Reticle

Drag and resize a ruler overlay to quickly measure pixel dimensions, positioning, and alignment of elements on any webpage.

What is Reticle?

Reticle is a Chrome extension designed to measure pixel dimensions, positioning, and alignment of elements on any webpage. By drawing an overlay anywhere on a page, users can easily move and resize it according to their needs. This lightweight tool offers a user-friendly interface, customizable overlay colors and opacity, and can be controlled via keyboard shortcuts. The extension is perfect for developers and designers who need precise element measurements.

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Extension stats

By: https://billdami.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.71 (28)

Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2014-07-02)

Creation date: 2014-07-02

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab

Size: 40.27K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 18926 ▼ 2

Other rankings

#3317 in Developer Tools #90 in resize keyword 40 ▲ 1 #100 in overlay keyword 32 ▼ 2 #134 in arrow keyword 3 ▼ 2

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Extension summary

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Report issues and submit suggestions on github (pull requests are also welcome!):

https://github.com/billdami/reticle

FEATURES

Inspired by the excellent Mac app, Crosshairs (http://giantcomet.com/crosshairs)
Super quick and easy to use, just click and drag anywhere on the page to draw an overlay, then move and resize it to your heart's content.
Lightweight and minimalistic UI
Use keyboard shortcuts to interact with the extension (see below for full list)
Toggle between a primary and alternate overlay color
Customize the overlay colors and opacity/transparency

AVAILABLE SETTINGS (Right-click extension button > Options)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Simple and effective functionality
No extra permissions required
Works well for measuring local pages
Well-thought-out design
Super clean interface

Cons

Does not work for some users
Lacks rotation feature

Most mentioned

Simple and does its job perfectly
Best in class
Very good and practical
No special permissions needed

Recent reviews

Simple and does its job perfectly!

Stanislav, 2023-02-15

Does exactly what it says it does and doesn't require any extra permissions. I'm not sure why all of the other ruler addons want to be able to see my browsing history or be able to modify the pages I'm viewing.