Support
Stuck, or found something odd? Write to support@convertikon.app. A real person answers, usually within two business days. Say whether you're on Mac or Windows, and a screenshot helps.
Installing on a Mac
- Open the downloaded convertikon-2.2.0-mac.dmg. A window opens with an arrow.
- Drag CONVERTIKON onto the Applications folder.
- Eject the disk (the ⏏ next to CONVERTIKON in the Finder sidebar).
- Open CONVERTIKON from Applications. The first time, macOS may say the app was downloaded from the internet. Click Open. The app is signed and notarised by Apple, so there's no other warning.
If you open the app straight from the disk window instead, it offers to move itself to Applications. Click Move to Applications Folder. Running it from the disk is what stops the disk from ejecting.
CONVERTIKON runs on Macs with Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.
Installing on Windows
There are two files. Either works; you don't need both.
- convertikon-2.2.1-windows-setup.exe installs the app, with shortcuts on the desktop and in the Start menu. Run it and follow the steps.
- convertikon-2.2.1-windows-portable.exe needs no installation. Put it anywhere and double-click it.
"Windows protected your PC"
On first run, Windows may show a blue box saying Windows protected your PC, from a feature called SmartScreen. It appears for any new app that hasn't yet built up a download history with Microsoft, and it is not saying the file is harmful. To continue: click More info, then Run anyway. You only have to do this once.
Two ways to be sure you have the real file: download it only from convertikon.app or the link in your receipt, and check that Elizabeth Enko is listed as the publisher in the file's Properties → Details.
CONVERTIKON runs on Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit).
It starts with Windows
CONVERTIKON starts when Windows starts and waits by the clock as a small icon, without opening its window. To turn that off, right-click the icon and untick Start with Windows. If you use the portable file and move it to another folder, open it once from there so Windows knows where it is.
Typing feet and inches
Type into any field and the other four follow. In the FT field you can write feet and inches almost any way you'd say them:
| You type | It means |
|---|---|
| 6 | 6 feet |
| 6-3 | 6 feet 3 inches |
| 6'3 | 6 feet 3 inches |
| 6 3 | 6 feet 3 inches (a space works when whole inches follow) |
| 6'-3 1/2" | 6 feet 3½ inches, the way it's written on drawings |
| 6'3.5 | 6 feet 3½ inches |
| 164 0 1/2 | 164 feet ½ inch |
In the IN field, type inches with a fraction (75 1/2, or 75-1/2 as suppliers write it) or a decimal (75.5). Fractions are shown to the nearest 1/16".
FRACTIONAL shows feet-and-inches with fractions (6'-3 1/2"); DECIMAL keeps feet-and-inches but writes the inches as a decimal (6'-3.5", 75.5), and there you can also type decimal feet such as 6.25. Click the grey word at the bottom right to switch; the app remembers your choice.
A comma works as a decimal point (1,5), for keyboards whose number pad types one.
Handy keys
- Click a field: its value is selected, so you can type straight over it. Click again to place the cursor.
- Double-click a value to copy it. COPIED appears for a moment.
- Enter finishes the field. Esc clears all five.
- The pin (bottom left) keeps the window on top of your other apps.
- On Windows, × doesn't quit: it tucks the window away to the tray icon by the clock. Click the icon to bring the window back, with your number still there. If you can't see the icon, it's behind the ^ arrow next to the clock.
- To quit on Windows, right-click the tray icon and choose Quit. The same menu takes the app off the taskbar and switches Start with Windows on or off.
- On a Mac, the icon in the menu bar shows and hides the window. Right-click it to take the app out of the Dock, or to quit.
Your licence key
- Your key comes with your receipt from Gumroad. It looks like
XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX. - The first time CONVERTIKON opens it asks for the key. Paste it and press Enter. The app checks it with the shop once, then never asks again, and never goes online again.
- One key works on two computers, say your laptop and your desktop. Reinstalling on the same computer counts as a new one, so if you get "already in use on 2 computers", write to support@convertikon.app and we'll free it up.
- Lost the key? It's on the receipt email and on the shop's order page (below).
Receipts, refunds and your download
- Purchases are handled by Gumroad, our merchant of record. Your receipt comes from Gumroad by email right after you pay, with the download links. Look for a message from Gumroad if you don't see it, and check your spam folder.
- Lost the email? You can get your order and downloads again from the provider's order page: gumroad.com/library (it emails you a sign-in link).
- Refunds: if CONVERTIKON isn't for you, write to support@convertikon.app within 14 days of buying, with the email address you paid with, and we'll refund you in full. Refunds are issued through Gumroad and take a few days to show on your statement.
- One purchase covers the Mac and Windows versions on two computers, and updates are free.
Privacy
The app collects nothing and goes online only once, to check your key. Details are on the privacy page.