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
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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.

    201 PicPick alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. PixelSnap 2 icon
     8 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Meazure icon
     29 likes

    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
     
  4. 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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. EpicRuler icon
     3 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Screen Ruler icon
     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. PMeter icon
     4 likes

    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.

    23 PMeter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. 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
     
  9. 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
     
  10. ScreenRuler icon
     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. KRuler icon
     4 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE
     
  12. 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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