xScope

Measure. Inspect. Test.

There are dozens of new features in xScope 4

Modern Interface Re-designed for increased usability and a fresh new look
Retina Display The Retina display is fully supported—learn more about how this display changes xScope
macOS Support xScope runs on all versions since Mavericks
Optimized Performance Lower CPU and GPU usage for improved battery life
Photoshop Integration Your document windows stay put while using any of xScope's tools
Hot key for Dimensions screenshot now also works for Overlay, Screens, Loupe and Frames
Hot key and menu setup moved to Access panel: better for MacBook Air with 11" screen
By default, the menubar is now displayed as a single icon (now that ten tools take up a lot of horizontal space)
SmartTools no longer steals keyboard focus from the app
Preferences window appears more quickly after first launch
Added a dark icon option for the Dock
xScope doesn't force discrete GPU on systems with multiple processors

Requires the xScope Mirror App for IOS

Apple WatchThe Mirror App supports the Apple Watch. A quick tap on your wrist transfers your image as scrollable content or a rendered asset.
Mirror Templates Automatically generates views of an app icon or wallpaper for different scenarios in iOS
AirPlay Mirroring Any file, clipboard or Photoshop document can be displayed on Apple TV—no more huddling around a small laptop while reviewing design work!
Photoshop Document Lock The current Photoshop document can be locked to the iOS display, preventing updates when switching to a new PSD file
Mirroring mode is saved across launches and automatically reconnects to Photoshop when Mirror is turned on
Added support for displaying the contents of files, image clipboard and Photoshop documents
Acorn image files are now supported

Powerful Search Search a database by name or tag for any of the 100,000+ Unicode characters
Decipher Text Deciphers textual data represented as entities, URL encoding, C string constants, bytes or NSData
Automatic Reformat Automatically corrects UTF-8 text that was encoded as Windows-1252 (Latin)
Convert Format Format text as a string, HTML entities, URL encoding, C string constants, bytes or named values
Measure Glyphs Measure glyphs for line, character or web layout: including font metrics and CSS heights
Character Palette A handy palette for collecting commonly used Unicode characters
Popup window with extended information about characters
Related character view showing alternate and composed forms
Quick copy and paste for large blocks of text
Full Undo and Redo support
Foreground and background colors for design work
Advanced search for code blocks and file contents
Shell integration for displaying characters from command line

Multiple Rulers Two independent rulers for doing measurements on a pair of screen elements
Ruler Synchronization Keeps the length and/or angles of both rulers in sync: making a comparison of two elements easier
Rotation delta setting moved to Rulers menu for easier access
New keyboard shortcuts to adjust the ruler by ⅒º, 1º and 5º
Added keyboard shortcut to toggle the square ruler (extension)
Ruler color can now be inverted, making measurements on dark backgrounds easier
Added alignment marks at ½, ⅓, and ¼ distance along ruler edge
Alignment mark for Golden Ratio can be displayed

Enhances Your Web Browser xScope's Overlay attaches to your browser window to improve its capabilities and makes your web development easier
Alignment Marks Vertical and horizontal alignment marks let you check alignment and distances (with units and percentages)
Mockup Image Place a transparent version of your design comp over your browser to help with your HTML and CSS coding
Grids with Breakpoints Create grid systems that stay in sync with your media queries while you resize the attached browser window
Cycle Breakpoints Quickly check your design at all breakpoints by cycling through all the sizes supported in your CSS
Full-page Screenshot Take a screenshot of an entire page with the click of a single button
Works with iOS Simulator An Overlay can work with other windows, like the iOS Simulator—great for testing in mobile Safari or developing views in native apps
Option to display measurements as pixels, ems or points
Save and load grid settings for multiple projects
Opacity adjustment to tune Overlay display for your design and work environment
Adjustable colors for measurements and content
Options panel designed to "get out of the way" when working on your site

De-retinizer A quick simulation of what a screen presented on a Retina display will look like on a normal display
Updated sizes for iOS 7 and 8 Dimensions introduced in iOS 7, including new Safari address bar, header and keyboard, are now used by default
New Safe Areas Added Adobe safe and center-cut areas for TV platform
iOS 6 measurements are still available for testing backward compatibility
Added screen templates for latest devices
New Dribbble preset in Preferences for taking quick screenshots

Reference Color Format Work with one color while viewing the same value in a different format: for example, Web hex colors and Photoshop 0-255 RGB
Magnified Dimensions Measure small spaces quickly: the Dimensions tool you know and love, in a closeup view
New compact interface makes better use of screen real estate
Added a confirmation dialog before clearing color palette
Tooltips can now be magnified
The Loupe now follows the mouse while dragging
UIColor and other developer formats can now specify a float literal when copied to the clipboard
Added support for CSS hsl() colors
ACO files now include color name that shows when you hover over swatch in Photoshop
Added support for short hex color (such as #3fc instead of #33ffcc)
Loupe now shows mouse position on centerlines

Quick Guide Selection The H and V keys change selected Guide: use with a hot key and arrows to adjust guides without leaving the keyboard
Any Display Guides are no longer limited to just left or right display: any display can be selected in Preferences
New preference setting to place controls on any screen edge
Create a new guide by holding down the Option key while dragging existing Guide

Spacing Grid Display a grid with regularly spaced intervals: digital graph paper for your design
Quick Frame Selection The F key changes selected Frame: use with a hot key and arrows to adjust frames without leaving the keyboard
Any Display Frames are no longer limited to just left or right display: any display can be selected in Preferences
Duplicating a frame now also copies the grid, spacing and ratio settings
Create a new frame by holding down the Option key while dragging existing Frame
Added 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8 and 9x9 grids
Preference panel now has option to always show origin

Auto Contrast New preference to adjust the line color automatically based on the color behind tool
The tool now follows the mouse while dragging
Added command line preference to make lines wider (for customers who use it as accessibility aid)

The preferences window now remembers its last position and selected panel
Fixed display problems on Ruler when moving to a different screen
Ruler position indicators no longer appear when switching between "pt" & "px" setting
Fixed Guides/Frames problems after launching on a newly attached external display
Removed "Center Follows Ruler" since it no longer makes sense with multiple rulers
Fixed a drawing problem with ratio indicator on a Frame
Undo will no longer make the purchase window unresponsive in some situations
And more...