Best alternatives to Grid Ruler (2026)
5 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Grid Ruler, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Grid Ruler alternatives, compared
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Grid Lines Ruler
Create grids on pages that provide the developers visual hints to help in developing the web app layouts.
≈7K users4.3★ from 28 ratings1 permissions- About 14× fewer users than Grid Ruler
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Page Grid Ruler
Draw a grid view, get page dimensions in pixel (px) unit and draw a rule
≈3K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 33× fewer users than Grid Ruler
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Better Ruler
A page ruler which can snaps around web elements for easier measurement. Provide convenience for front-end development and ui design
≈30K users4.8★ from 56 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago3 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Grid Ruler
- Rated 1.1 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Screen Ruler
Use screen ruler for Chrome measure pixels on screen and as browser plugin. Get pixel ruler extension for website page dimensions.
≈2K users4.6★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Grid Ruler
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Liner. The Real Ruler
Simple and convenient rulers for web developers. They help to create a perfect pixel web application.
≈10K users3.1★ from 76 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Grid Ruler
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
Grid Ruler alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Grid Ruler?
By users, the most popular alternative is Better Ruler with ≈30K users and a 4.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Grid Lines Ruler.
Which Grid Ruler alternative has the best rating?
Better Ruler has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 56 ratings.
Is there a Grid Ruler alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Grid Lines Ruler asks for 1 permissions, against 2 for Grid Ruler.
How many alternatives to Grid Ruler are there?
We list 5 close alternatives to Grid Ruler on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.