If you splice large count fiber or design work, you probably used the Fiber Optic CC app. Most of us did. It's the app you opened when you needed to figure out which fiber you were looking for when landing a 288+72+24+drops on a 432 ringcut.
It disappeared. The App Store page is gone, the Android app got replaced by spam, and everyone keeps asking: where did it go?
I built something to fill the gap.
What it did well
For the techs that used it, the Fiber Optic CC app earned its place. That searchable expanding chart worked and fit well. Look up a fiber by number, reverse-lookup from a sheath count, set a custom start fiber, customize the color code if your build didn't follow the standard. Up to 6,912 fibers.
It wasn't fancy. It was simple, it was on your phone, it didn't pretend to be more than a reference. That's exactly what most of us wanted.
What happened to it
If you know what actually happened, I'd like to hear it. I'm not going to guess.
What I built
I've been in the field for 25 years. I know what techs need: fast, efficient, local. It runs in any browser. Works on a phone, a tablet, a laptop, and (some) OTDRs. Free to use.
It's called the Fiber Count Chart Builder. It does the job the Fiber Optic CC app did for most people most of the time and now it does more. Scan your prints and build a chart. It's that simple. Try it, you might like it.
Walkthroughs:
- Desktop: youtu.be/Fw3kT2L5Hxk
- Android with Google Lens: youtu.be/L_tJJw9ET-c