desktop ruler is, just as its name indicates, a virtual ruler utility/tool for your desktop. need some freedom for your creativity? small by size, our ruler grew into a very sophisticated product, where you can customize almost anything you can think of: size, colors, transparency, orientation, scale, measuring units, resolution, double-click actions, behavior, display of additional information... of course, multiple monitors are also supported, and you may launch more than one ruler at the same time. expect high precision? as any ruler is more suitable for estimating than for actually measuring distances, desktop ruler incorporates a precise measuring tool with adjustable zoom, capable of pixel level precision measuring of on-screen distances in any angle, not just along the ruler. what else? desktop ruler is very useful for programmers in user interface design phase, as well as for web designers, graphic artists and anyone that needs to measure or align something on the screen. with custom measuring units and resolution it is ideal for measuring scanned documents, like layouts and maps in architecture and geography. also it is handy when reading large spreadsheets and tables, especially if they are to be compared with printed versions. do not trust us - try it and see for yourself! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- desktop ruler is a shareware product, which means that you may evaluate it for 30 days before you either purchase or uninstall it. please note that our policy is: "user once - user always!", meaning that once you license our software product it is valid for all future updates and releases of that product without additional expenses!