Grid Lines Ruler

Name: Grid Lines Ruler
Rating: 4.64 (25 reviews)
Author: v & g

Create grids on pages that provide the developers visual hints to help in developing the web app layouts.

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Grid Lines Ruler is a free and user-friendly Chrome extension designed for developers aiming to create precise web app layouts. With simple setup, it allows users to add vertical and horizontal grids on any webpage by dragging from the extension's main ruler interface. The tool provides visual hints that enhance layout development and offers a ruler feature to measure distances between grids accurately.

Activate the extension with a click, then drag to create grids and click grid intersections to enter ruler mode. Holding the Shift key enables perfectly straight lines, ensuring consistent alignment. Pin the extension for seamless overlay management and improved visual guidance during your web design workflow.

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By:

v & g

Users:

6,000+

Rating:

4.64

(25)

Version:

0.0.0.1 Last updated: 2022-09-26

Creation date:

2022-09-26

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

155.65K

Email:

vi*****@gmail.com

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 12,621 ▼ 32

Other rankings

#780 in Developer Tools ▲ 1 #6 in grid keyword 26 #13 in line keyword 47 ▲ 1

User reviews

Users praise the Grid Lines Ruler as an excellent, simple, and reliable tool for web developers to create and measure grids on web pages, improving layout accuracy. It supports vertical and horizontal grids and helps measure distances between grid lines. However, some users note that grid lines only appear in the top viewport, and there is some confusion about how to measure distances between lines effectively.

Pros

Helps web developers create and measure grids easily on web pages.
Simple and easy to set up and use.
Supports both vertical and horizontal grids for layout precision.
Reliable and works well for daily use with no issues reported by many users.
Useful tool for measuring distances between grid lines, aiding in accurate web design.

Cons

Grid lines and rulers sometimes don't show up on the entire page, only on the top viewport.
Some users are unsure how to measure between lines or guides effectively (lack of clear measurement instructions).

Recent reviews

How do I measure between the lines/guides? Should I count the ticks on the ruler? Or is there a way to activate some ruler between the lines?

Vytautas Vitkus, 2023-05-30

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Grid Lines Ruler requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Grid Lines Ruler has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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