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PixelStick for Mac

Measure distances, angles and colors in any app.

$10.00
In English
Version 2.16.2
4.2
Based on 30 user rates

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

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.

PixelStick for Mac

$10.00
In English
Version 2.16.2

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4.2

(25 Reviews of PixelStick)

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  • User Ratings

Jerry-Krinock
Jerry-Krinock
Dec 1 2020
2.15.0
5.0
Dec 1 2020
5.0
Version: 2.15.0
Been using it for longer than I can remember.
lp-6
lp-6
Jul 9 2020
2.15.0
4.0
Jul 9 2020
4.0
Version: 2.15.0
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
oliveratkinson
Jun 8 2020
2.15.0
5.0
Jun 8 2020
5.0
Version: 2.15.0
I've used PixelStick for years, has a been a fantastically useful piece of software.
richievitale
richievitale
Feb 19 2020
2.15.0
5.0
Feb 19 2020
5.0
Version: 2.15.0
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
dermod-wood
Nov 8 2019
2.15.0
5.0
Nov 8 2019
5.0
Version: 2.15.0
Saves hours over the course of a web project. I don't know what I'd do without it!
Jerry-Krinock
Jerry-Krinock
Dec 1 2020
5.0
Dec 1 2020
5.0
Version: null
lp-6
lp-6
Jul 9 2020
4.0
Jul 9 2020
4.0
Version: null
oliveratkinson
oliveratkinson
Jun 8 2020
5.0
Jun 8 2020
5.0
Version: null
richievitale
richievitale
Feb 19 2020
5.0
Feb 19 2020
5.0
Version: null
dermod-wood
dermod-wood
Nov 8 2019
5.0
Nov 8 2019
5.0
Version: null
typeadesign
typeadesign
Jun 10 2019
5.0
Jun 10 2019
5.0
Version: null
David&ly
David&ly
Oct 3 2017
1.0
Oct 3 2017
1.0
Version: null
nicb-1
nicb-1
Oct 3 2017
5.0
Oct 3 2017
5.0
Version: null
giaco51
giaco51
Oct 2 2017
0.5
Oct 2 2017
0.5
Version: null
ralph-10
ralph-10
Oct 2 2017
5.0
Oct 2 2017
5.0
Version: null
Cwl
Cwl
Sep 29 2017
3.0
Sep 29 2017
3.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Jun 27 2017
5.0
Jun 27 2017
5.0
Version: null
stephen-zurcher
stephen-zurcher
Apr 1 2017
5.0
Apr 1 2017
5.0
Version: null
hotmailgateway
hotmailgateway
Aug 25 2015
5.0
Aug 25 2015
5.0
Version: null
TheNighthawk7440
TheNighthawk7440
Apr 5 2013
4.5
Apr 5 2013
4.5
Version: null
Rotuared
Rotuared
Oct 12 2012
5.0
Oct 12 2012
5.0
Version: null
Maarchitectspc
Maarchitectspc
Aug 15 2012
4.0
Aug 15 2012
4.0
Version: null
Cicakchanson
Cicakchanson
Apr 11 2012
1.0
Apr 11 2012
1.0
Version: null
Delury
Delury
Feb 6 2012
2.5
Feb 6 2012
2.5
Version: null
Michaelfuchs
Michaelfuchs
Jan 14 2012
5.0
Jan 14 2012
5.0
Version: null
jiceman01
jiceman01
Sep 13 2011
4.0
Sep 13 2011
4.0
Version: null
Orlandoech
Orlandoech
Jul 5 2011
3.0
Jul 5 2011
3.0
Version: null
merighi
merighi
Apr 29 2011
5.0
Apr 29 2011
5.0
Version: null
Verity
Verity
Dec 16 2010
5.0
Dec 16 2010
5.0
Version: null
Philosopherdog
Philosopherdog
Oct 1 2010
5.0
Oct 1 2010
5.0
Version: null
Niq
Niq
Dec 9 2007
5.0
Dec 9 2007
5.0
Version: null
Phaleron
Phaleron
Jul 14 2007
5.0
Jul 14 2007
5.0
Version: null
Chris-Reed
Chris-Reed
Jul 14 2007
5.0
Jul 14 2007
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-swordtail-5389
Jul 12 2007
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
May 1 2005
4.8
May 1 2005
4.8
Version: null