Rule of Thirds

Simple extension to draw a 3 x 3 grid on an image to help visualise the Rule of Thirds.

Rule of Thirds Chrome Extension

Rule of Thirds is a simple Chrome extension that applies a 3 x 3 grid over images to help photographers visualize the Rule of Thirds, a principle for composing visually appealing photographs. The grid makes it easy to identify if an image's focal points align with the Rule of Thirds.

Download

Extension stats

By: Ivor Potter

Users: 6,000+

Rating: 4.40

(20)

Version: 1.7 (Last updated: 2024-06-03)

Creation date: 2014-08-29

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

scripting
activeTab
storage

Size: 94.85K

Email: iv*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 13,269 ▲ 111

Other rankings

#1372 in Art & Design ▼ 63 #2 in rule keyword 9 ▲ 1 #100 in grid keyword 25 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Chrome extensions? Install Chrome-Stats extension to view Chrome-Stats data as you browse the Chrome Web Store.

Extension summary

Analyze keywords

The is a simple extension to apply a 3 x 3 grid over any images found on a web page which are larger than 100px x 50px. The purpose of the grid is to help photographers visualise the Rule of Thirds.

By displaying the grid over the image it is very simple to identify if a photograph's main focal points comply with the Rule of Thirds or not.

History

v1.7 - 2 June 2024

Switch from host_permissions to activeTab (extension does nothing until clicked)
Position grid correctly for local images (ie file:// protocol)
Add Options page to control grid size, colours & whether lines and/or circles are rendered
Support arbitrary sized grid

v1.6 - 21 May 2024

Migrate to Manifest v3

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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