Free plugin to create/display Photoshop measurement annotations
Free plugin to create/display Photoshop measurement annotations
Question
I found this plugin SpecKing that looks like it's just about exactly what I'm looking for, I haven't tried it out yet though because I was hoping to find a free, maybe even open source alternative..
Does anyone know of any open-source and/or free Photoshop plugins similar to this one?
I'm looking to extend the functionality of the measure tool so as to actually display annotated measurements of the measured distances for convenient reference.. like a blueprint basically.
Accepted Answer
There's this Photoshop script that is free, called Pixelmeasure. It's not as complete as SpecKing, you will need to first make a selection and then run the script to get the measurements.
If you have ever done site mockups in Photoshop and needed to mark these with pixel measurements you know what an incredibly tedious task this can be.
I went looking for a script that would help you automatize this process. Surprised to not find one, I decided to write one myself.
Installation
Download the latest version, unzip and place the Pixel Measure.jsx file in your Photoshop scripts directory (located in /Presets/Scripts).
Restart Photoshop.
The Pixel Measure script should be visible in the File > Scripts menu. You can create a keyboard shortcut to the script using the Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts menu.
Usage
- Make a selection in a document and run the script.
- To create a horizontal measurement - select an area that has a greater width than height, and vice versa.
- The color of the measurement is determined by your current foreground color.
- The line thickness of the measurement is determined by your current pencil settings.
Popular Answer
Ink is a free plugin that will provide spec documentation for your Photoshop document. It provides layer measurements, text formatting, and layer style information with the option of turning any or all of these on and off.
To install, download and run the Ink plugin from the link above.
Once installed, reopen Photoshop and open the extension by going to Window > Extensions > Ink. Select an object or text layer in your document and press the yellow ink button or text button (respectively) to see your document annotations.