to more options related to computer programming.[1]
The Calculator program has a long associated history with the beginning of the Macintosh platform, where a simple four-function calculator program was a standard desk accessory from the earliest system versions. Though no higher math capability was included, third-party developers provided upgrades, and Apple released the Graphing Calculator application with the first PowerPC release (7.1.2) of the Mac OS, and it was a standard component through Mac OS 9. Apple also ships a different application with macOS called Grapher for this purpose.[2]
A calculator function has been included with iOS since its launch on iPhone[3] and iPod Touch.[4] However, iPads have never had a first party calculator application, until the announcement of iPadOS 18 in 2024. A native calculator function was added to the Apple Watch with watchOS 6, which included a dedicated button for calculating tips.[5]