On-Screen Ruler Alternatives

On-Screen Ruler is described as 'On-screen Ruler is a lightweight, free, semi-transparent ruler to measure portions of the screen. It has a lot of features (and related keys shortcuts) and several language translations are available too' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to On-Screen Ruler for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and PortableApps.com apps. The best On-Screen Ruler alternative is PicPick. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try PicPick or Meazure. Other great apps like On-Screen Ruler are Bluegrams Screen Ruler, EpicRuler, Screen Ruler and PMeter.

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  1. PicPick icon

    PicPick

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    Provides versatile screen capture options, built-in image annotation, color picking and palette, precision measurement tools like ruler and protractor, hotkey customization, clipboard and multi-format support, simple tray access, sharing, and portable operation.

    200 PicPick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • PicPick is the most popular Windows & SaaS alternative to On-Screen Ruler.

    • PicPick is the most popular free alternative to On-Screen Ruler.

    • PicPick is Free Personal and ProprietaryOn-Screen Ruler is Free and Proprietary
    • PicPick is CustomizableOn-Screen Ruler is not according to our users
  2. PixelSnap 2 icon

    PixelSnap 2

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    PixelSnap is an app for macOS that makes it easier for designers and web-developers to measure anything on their screens by just clicking and dragging around the cursor.

    28 PixelSnap 2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • PixelSnap 2 is the most popular Mac alternative to On-Screen Ruler.

    • PixelSnap 2 is the most popular commercial alternative to On-Screen Ruler.

    • PixelSnap 2 is Paid and ProprietaryOn-Screen Ruler is Free and Proprietary
  4. Meazure icon

    Meazure

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    What are the dimensions of that image? How big is this window? Does this layout fit on an NTSC display? What color are these pixels? What does this icon look like close up? How can I capture an arbitrary portion of the screen?

    34 Meazure alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Meazure is the most popular Open Source alternative to On-Screen Ruler.

    • Meazure is Free and Open SourceOn-Screen Ruler is Free and Proprietary
    • Meazure is LightweightOn-Screen Ruler is not according to our users
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    PicPick

    Provides versatile screen capture options, built-in image annotation, color picking and palette, precision measurement tools like ruler and protractor, hotkey customization, clipboard and multi-format support, simple tray access,...

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  6. Bluegrams Screen Ruler icon

    Bluegrams Screen Ruler

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    A lightweight and configurable ruler tool for Windows Desktop. Measure the size of elements on the screen in pixels, centimeters, inches and points. Move and resize precisely using the mouse or the keyboard and add custom marking lines.

    26 Bluegrams Screen Ruler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. EpicRuler icon

    EpicRuler

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    EpicRuler is and app for Mac and Windows that helps you to measure any dimension or distance on your screen. It detects objects and snaps to their edges automatically. Using the snappable guidelines you can also align things quickly in any app.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Screen Ruler icon

    Screen Ruler

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    Simple way to measure the distance between two points on your screen. Get the exact location and size of an element on a web page. Measure in pixels, centimeters, millimeters, points, inches or your own units.

    30 Screen Ruler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. PMeter icon

    PMeter

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    PMeter is a very handy pixel meter. There are plenty of desktop rulers around, but it's hard to find a good one, which is free. PMeter is a simple to use desktop ruler allowing to switch between 3 user configurations easily.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Measure Schmeasure icon

    Measure Schmeasure

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    Measure Schmeasure is a simple screen ruler for measuring the width or height between pixels in any application. Just load it up and measure away.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Simple interface reminiscent of an actual ruler
     
  12. A Ruler for Windows icon

    A Ruler for Windows

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    Free on screen pixel ruler software for windows:The ruler easily measures objects on your screen. It's an ideal tool for designing web sites, working with graphics and perfecting the look of your digital products.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. ScreenRuler icon

    ScreenRuler

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    ScreenRuler lets you measure objects on your Ubuntu desktop using six different metrics.

    29 ScreenRuler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • ScreenRuler is the most popular Linux alternative to On-Screen Ruler.

    • ScreenRuler is Free and Open SourceOn-Screen Ruler is Free and Proprietary
  14. KRuler icon

    KRuler

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    KRuler is an on-screen ruler for measuring pixels. Position the 0 at your starting point and measure the precise pixel distance between the starting point and your cursor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE
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  15. JR Screen Ruler icon

    JR Screen Ruler

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    JR Screen Ruler, also known as JRuler - Free virtual ruler for your computer screen. This Screen Ruler is a great tool that allows you to accurately measure anything on your screen. This is especially useful when measuring graphics, web page browser sizes or whatever.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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