On-Screen Ruler Alternatives

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   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 (GPL-2.0)

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • KDE

   • Germany
   • EU

   

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   JR Screen Ruler Pro

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   JR Screen Ruler Pro (aka JRuler Pro) is a great tool to accurately measure anything on your screen. This is especially useful when measuring graphics, web page browser sizes or whatever. Screen Ruler can display Pixels, Inches, Picas or Centimeters.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Canada

   

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   Virtual ruler cm

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   A simple ruler for your desktop

   Virtual ruler cm is a lightweight and easy to use application that will place a simple ruler on your desktop.

   You can use it to measure window dimensions in centimeters or milimeters, but also other items, such as banners or pictures.

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

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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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   PixelStick

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   PixelStick is a tool for measuring distances and angles on the screen. Excellent for designers or anyone who wants to measure a distance on their screen in any window or application.

   30 PixelStick alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   Yardstick+

    1 like

   Yardstick is a small Utility, which helps you to measure anything, you can display on your screen. You draw a line or a polygon across the document to measure and Yardstick tells you the overall leng

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   Meander

    1 like

   An original way to measure routes, shapes, areas, anything that you can see on your screen

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • United Kingdom

   

   

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    Pixel Ruler 2.0.2

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    Pixel Ruler is a handy, free Windows software to measure any object on your screen with a portable ruler.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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    Window Ruler

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    Move the ruler by dragging it and measure any window.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • Italy
    • EU

    

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    Pixel Ruler

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    Know the exact size and position of any element with this screen ruler.

    Pixel Ruler features horizontal and vertical orientation, dynamic mouse measurement tracking in pixels, cool design.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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    Ruler

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    It's a screen ruler for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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    Length

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    GNOME application for measuring distances on screen to help you design and inspect layouts and graphics. Length includes the following features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Platforms

    • GNOME
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    

    

    

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    ReadingRuler

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    When you read a book, don´t you use your finger or a ruler to follow the line? ReadingRuler does the same thing on your desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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