Crosshairs

Seller Giant Comet Category Developer Tools
App Size 0.6 MB Requirements OS X 10.6 or later
Version 1.1 (Feb 17, 2011)
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Crosshairs is a screen ruler app for quickly getting the dimensions of anything on your screen. You can drag a transparent overlay overtop of any app and adjust the box as much as you need. No more taking a screenshot just to get the size of something.
Features
* Activate/deactivate the app with global hotkey, which is customizable
* Switch between overlay colors
* Dynamically adjust the opacity of the overlay
* Switch between normal and inverted overlay mode
* Copy dimensions directly to your clipboard
* Can customize the format of the dimensions to suit your needs
* Take a screenshot of the area beneath the overlay
* Make pixel perfect adjustments with the keyboard
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Crosshairs is a menu bar app and has a very minimal interface. Most of the app's features are controlled via keyboard shortcuts. Here's a complete list:
* Esc or Command-H = Deactivate app
* Command-Shift-2 = Global hotkey to activate the app

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