Screen Calipers

Creating a visual design for a web page or application requires a lot more effort than you might imagine. Distances need to be carefully measured, so the end result looks good on all kinds of displays. As such, specialized measuring tools like Screen Calipers might just be what you need to easily solve positioning problems.

Once installed, you also get the chance to have the program launched. There are multiple ruler tools over the web, but unlike most, this one adopts a slightly different approach. In other words, you get to use a pair of calipers instead of a ruler. On the other hand, there are several skins to choose from, including a ruler.

Truth be told, the visual design manages to impress through high-quality models of calipers, which you easily adjust to measure anything you need, and position anywhere on the desktop. It automatically snaps to specific regions of the screen, including angles of rotation to make the whole experience worthwhile.

The visual design can be tweaked a bit more than just cycling through the available skins. Transparency can be adjusted to get a better view of background objects, while the application sits on top of everything else so you don’t lose focus when it comes to measuring. There’s a function which brings up your default magnifier tool to better analyze areas of interest.

By default, the application is set to measure pixels, but you can choose from more units, such as inches, centimeters, points, picas, twips, as well as a custom slot in case you decide to calibrate the pair of calipers. It’s possible to fine-tune the distance through soft controls or manual input of the desired measuring distance.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Screen Calipers is a reliable application overall. The high-quality models are sure to convince you to give it at least a try, while the general set of features might just assure you it’s the program you need for measurement activities.