---
name: "galculator"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "galculator"
version: "2.1.4-12"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/galculator"
---

# galculator(1)

a GTK 2 / GTK 3 based scientific calculator

## NAME

galculator - a GTK 2 / GTK 3 based scientific calculator

## SYNOPSIS

**galculator** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page gives a short description of **galculator** and documents its command line arguments.\
 **galculator** is a GTK 2 / GTK 3 based calculator with basic and scientific modes. It supports algebraic notation, RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) and formula entry mode, different number bases (decimal, hexadecimal, octal, and binary) and angle  bases (radiant, degree, and grad). Further features include arithmetic operations  plus precedence handling, trigonometric functions, power, sqare root, natural and  common logarithm, constants (e, PI, user defined), memory and inverse and  hyperbolic functions and user defined functions.

## OPTIONS

**galculator** accepts the following options:

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program.

## FILES

- \~/.galculator

  Automatically generated configuration file for  **galculator**

## ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

You find additional information about galculator at  http://galculator.sourceforge.net

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Simon Flöry \<simon.floery@rechenraum.com\>.

## BUGS

If you find one, please report it at http://galculator.sourceforge.net