14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft open-sourced the Windows 10 Calculator app earlier this year, inviting devs and users alike to contribute to the development of this essential tool that comes bundled into the OS.
And it looks like the work in this regard has advanced at the expected pace, so this week, the software giant announced a couple of new features coming to the Calculator.
Dave Grochocki, who is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft working on Notepad and the Windows Calculator, revealed on Twitter that an internal build of the app now comes with support for keeping it always on top.
In other words, if you run the Calculator app, you can keep its window always on top, so the other apps running on the screen won’t cover it. This means you can do your operations quite easily, without having to always click its taskbar icon to bring the app back in focus every time.
Hello, mini mode!
Additionally, the Calculator app is also getting a mini mode, which you can launch with a simply button in its main UI.
This mini mode shrinks the interface of the app and retains only the essential features on the screen, so if you’re working with multiple apps, it’ll be easier to see the Calculator. You can then easily go back to the full mode of the Calculator without losing any data.
Microsoft hasn’t provide any details as to when these two new features of the Calculator app would become available for all users, but they could go live for insiders at some point in the coming weeks.
If you want to contribute to the development of the Calculator app in Windows 10, or to simply keep an eye on the project and see how everything improves over time, you can check out the official page on GitHub here.
One of our top requested #WindowsCalculator features is the ability to keep Calculator on top of other windows as you work—you'll soon be able to do just that! š Also, tiny calculator!! https://t.co/AEqu4nkhb4 #BuildTogether pic.twitter.com/TJpkXrRIL4 — Dave Grochocki (@dgrochocki) July 30, 2019