PixelStick

Name: PixelStick
Price: 10.00 $
Rating: 4.2417 (25 reviews)

Version 2.16.2

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$10.00

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PixelStick overview

PixelStick is a tool for measuring distances, angles, and colors on the screen. PhotoShop has distance, angle and color tools but they only work in PhotoShop. PixelStick works in any app and anywhere on screen anytime and costs a hundred times less.

Its easy, simple and fast. PixelStick is a measuring tool you can pinch and stretch to measure anything on your screen. Use the eyedropper to copy colors in 4 formats (CSS, RGB, RGB hex, HTML) to the clipboard for use in any app.
Its like an onscreen virtual ruler that you can use vertically, horizontally, and at any angle to measure distances, angles, and much more just by dragging.
Supports the scaling in Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, and Photoshop. Also has Customized (user settable) scaling options.

Most of what PixelStick does is obvious. Drag the endpoints to change the measurement. Click the locks to constrain the movement. Launch it, play around, no more limitations to just one app in measuring distance, angle, and color.

What’s new in version 2.16.2

Updated on Oct 04 2021

Version 2.16.2:

Changed the event tap code
Macos catalina 10.15 now requires user permission for "screen recording" to allow apps like pixelstick to see the contents of the screen. now fixed
When building pixelstick with xcode versions 10 and above: the window is no longer transparent, so you only see pixelstick on a grey background covering the whole screen. this is now fixed.

Note: if you have any issue make sure you uncheck and check the permissions for pixelstick in privacy:accessibility, privacy:input monitoring and privacy:screenrecording.

Information

License

Shareware

Size

5.3 MB

Developer’s website

https://plumamazing.com/product/pixelstick/

Downloads

15008

App requirements

Intel 64
Apple Silicon
Mac OS X OS X 10.8 or later

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Jerry-Krinock

Dec 1 2020

2.15.0

5.0

Version: 2.15.0

Been using it for longer than I can remember.

lp-6

Jul 9 2020

4.0

An incredibly useful app for working developing digital models from screenshots and on-screen maps. Would be a clean 5 stars if there would not be a bug that multiplies custom values by 100 whatever I do (which is an improvement, formerly the bug multiplied the value by 500 each time I used it). But apart from that it is really, really well-desingned and well-behaved, and, as I said, simply extremely useful in many circumstances.

oliveratkinson

Jun 8 2020

I've used PixelStick for years, has a been a fantastically useful piece of software.

richievitale

Feb 19 2020

I've been using Pixelstick for years. When I have to line up staves in a music book precisely horizontally or vertically this is my goto app! There are more complex tools for measuring distance, but for lining things up on a screen, it doesn't get much better or simpler. Good support also!

dermod-wood

Nov 8 2019

Saves hours over the course of a web project. I don't know what I'd do without it!

typeadesign

Jun 10 2019

PixelStick is an inexpensive, quick and easy tool that does what it says. I’m a graphic designer and was looking for a replacement for Art Directors Toolbox. For what I need, PixelStick fits the bill and even has features I didn’t know I needed until I used them (the Screen Elements tool turned out to be a gift and shaves several minutes off a task for *each time I use it*). The color pickup tool and the onscreen rulers save me time on a job each time I use the app. An essential tool for me.

David&ly

Oct 3 2017

2.10.1

1.0

Version: 2.10.1

This is described as a standalone app, behaving exactly like the Photoshop ruler tool. IT Does NOT! You can only measure in pixels, there are no preferences for changing the units of measurement, so measuring in MM for example is out, unless you go to the hassel of converting pixels to other units.

nicb-1

Pixelstick is uber useful being able to use it with any application (esp. in Photoshop and Indesign); an instant Swiss army knife on the screen. The guides can be shown or hidden with a hot key. I find the app indispensable.

giaco51

Oct 2 2017

0.5

I was really excited to have this handy little app, BUT, the serial number DOES NOT WORK! Frustrated by the extract symbols surround my user name , email address and the serial number such as ((‘:, I contacted Bryan at MacUpdate support. He immediately came back with an explanation, and after depending another hour trying to make it work, I contacted Bryan again and sent screen shots. That was four days ago and he still HAS NOT RETURNED WITH A SOLUTION! I sent another email asking for resolution OR a refund. Could this be the last time I use MacUpdate? The program itself might be great, but using unregistered software with constant reminders is a royal pain. Bryan- get on the stick. Oh, I also tried contacting the developer and the page would not load onto my Mac for security reasons. Does that tell me something about this whole operation?

ralph-10

Very usefull. Should be part of every Mac system like the calculator or the disk utility.

stephen-zurcher

Apr 1 2017

2.9

Version: 2.9

Does its job, and does it well. Unobtrusive. Well priced. Free version without cumbersome additions like ads/upsells, etc. Worth paying for. By comparison, this website (MacUpdate) wants me to pay them to not send me e-mail. What's up with that? Still willing to put up with it (for now) to leave a review for this great App.

hotmailgateway

Aug 25 2015

2.7

Version: 2.7

Great app!! the only ruler app, that I could find, where you can measure inclined length on the screen. Also possible to set custom units, all-though not in the most intuitive way. Support via mail cleared things up for me with a great explanation, which might be added to the manual in the near future. Few minor hiccups but nothing worth mentioning, and nothing I thought would ruined my experience with the app. Definitely worth the money, and a MUST for every UI designer.
Just make sure to buy not to buy the App Store version, which isn't updated as often, but buy the newer version directly from the Plum Amazing website.

TheNighthawk7440

Apr 5 2013

2.5

4.5

Version: 2.5

PixelStick ROCKS!! Is there a 5.5 rating? 5+ ?

Rotuared

Oct 12 2012

The new version 2.5 now runs on OS X 10.6.8! Thanks for the quick update.

bobembry

Oct 1 2012

2.4

Version: 2.4

2.4 won't run on 10.6.8 on my machine. Icon is crossed out.

Cicakchanson

Apr 11 2012

2.3

Version: 2.3

I really wish Pixelstick did what it claims to do. I've had this program for several months and it works sporadically. The issue is that the "guides" that Pixelstick generates are constantly appearing off of my screen and clicking "reset guides" doesn't seem to help. Even more troubling, I've written customer support two separate times explaining this issue and I get no response. Like I said, I really think Pixelstick could be a useful program but if a program doesn't work and customer support doesn't seem to care then it isn't a very good program.

Diarbyrag

Jul 18 2011

2.0

Version: 2.0

This Version 2.0 is INTEL ONLY, more wasted milliseconds of my life D'oh!

Philosopherdog

Oct 1 2010

1.1.1

Version: 1.1.1

Sweet! Runs really lite in Snow Leopard compared to comparable rulers, like free ruler which runs at 5% cpu usage! I also like this over x-scope which I find obtrusive and with windows like ugliness. Gratitude to the developer especially for making it free.

Niq

Dec 9 2007

Truly awesome - a must have app for anybody doing any sort of design work. Thanks for the UB =)

Phaleron

Jul 14 2007

I stand corrected. Upon further examining the interface. PixelStick does offer a way to constrain movement, albeit not via key combinations. Perhaps the current method is better; I am not sure at this point. But the feature exists. Thank you again for such a neat tool.