A lightweight utility designed to help you take length and angle measurements of objects on your screen.
A very versatile tool to quickly take measurements on photos, videos, or anything else.
— felix.chenier
Stupendo, comodisssimo per lavorare, leggero, semplice ed effice. Bello e funzionale Compimenti ai ragazzi che l'hanno scritto.
— Gianmix
I found this simple app very useful when sizing images that are odd shapped in a Word document. I used to put a physical ruler onto my screen (sounds crazy I know, but it did work). This app makes it easy. So far, so good.
— Mick from Dry Plains
Feature | Description | Shortcut |
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Inch Grid | Add a grid overlay with major grid lines every inch and minor grid lines every eighth of an inch | ⌘G |
Centimeter Grid | Add a grid overlay with major grid lines every centimeter and minor grid lines every millimeter | ⇧⌘G |
Protractor | Display a protractor. Move the protractor around the screen by clicking and dragging, scale it up or down by scrolling, and rotate it by holding option (⌥) and scrolling. | ⌘P |
Linear Measure Tool | Click once to start a linear measurement at the reticle; click again to complete the measurement | ⌘L |
Slope Tool | Select any two existing linear measurements with the reticle to find their slopes and an angle between them | ⌘I |
Live Angles | Toggle whether angles between existing and in-progress linear measurements are shown | ⌥⌘L |
Linear Conversion Factor | Supply a ratio between a real-world distance and an on-screen one (say, via a ruler in a photo) to automatically convert linear measurements | ⇧⌘L |
Angle Measure Tool | Click once to define the vertex of an angle at the reticle, again to set a second point, and a third time to complete the angle | ⌘N |
Keep Past Measurements | Toggle whether past measurements are cleared before starting another one | ⇧⌘K |
History | Show a copy-able log of all measurements made in the current session | ⇧⌘H |
Undo/Redo | Undo or repeat past measurements (to remove annotations made with the Pen, the Eraser can be used instead) | ⌘Z/⇧⌘Z |
Pen Tool | Use your cursor to draw free-form in the Aequo window | ⌘D |
Eraser Tool | Erase strokes made with the Pen Tool only (not measurements) | ⌘E |
Pen Color | Change the stroke color of the Pen Tool | ⌘1 through ⌘8 |
Clear Menu | Clear past measurement history, linear or angle measurements, annotations, or everything in the Aequo window | N/A |
Offset Cursor Crosshairs | Toggle whether the measurement reticle is located at the cursor, or offset north-west slightly | ⇧⌘C |
Toggle Background Contrast | Choose whether the Aequo overlay has a light or dark tint (e.g., to provide better contrast with the screen underneath the window) | ⇧⌘B |
Increase Window Transparency | Increase transparency of the main window in steps of 10% | ⇧⌘= |
Decrease Window Transparency | Decrease transparency of the main window in steps of 10% | ⇧⌘- |
Teachers or educational institutions can get a 50% discount by using the App Store Volume Purchase Program. Visit volume.itunes.apple.com to learn more.