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Compare Chrome extensions: Better Ruler vs Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder

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Stats Better Ruler Better Ruler Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder Screencastify - Screen Video Recorder
User count 20,000+ 13,000,000+
Average rating 4.77 3.97
Rating count 48 11,648
Last updated 2023-02-16 2024-04-03
Size 95.91K 25.23M
Version 1.3.12 3.39.0-8de702d47
Short description
A page ruler which can snaps around web elements for easier measurement. Provide convenience for front-end development and ui design The leading screen recorder for Chrome. Capture, edit and share videos in seconds.
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A ruler which can snaps around web elements for easier measurement. Provide convenience for front-end development and ui design.

  • Click on the plugin icon to run the plugin. Click again to exit.
  • Hold down Alt/Option while moving the mouse to display the size of the element at the mouse position in real time. Hold down the left button and move, it will automatically snap to the edge of the element.
  • Double-click the current layer to enter the editing mode, in which the layer can be dragged and resized. Press Backspace to delete the current layer. Double-click on the layer again (or press Esc) to exit edit mode.
  • Press f(default, configurable) to show or hide the toolbar.
  • Press shift to show or hide the size.
  • You can use alt+z to activate/deactivate the plug-in. If it doesn't work, you can go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts to bind the key yourself. Or, After activating the plugin once, you can double-press z (default, configurable) to activate/deactivate the plug-in.
  • Go to chrome://extensions, find this plug-in and turn on allow access to file URL to take effect for local html files.

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