Currency converter
Type an amount, pick the currency you have and one or more currencies you want, and see them all at once with the rate used. The rates are mid-market reference rates from a public feed, updated about once a day, and the page always shows the date and where they came from. They are a good guide for planning, not the rate a bank will give you.
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Reference rates (mid-market, from a public feed, updated about once a day). This is not the rate a bank, card, exchange counter or money-transfer service will give you, and fees are not included.
How it works
- •Enter the amount and choose the currency in the From box. Search by code (EUR) or by name (euro, 欧元); the popular currencies are listed first for your language.
- •The currencies under To are all converted together. Add as many as you like with Add a currency, and remove one with the x on its row. Swap puts the first target in the From box.
- •Each row shows the converted amount, formatted the way that currency is normally written (yen without decimals, dollars with two), and below it the rate for one unit.
- •Your choices are remembered in this browser only. If the live rates cannot be loaded, the page shows the last rates it saved and tells you so.
What it does and what it cannot do
- •These are reference rates: the mid-market rate from a public data feed, updated about once a day. They are not the rate a bank, card, exchange counter or transfer service will give you, and they include no fees or spread. Expect the real rate to be worse by a percent or more.
- •The page shows the date of the rates and the source, with a link. If the feed has not updated for two days it says so in a warning.
- •Not for trading or for anything where a small difference matters: use the quote from the provider that will do the exchange.
- •A few currencies have no free market, for example because the government fixes or controls the rate. For those the feed shows an official or estimated figure that may differ from what you can actually get.
- •Currencies only. There are no cryptocurrencies here. Your amounts stay in your browser.
Questions
- Where do the rates come from?
- From a public exchange-rate feed (ExchangeRate-API), with the European Central Bank's published rates as a backup. The page shows which one was used, the date, and a link to the source.
- How often are the rates updated?
- About once a day. This is not a live trading quote, so it will not follow minute-to-minute moves. The date above the results tells you how fresh the numbers are.
- Why is the rate at my bank different?
- Banks, cards and exchange counters add a margin to the mid-market rate and often a fee on top. The converter shows the mid-market rate, which is the fair reference point to compare their offer against.
- How is a cross rate such as EUR to JPY calculated?
- All rates in the feed are stated against the US dollar. To go from EUR to JPY the page divides the yen rate by the euro rate. For example if 1 USD is 0.90 EUR and 150 JPY, then 1 EUR is 150 / 0.90 = 166.67 JPY.
- Does it work offline or when the rate feed is down?
- If the live rates cannot be loaded, the page uses the last rates saved in your browser and tells you they are old. If you have never loaded the page before, it shows an error with a Try again button.
- Is my amount stored or sent anywhere?
- No. The sum is done in your browser. Only your chosen currencies are remembered, locally, and you can clear them by clearing site data.