What is Pixel Ruler?
Pixel Ruler is a handy online tool used by designers and developers to easily measure pixels on screens. It works by overlaying a transparent, customizable ruler overlay on top of the current web page or any area of the screen.
Some key features of Pixel Ruler:
- Overlay horizontal and vertical rulers to get x/y pixel dimensions
- Rulers can be resized and repositioned as needed
- Supports measuring in different units like pixels, centimeters, etc.
- Keyboard shortcuts available for fast measurements
- Option to capture screenshot with rulers for annotating later
- Completely free to use with no signup required
Pixel Ruler helps speed up measuring pixel distances, positioning UI elements, checking font sizes, and other tasks that require pixel-perfect precision. It's a valuable tool for web designers, graphic artists, photographers, developers and anyone working with digital screens and layouts.
PicPick, Shottr, PixelSnap 2, JR Screen Ruler, Bluegrams Screen Ruler, Meazure, A Ruler for Windows, PMeter, ScreenRuler, Pixus, Rulers are some alternatives to Pixel Ruler.