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CSS Grid Overlay Chrome Extension Analysis

Developer & Designer Tools

Chrome extension ID: hajfilceeneohkmcakehndmaeonhlack

CSS Grid Overlay is a developer tool that places a customizable visual grid over web pages. It supports multiple breakpoints, gutters, and columns to help users verify layout consistency.

Developer:imagentleman (José Antonio Chio)
Version:11
Size:183KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web StoreOfficial website

Overview

Installs

10K+

Rating

★ 3.9

7 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Developer & Designer Tools

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Low review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The product is positioned as a utility for checking grid alignment across various breakpoints. It emphasizes flexibility through customizable grid values and the ability to share configurations via JSON objects.

Inferred product pattern

A lightweight, configuration-driven visual aid for frontend layout validation.

Review-backed pain points

Users have noted that the gutter width parameter is non-intuitive (requiring half the full width) and that the JSON configuration saver occasionally throws errors that require a page refresh.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of a dedicated documentation page for configuration syntax.

Tags
CSS GridWeb DevelopmentUI DesignLayout Testing
Target users

- Web Developers

- UI/UX Designers

- Frontend Engineers

Primary use cases

- Verifying grid alignment across breakpoints

- Collaborating on grid specs between design and dev teams

- Validating layout gutters and margins

Positive themes

- Effective for team alignment

- Useful multi-configuration saving

- Better than similar alternatives

Negative themes

- Functional bugs with max-width

- Confusion over configuration syntax

- Intermittent JSON validation errors

Observed friction

- No pricing friction observed; the tool appears to be free.

Evidence boundary: Analysis based on the store listing and 4 user review samples. Limited review sample size may not represent the full user experience.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No direct support complaints, though users expressed a need for better documentation.

Reliability

Reports of the grid not respecting certain max-width settings and intermittent JSON saving issues.

Privacy

No privacy or security complaints observed.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 1

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

- Official website

Store metadata

- Version: 11

- Size: 183KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

CSS grid overlayweb layout checkerbreakpoint alignment tool

Comparison

best CSS grid extensionCSS grid overlay alternatives

Problem

grid alignment issueschecking breakpointsdesign to dev layout handoff

Alternative

layout overlay extensionCSS grid helper

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Screenshots

CSS Grid Overlay screenshot

Links

Website: imagentleman.github.io

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