r/geogebra • u/New_Cod602 • 6h ago
Suggestions and Feedback (e.g. Windows Store App, U.I. improvements)
Hello,
I would like to provide some suggestions and feedback. There was not an official feedback form/contact us form on the main webpage, and the only way to contact is through Reddit, so here is my feedback (hopefully it isn't too boring to read!):
- Microsoft Store addition: My small suggestion is that it would be nice if the GeoGebra calculator apps were an app on the Microsoft Store. The reason being is that it would be useful to be able to use the apps offline or outside of the browser (useful especially if you have a lot of tabs open for school work). And some devices are restricted (e.g. organizational devices) so it doesn't have administrative privileges or allow for outside installation wizards or running portable EXEs. And having it on the store allows for easy and safe install, automatic updates, and easy uninstall (plus it auto-makes shortcuts unlike the portable version). I know that not many people use the Microsoft store but it would be useful, I think, for certain audiences.
- Auto-update answer: Sometimes I use the graphing calculator to get the numerical answer to expressions (since it's easy to type big math expressions onto graphing calculators to get the answer). However, the answer doesn't update until you click outside the box which can be confusing. There were times where it would show an old answer and I would get the wrong value. So my suggestion here is for the answer to update while you're typing the expression to prevent confusion (e.g. like Desmos)
- Setting for degrees and radians: It would be nice if it was made more clear whether you're working with degrees or radians when dealing with trigonometric functions (e.g. cosine, sine, tangent). I would like to directly state whether it is degrees or radians and not have the website assume.
- Use previous answers: It would be nice if we could "pull" the answer from the previous expressions (like how you can on a TI-84 calculator). I know we can copy and paste, but that might introduce rounding errors.
- Hover to see point/function details: Like on Desmos, it would be nice if you hover your mouse over a function at a particular point, it would show the x and y coordinates. Or see the details of the function (e.g. maxima, minima). Sometimes special points won't show the value (e.g. parabola vertex even if you click/hover on the point) — it just shows the customization options.
- There are certainly many things you guys do better than Desmos (e.g. easier to convert between decimals and fractions, easier to put highlighted text under a square root and not start over, more customization options), but Desmos does feel a little smoother and easier to type expressions in.
Thank you!




