Description
Checking whether two buttons are really 4 px apart usually means a screenshot, an image editor and a marquee selection. A Ruler for Windows puts an always-on-top pixel ruler on the desktop instead: drag it over what you want to measure, click a tick to drop a measuring line, and read the number.
Press a key and it turns into a reading guide that sits under the current line, so long emails, wide spreadsheets and fine print stop blurring together. It is open source and free on as many PCs as you like.
Pixel measuring: horizontal or vertical, resized by dragging or set to an exact length; clicking a tick draws a measuring line.
Guide lines: optional midpoint, thirds and golden-ratio lines for layout work.
Reading guide mode: one key switches between ruler and reading guide.
Tick options: ticks on either long edge, reversed numbering, and an optional length readout.
Magnifier: launches the Windows Magnifier to see fine edges while measuring.
Skins: wood grain, stainless steel, see-through plastic and yellow construction, plus your own custom skins.
Press a key and it turns into a reading guide that sits under the current line, so long emails, wide spreadsheets and fine print stop blurring together. It is open source and free on as many PCs as you like.
Features
Pixel measuring: horizontal or vertical, resized by dragging or set to an exact length; clicking a tick draws a measuring line.
Guide lines: optional midpoint, thirds and golden-ratio lines for layout work.
Reading guide mode: one key switches between ruler and reading guide.
Tick options: ticks on either long edge, reversed numbering, and an optional length readout.
Magnifier: launches the Windows Magnifier to see fine edges while measuring.
Skins: wood grain, stainless steel, see-through plastic and yellow construction, plus your own custom skins.
