Your rate, your date, no live feed required

Currency Quote Snapshot

Converts a quote into another currency at a rate you enter yourself, stamped with the date that rate is "as of" - for quoting overseas clients without relying on a live market feed. Once that rate goes stale, the snapshot tells you.

Metre2 Currency Quote Snapshot showing a stat strip and a grid of recent conversion snapshots, two flagged as stale

Currency Quote Snapshot, in practice

The Dashboard's recent-snapshots grid, flagging any conversion whose rate has gone stale, and the Snapshots tab listing every saved conversion in a searchable, sortable table.

Enter your own rate, no live feed

Type in the exchange rate you're quoting at and the date it's "as of" - the app never fetches a live market rate, so what you see is exactly what you entered.

Stale-rate flagging

Once a snapshot's rate is older than your staleness threshold (30 days by default), it's flagged red on the Dashboard and in the table - an honest nudge to recheck the rate before reusing an old quote.

A dated record for every quote

Each snapshot keeps the base amount, base currency, target currency, rate and rate date together - a defensible record of exactly what was quoted and when.

Live conversion preview while you type

The converted amount updates as you enter the base amount and rate, so you can see the result before saving the snapshot.

Search, sort and filter by pair

Every snapshot's on the Snapshots tab too, searchable by description or client, sortable on any column, and filterable to a single currency pair.

CSV export

Export the full snapshot list to CSV any time - for a backup, a spreadsheet pivot, or handing a record of quoted rates to your bookkeeper or accountant.

Six currencies

GBP, EUR, USD, AUD, CAD and NZD as either the base or target currency - covering the currency pairs most Metre2 users quote in.

Light/dark theme, and sample data

A light/dark toggle that remembers your choice, and "Load sample data" fills in a realistic mix of fresh and stale snapshots so you can see it working before entering your own.

Genuinely thin, on purpose

No live rate API, no market data subscription, no account setup beyond your shared Metre2 sign-in - just a manual conversion with an honest freshness flag.

Works entirely offline

Everything lives in local storage on your device - no server, no internet connection required to use it day to day.

How it compares to a live FX API or a spreadsheet

Most small businesses quoting overseas clients either look up a rate manually and note it in an email, or wire up a live FX API they don't really need for an occasional quote. Here's how a dedicated, offline snapshot tool compares.

Feature Currency Quote Snapshot A live FX API Noting a rate in an email
Pricing model £0.79 one-off after trial Per-call or monthly subscription Free
Works fully offline (needs a live connection)
Dated, searchable record of every quote (you'd build this yourself) (buried in an inbox)
Flags when a rate has gone stale (rates are always "live", so staleness isn't tracked)
Set-up time Minutes Hours (API keys, integration code) None, but nothing to search later
No account required to set up

General comparison as of August 2026 - features and pricing vary by FX API provider. Not sponsored by or affiliated with any FX data vendor.

Frequently asked questions

Does Currency Quote Snapshot fetch a live exchange rate?

No. It is deliberately not a live-FX tool - you enter the rate yourself, along with the date it's "as of", and the app converts the amount and stamps it with that date. There is no external rate API dependency.

What does the "Stale" badge mean?

Because the rate is entered manually rather than fetched live, a saved snapshot can go out of date. Once a snapshot's rate is older than the staleness threshold you set in Settings (30 days by default), it's flagged Stale on the Dashboard and in the Snapshots table, as a prompt to check for a current rate before quoting from it again.

Do I need to install anything to use it?

It's a Windows desktop app. It is not yet available on the Microsoft Store - a Store listing is planned, but for now the app is built and ready ahead of submission.

Which currencies does it support?

GBP, EUR, USD, AUD, CAD and NZD as both the base and target currency, covering the currency pairs most Metre2 users quote in.

Where does my data go?

Everything persists on your device between sessions - nothing is uploaded anywhere. The app works entirely offline with no server dependency, and data doesn't currently sync across multiple devices.

Ready to try Currency Quote Snapshot?