Online Ruler Alternatives

Online Ruler is described as 'Ever needed to measure something but found yourself without a ruler? Our online ruler is here to help you solve this problem! It's a virtual ruler that lets you measure small objects in inches or centimeters right on your screen' and is an website. There are seven alternatives to Online Ruler, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Flathub, GNOME and Flatpak apps. The best Online Ruler alternative is Screen Ruler, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Online Ruler are ScreenRuler, KRuler, Virtual ruler cm and Length.

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  1. 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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    • Screen Ruler is the most popular Windows alternative to Online Ruler.

    • Screen Ruler is the most popular free alternative to Online Ruler.

    • Screen Ruler is Free and ProprietaryOnline Ruler is also Free and Proprietary
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    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 Online Ruler.

    • ScreenRuler is the most popular Open Source alternative to Online Ruler.

    • ScreenRuler is Free and Open SourceOnline Ruler is Free and Proprietary
  4. 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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  5. Virtual ruler cm icon

    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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  6. Length icon

    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

    Platforms

    • GNOME
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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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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  9. PixelRuler icon

    PixelRuler

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    PixelRuler is a free only for private use software for measuring horizontal and vertical distances on the entire screen, and is ideal for web designers and graphic artists. It has additional functions like a adjustable zoom window and a color value determination (RGB, HTML and...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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