Best alternatives to Tape (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Tape, 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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Measure Everything
Element distance measurement tool.
≈20K users4.7★ from 53 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Tape
- Updated less recently
- 2
Pixel measurement
Pixel measurement: An online ruler for measuring pixels on screen
≈100K users4.4★ from 72 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than Tape
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Grid Ruler
Create grids and measure their distance easily.
≈100K users3.9★ from 343 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 10× more users than Tape
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated more recently
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Scope Master Page Ruler
Accurate Pixel Measurement Tool for Web Elements and Pages - Free & Efficient!
≈10K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Tape
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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element-spacing
page css ruler;page measure tools;Get page's/element's size/margin/padding/spacing info
≈2K users3.5★ from 8 ratingsNo special permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Tape
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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Dimensions
A tool for designers to measure screen dimensions
≈100K users4.0★ from 462 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago2 permissions- About 10× more users than Tape
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated more recently
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Screen Sizes
This extension displays grid and measurement overlays for a design grid system.
≈6K users4.4★ from 26 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Tape
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Pixel Screen Ruler
Pixel-perfect screen measurement tool for web
≈2K users4.8★ from 5 ratings3 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Tape
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
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Metric Spy Page Ruler
Quickly Measure Elements on Web Pages with a Ruler Tool, Free Selection, and Convenient Keyboard Shortcuts.
≈20K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago4 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Tape
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Quantcast - Tag Inspector
Validate your Measure and Consent tags, and see a summary of your site's audience
≈2K users4.8★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago8 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Tape
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 2)
Tape alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Tape?
By users, the most popular alternative is Pixel measurement with ≈100K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Measure Everything.
Which Tape alternative has the best rating?
Measure Everything has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 53 ratings.
Is there a Tape alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
element-spacing asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Tape.
How many alternatives to Tape are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Tape 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.