# PixelZoomer

> PixelZoomer takes a screenshot of the current website and provides various tools for pixel analysis. You can zoom into websites (up to 3200%), measure distances and pick colors with an eye dropper.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pixelzoomer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pixelzoomer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pixelzoomer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Matthias Schuetz
- **Category:** web-development,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 1,700
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 4.71 / 5 (14 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2019-10-02
- **First published:** 2010-03-28
- **Size:** 64 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pixelzoomer/)
- **Website:** [http://matthiasschuetz.com/pixelzoomer/](http://matthiasschuetz.com/pixelzoomer/)

## Description

**PixelZoomer** is a powerful Firefox extension designed for web developers who need pixel-perfect precision. It captures a screenshot of the current website and enables zooming up to 3200% without any anti-aliasing, ensuring crisp rendering of pixels. With PixelZoomer, developers can accurately measure distances between elements and pick colors using an integrated eye dropper that outputs HEX codes.

This tool simplifies the web development workflow by eliminating the need to export screenshots to external image editors for analysis. By analyzing sizes and distances directly in the browser, PixelZoomer streamlines design verification and pixel-level inspections. Since version 2.0.0, it supports Firefox's Electrolysis (e10s) as a WebExtension for enhanced compatibility and performance. For additional details and demonstrations, visiting the PixelZoomer website is recommended.

## Rankings

- #2,422 — Overall
- #268 — Web Development
- #44 — zoom
- #52 — come
- #54 — room
- #124 — analysis

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Great for measuring distances in web design
- User friendly
- Useful tools for web designers
- Helpful for zooming layout and testing pixel perfect layout
- Color picker tool

### Cons

- No option to open in new window
- Lacks the ability to turn the picture
- Cannot open clipboard image

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pixelzoomer)