Dimensions

Dimensions

A tool for designers to measure screen dimensions

What is Dimensions?
Dimensions is a powerful and easy-to-use Chrome extension designed specifically for designers. It allows users to measure distances and dimensions on their screens by simply moving the mouse pointer. This is especially useful for measuring the distances between various elements on a webpage, such as text, icons, buttons, and videos. With the help of simple keyboard shortcuts, users can start and stop measurements. Even to measure connected area dimensions, this tool is beneficial. It also supports PNG and JPEG mockups. Dimensions is open source, hosted on Github, and welcomes contributions from the developer community.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 200,000+
Version: 2.0.5 (Last updated: 2017-03-14)
Creation date: 2017-03-14
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 17.70K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This extension measures the dimensions from your mouse pointer up/down and left/right until it hits a border. So if you want to measure distances between elements on a website this is perfect. It doesn't really work with images because there the colors change a lot pixel to pixel.

Images & HTML Elements

Measure between the following elements: images, input-fields, buttons, videos, gifs, text, icons. You can measure everything you see in the browser.

Mockups

Your designer handed you mockups as PNGs or JPEGs? Just drop them into Chrome, activate Dimensions and start measuring.

Keyboard Shortcut

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User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Useful for UI development and design
  • Works well on some websites
  • Can be customized with CSS for better visibility
Cons
  • Doesn't work on Mac
  • Inaccurate measurements
  • Ineffective at different zoom levels
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work on Mac
  • Inaccurate measurements
  • Useful for UI Developers
  • Doesn't work
Recent reviews
very useful
by azeaze azeaze, 2024-04-18

A very useful tool. Works great even on macOS.
by Jaroslav Holaň Jaroslav Holaň, 2024-04-18

Perfeita pra verificações rápidas de espaçamentos, etc. Grato ao DEV por simplificar o uso da ferramenta.
by Anselmo Lima Anselmo Lima, 2024-04-15
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Safety
Risk impact

Dimensions is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Dimensions has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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