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Dev tools · March 24, 2022

EpicRuler

An impressive set of design utility tools

EpicRuler launched on March 24, 2022 with 78 votes, #529 of 3,153 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.

What it does

An impressive set of design utility tools to measure distance, dimension, position, pick colors, test contrast and align elements, anywhere on your screen.

An impressive set of design utility tools to measure distance, dimension, position, pick colors, test contrast and align on-screen elements, anywhere on your screen.

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