AshSofDev Currency Converter: Convert Currencies in Real Time
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What it is: A lightweight Windows desktop app (AshSofDev Currency Converter 1.0.0.1) for converting between many world currencies using live exchange rates fetched from the internet.
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Key features:
- Retrieves current exchange rates from a website (requires active internet).
- Simple GUI with two dropdowns (source and target currency), amount entry, and convert button.
- Displays fetched exchange rate to four decimals and conversion result to two decimals.
- Small download (~3.3 MB) and depends on .NET Framework 2.0.
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Limitations:
- No multi-currency result display (one pair at a time).
- No built-in copy/export button (results can be selected/copied manually).
- Minimal additional functionality; appears last updated around 2012.
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System requirements: Windows (noted for Windows 7 era), Internet connection, .NET Framework 2.0.
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Where found: Listed on software archives (Softpedia and freeware download sites) as a free utility by developer Allen Ashby.
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