Drag and resize a ruler overlay to quickly measure pixel dimensions, positioning, and alignment of elements on any webpage.
Report issues and submit suggestions on github (pull requests are also welcome!):
https://github.com/billdami/reticle
FEATURES
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* Inspired by the excellent Mac app, Crosshairs (http://giantcomet.com/crosshairs)
* Super quick and easy to use, just click and drag anywhere on the page to draw an overlay, then move and resize it to your heart's content.
* Lightweight and minimalistic UI
* Use keyboard shortcuts to interact with the extension (see below for full list)
* Toggle between a primary and alternate overlay color
* Customize the overlay colors and opacity/transparency
AVAILABLE SETTINGS (Right-click extension button > Options)
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* Primary overlay color (hex color value)
* Alternate overlay color
* Overlay opacity/transparency level
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
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* Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+X - Toggle extension (This can be customized in Extensions > Keyboard shortcuts)
* Esc - Deactivate extension
* Arrow keys - Move overlay
* Shift+Arrow keys - Move overlay by 10px
* Alt+Arrow keys - Resize overlay
* Shift+Alt+Arrow keys - Resize overlay by 10px
* Ctrl/Cmd+Up/Down - Increase/decrease overlay opacity
* Tab - Toggle between primary and alternate overlay color
* Delete / Backspace - Clear the current overlay
CHANGELOG
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v1.0.1 (June 14, 2014)
* BUGFIX: Overlay resize handles were not being hidden when dragging a newly drawn overlay
Latest reviews
- (2023-02-15) Stanislav: Simple and does its job perfectly!
- (2020-07-04) Mike Robinson: Does exactly what it says it does and doesn't require any extra permissions. I'm not sure why all of the other ruler addons want to be able to see my browsing history or be able to modify the pages I'm viewing.
- (2019-07-05) Maksym Shapoval: Best in class!
- (2019-05-09) Rom Filippini: Does not work
- (2017-11-30) neo: I NEED TO ROTATE PLEASE IF YOU CAN MAKE IT ROTATE I WILL MAKE IT 5 STARS
- (2017-03-14) Kirill Nikolaev: Simple and useful.
- (2016-10-14) Brian Phillips: Very good. Exactly what I was looking for. Very practical and well thought out.
- (2016-08-26) Marcos Martinez: Funciona simple y perfectamente. Excelente para medir
- (2016-08-12) Thong Nguyen: good...base and easy
- (2016-06-21) Erwin G: PERFECT
- (2016-04-08) Ksanytch Ksanytch: Отлично! Меряет даже локальные странички, что незаменимо для веб-строителей!
- (2015-11-10) Ace Atienza: Just works
- (2015-07-16) Josh Helfferich: Extremely well made extension. Super clean.
- (2014-08-22) Jav Rgr: Funciona perfecto
- (2014-07-06) Rüdiger Hahn: Best ruler extension I found so far. Just a magnifier would be fine.
- (2014-06-24) Bill Wilson: The app works well *AND* it requires no special permissions. Well done!
Statistics
Installs
2,000
history
Category
Rating
4.7143 (28 votes)
Last update / version
2014-07-02 / 1.0.1
Listing languages
en