Frequently Asked Questions
Which exchange rates does this converter use?
It uses live mid-market exchange rates from a public exchange-rate data source, refreshed once per day. The mid-market rate (also called the interbank rate) is the midpoint between the buy and sell price of a currency pair — the "real" rate you see on financial news and search engines, with no markup added. The tool fetches the full rate table once when the page loads and then converts every pair in your browser, showing the date the rates were last updated. Because it is the unmarked mid-market rate, it is ideal for estimating, budgeting and comparing — but note that banks, cards and money-transfer services usually add a margin or fee on top, so the amount you actually receive when exchanging money will be a little less than the figure shown here.
How many currencies can I convert between?
The converter covers more than 160 world currencies, including all the majors — US dollar (USD), euro (EUR), British pound (GBP), Japanese yen (JPY), Swiss franc (CHF), Canadian and Australian dollars — plus a long tail of regional currencies such as the Indian rupee, Brazilian real, South African rand, Turkish lira, Romanian leu and many more. The most-used currencies appear in a "Popular" group at the top of each dropdown, and the full alphabetical list follows below. Any pair is supported: rates are stored relative to the US dollar and the tool cross-calculates the pair you choose, so you can convert EUR to JPY or GBP to INR directly, not just to and from dollars.
Are the rates real-time?
The rates are updated once a day, not tick-by-tick like a trading terminal. Each time you load the page the converter fetches the latest published rate table and shows you the exact date and time it was last refreshed, so you always know how fresh the numbers are. Daily rates are accurate enough for everyday needs — travel budgeting, online shopping, invoicing, freelance pricing and quick comparisons. They are not intended for live foreign-exchange trading or for locking in a precise settlement amount, where you should use your broker's or bank's real-time quote, which also includes their spread and fees.
Why is the converted amount different from what my bank gives me?
This converter shows the mid-market rate — the unmarked midpoint between the buy and sell price. Banks, credit cards, airport kiosks and transfer services rarely give you that exact rate; instead they add a margin (a few tenths of a percent up to several percent) and sometimes a flat fee, which is how they make money on the exchange. So if you convert 1,000 EUR to USD here you will see the pure market value, but your provider might give you 1–3% less. Use the figure here as the honest baseline, then compare it against your provider's quote to see exactly how much they are charging you to make the exchange.
Is the currency converter free and private?
Yes. It is completely free with no account, no sign-up and no limits. The only thing sent over the network is the request that downloads the public exchange-rate table — the amount you type and the currencies you pick stay in your browser and are never uploaded, logged or stored. There is no tracking of what you convert. Once the rate table has loaded, every conversion, swap and quick-pair tap is calculated instantly on your own device.
Does it work offline?
It needs an internet connection the first time it loads, because it has to download the current exchange-rate table from the data source. If that initial fetch fails — for example you are offline or the source is briefly unavailable — the tool shows an error with a Retry button rather than guessing with stale numbers. Once the rates have loaded successfully, all the actual converting happens in your browser, so changing the amount, switching currencies or hitting swap is instant and does not need another network call until you reload the page for fresh rates.