Converter 1.1.1 was
released. This is a minor release, but it fixes an annoying bug
for people using HTTPS Everywhere (and it also sports a couple of minor features).
For a complete list of features see the
change log.
Oct 1st, 2011
Converter 1.1.0 was
released. This is a minor release, but it will put an
end to the annoying back-and-forth cycle between the AMO
version and the version on this website.
For a complete list of features see the
change log.
Sep 27th, 2011
Converter 1.0.9 now compatible with Firefox 8.*
June 2nd, 2011
Converter 1.0.9 now compatible with Firefox 7.0a1.
Mar 22nd, 2011
Celebrating the release of Firefox 4 by giving away 100 free 3-month
Premium licenses.
Jan 3rd, 2011
Converter 1.0.9 now compatible with Firefox 4.0.
Nov 11th, 2010
Converter 1.0.9 now compatible with Firefox 4.0 beta 7.
Oct 17th, 2010
Converter 1.0.9 was
released. This is the first version of the Converter
which supports custom units (this is a
Premium feature).
For a complete list of features see the
change log.
Sep 28th, 2010
The Converter now has a new home at www.the-converter.co (which is where you're reading this).
This server is hosted by my own company, Moongate.
The Converter was previously hosted by mozdev.org
ever since the very first Converter release, back in 2004.
Sep 27th, 2010
Discovered a problem with the premium version registration;
version 1.0.0 was re-released with the fix included.
Converter 0.7.9 released, several minor improvements.
Apr 05, 2009
New website design, final. This took a lot more than I
anticipated (about a week), but it was probably worth it --
the site looks way better, the internals are a lot more
streamlined and it respects web standards to the letter.
Mar 31, 2009
Converter 0.7.8 released, major internal restructuring, no visible changes.
Mar 29, 2009
Poll on whether the Converter should convert currencies
ends with clear conclusion that it should.
Detailed poll results
Finally got around to signing the extension so it can be installed from mozdev.org as well.
Aug 03, 2008
Converter 0.7.1 has been released—minor bug fixes; see the new features page for details.
Jun 25, 2008
Converter 0.7.0 for Firefox 3.0 has been released. Unfortunately the updates don't seem to happen automatically for people who have installed the extension from this site, because of a change in Firefox's security policies. If that's the case for you, please manually install the version available on addons.mozilla.org.
Apr 11, 2008
Softpedia has reviewed Converter 0.7.0 and awarded it the 100% FREE award.
Converter 0.6.4 released—relatively minor, fixed a bug with 1.000.000 mm and added limited support for <sup> tags; see the new features page for details.
Converter 0.2.5 released -- Gallon→Litre, Litre→Gallon, Pascal→Psi, KPascal→Psi, Psi→KPascal.
Apr 26, 2006
Converter 0.2.4 released -- a bug in km to miles conversion was fixed.
Mar 27, 2006
Converter 0.2.3 released -- after a few intermediary versions (0.2.1, 0.2.2), this is the final beta build for now; it includes all the features in 0.2, plus extension update support and an icon.
Mar 26, 2006
Converter 0.2 released -- support for full page conversion and tightening the old formats
Feb 06, 2006
Converter 0.1 alpha repackaged by /\/\axx for Firefox 1.0 released