// macos app
Gauge
Pixel-precise rulers and alignment guides over the whole macOS desktop.
A native macOS overlay that gives every display physical-pixel rulers and persistent guides, while every click passes straight through to the app underneath.
- year
- 2026
- type
- macos app
- group
- macos apps
- stars
- 1
the problem
//01the problem
Ruler tools live inside one browser tab or one design app, so you cannot line up a native window against a design mockup.
how it works
//02how it works
- 01
Real pixels
Tick labels respect each screen's backing scale factor, so 100 means 100 actual display pixels on any screen.
- 02
Out of the way
The overlay ignores mouse events unless you are placing a guide, measuring or using the crosshair.
highlights
//03highlights
- Measure any region and copy the size
- Global shortcuts for rulers, measure and crosshair
- Works across every connected display
built with
- Swift
- AppKit
- SwiftUI
//04contact
Say hello. I read everything.
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to
- name
- Khaled Saeed
- country
- Lebanon