Grids & Rulers

Name: Grids & Rulers
Rating: 3.95 (20 reviews)
Author: Jeremie Patonnier

Create rulers and grids overlays to help develop your web applications

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Grids & Rulers is a powerful Chrome extension designed to assist web developers in creating precise and visually consistent layouts. By adding a dedicated panel to the developer tools, it allows users to generate and manage customizable grid and ruler overlays directly on web pages. These overlays serve as visual guides, enhancing the design and development workflow by ensuring alignment and structure in web applications. Whether designing complex UI layouts or aligning elements perfectly, Grids & Rulers simplifies the process with an intuitive interface and real-time feedback.

This extension is ideal for front-end developers and designers seeking an efficient way to incorporate grids and rulers without leaving the browser environment. It seamlessly integrates into the Chrome developer tools, making layout adjustments straightforward and enhancing productivity during the development process.

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2.0 Last updated: 2020-05-11

Version code:

5022886

Creation date:

2018-10-18

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storage
unlimitedStorage

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36.69KB

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Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

20 hours ago

Ranking

# 2,581 ▲ 15

Other rankings

#293 in Web Development

#7 in grid keyword 26 ▼ 1

#11 in rule keyword 8

#35 in overlay keyword 29

#56 in development keyword 21

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Grids & Rulers (v2.0)

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User reviews

Users find 'Grids & Rulers' highly practical and valuable for pixel-precise web design work, especially when combined with Firefox's existing tools. However, multiple reviews note limitations including inflexible grid customization, lack of persistent settings, and missing key features like margins and fluid columns, which reduce overall usability.

Pros

Useful tool for web designers and developers aiming for pixel-perfect designs.
Practical and effective for testing and implementing grids.
Enhances layout design workflows when combined with Firefox's native ruler.
Helps in creating guides and visual markers effectively.

Cons

Lacks flexibility such as defining max-widths, auto columns, and percentage-based grids instead of pixels only.
Does not save grid settings, requiring users to recreate grids each time.
Missing features like margins/gutters for grids, which are important for realistic layouts.
Issues with duplicated lines requiring page reload to fix.

Recent reviews

Good Dev tools

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Grids & Rulers requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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Grids & Rulers has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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