Computer Currents was a freely distributed United States computer magazine, with local editions across the country. It was often described as a resource for computer shoppers and users, and compared to other regional computer magazines like MicroTimes. As of 1988, it was published biweekly in the San Francisco Bay Area, and monthly in Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Texas (Houston, Dallas, Austin), and Atlanta. The magazine's media kit described an audited monthly circulation of approximately 612,000 readers. The magazine was acquired by and merged into Computer User magazine in 2000.