THE APP › ON A PC
Scale app for PC: connect your scale to Windows, Mac or Linux
The UP↑SCALE app is free weighing software that runs in the browser of your computer - Windows, macOS, Linux or ChromeOS. Nothing to install: it talks to your scale over Bluetooth or the USB cable, also to lab and shop balances with an RS-232 port.
Your scale and the computer
| Your scale has | Connect it with | In the app |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth (coffee, kitchen scales of many makers, every UP↑SCALE) | the Bluetooth of the computer | CONNECT |
| a USB port that is a serial port (most lab balances) | its USB cable | VIA 🔌 USB |
| an RS-232 port (9-pin plug) | a USB-to-RS-232 cable | VIA 🔌 USB, then the preset of the maker |
| a USB port that types like a keyboard | its USB cable | ⚖=⌨ on the start page |
| an UP↑SCALE RS-232 adapter on the scale | Bluetooth or the USB cable of the adapter | CONNECT or VIA 🔌 USB |
Without our hardware the app runs our scale firmware in the browser and puts your scale in front of it - the virtual scale. With an RS-232 adapter on the scale, phones and computers connect wirelessly, several at once.
Browsers and systems
- Chrome, Edge, Opera on Windows 10 (version 1706 or later) and 11, macOS, Linux (BlueZ 5.41 or later) and ChromeOS: Bluetooth and the USB cable.
- Firefox from version 151: the USB cable (no Bluetooth for web pages).
- Install it from the browser for an own window and an icon - it then works offline too. Setup & help
- Linux: your user needs the group dialout for serial ports.
From the scale into Excel
Every weighing goes into the weighing log of the app - with time, weight, unit and name. The log and the statistics export as CSV files for Excel, LibreOffice or Google Sheets (PRO); with ENTERPRISE & COMPLIANCE on an UP↑SCALE device also sealed, so a changed file shows up. An UP↑SCALE device can also send every weight to the computer over USB as a serial device (PRO) - for your own programs. Your own programs
Scale app for PC: questions and answers
How do I connect a digital scale to my computer?
Open the UP↑SCALE app in Chrome, Edge or Opera on the computer and connect the scale: a Bluetooth scale with CONNECT, a scale with a USB or serial port with VIA 🔌 USB (an RS-232 scale through a USB-to-RS-232 cable). Nothing to install, no driver of the scale maker needed for most scales.
Is there free weighing scale software for Windows?
Yes: the UP↑SCALE app is free in the browser on Windows 10 and 11 - and on macOS, Linux and ChromeOS. The FREE version has no time limit; PRO VIRTUAL (statistics, sorting, filling, sales, stock and more) costs 89.90 EUR once for 2 browsers.
How do I get the weight of my scale into Excel?
Weigh in the app and export the weighing log or the statistics as a CSV file that Excel, LibreOffice and Google Sheets open (PRO). Each line has the time, the weight, the unit and the name of what you weighed.
Can I connect a Mettler Toledo, OHAUS or Sartorius balance to my computer?
Yes, if it has an RS-232 or a USB port that is a serial port - most lab balances do: VIA 🔌 USB in the app, then the preset of the maker (or AUTO-DETECT). Model by model.
Does the scale app work on a Mac or a Chromebook?
Yes: in Chrome, Edge or Opera on macOS (a Mac with Bluetooth Low Energy) and in Chrome on ChromeOS, over Bluetooth or the USB cable.
Does it work in Firefox?
With the USB cable, yes (Firefox from version 151, the version from Mozilla - the Snap package on Linux can not open serial ports). Firefox has no Bluetooth for web pages: for Bluetooth scales use Chrome, Edge or Opera.
Brand names belong to their owners; UP↑SCALE is not affiliated with the makers of the scales or browsers named here.