CSS Frameworks

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CSS frameworks range from full component systems to tiny classless stylesheets. This category includes utility-first tools like Tailwind CSS, UnoCSS and Tachyons, component frameworks such as Bootstrap, Bulma, Foundation and UIkit, classless options like Pico.css, MVP.css, Sakura and Tacit, and playful themes such as 98.css, XP.css and NES.css.

Match the framework to the project. Utility-first frameworks give full design control and ship only the classes you use, which suits custom designs and component-based apps. Bootstrap and Bulma provide ready-made components and are faster for admin panels and internal tools, though sites built with them can look generic. Classless frameworks like Pico.css style semantic HTML directly and are ideal for docs, prototypes and small sites.

Also consider maintenance and size. Some entries are no longer actively developed, Windi CSS among them, so check the repository activity before adopting one. Tiny libraries like Chota, Milligram, Pure CSS and lit keep payloads minimal, StyleX compiles styles at build time for large apps, and specialized tools cover printing with Gutenberg and Paper CSS or HTML email with Bojler.

Tailwind CSStailwindcss.com

Low level, utility-first framework

Bootstrapgetbootstrap.com

Popular UI framework with tons of components that use both CSS and JS

Materializematerializecss.com

A modern responsive front-end framework based on Material Design

Bulmabulma.io

Modern CSS framework with no JS

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Skeletongetskeleton.com

Extremely light framework for basic UI elements

Uniform CSSuniformcss.com

Fully configurable utility generator and CSS framework built entirely in Sass

Semantic UIsemantic-ui.com

Empowers designers and developers by creating a shared vocabulary for UI

Fomantic UIfomantic-ui.com

A community fork of Semantic-UI

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Foundationget.foundation

Mobile first framework with clean markup

Pure CSSpurecss.io

A set of small, responsive CSS modules

UIKitgetuikit.com

Lightweight and modular front-end framework

Susyoddbird.net

Lightweight, grid-layout engine for Sass

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Spectre CSSpicturepan2.github.io

Lightweight, modern CSS framework

Picnic CSSpicnicss.com

Lightweight and beautiful library

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Wingkbrsh.github.io

A beautiful CSS framework designed for minimalists

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Chotajenil.github.io

A micro (~3kb) CSS framework

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Blueprint CSSblueprintcss.dev

A lightweight layout library for building great responsive mobile first UIs that work everywhere

W3.CSSw3schools.com

A modern CSS framework with support for desktop, tablet, and mobile design by default. Designed to be independent of jQuery or any other JavaScript library

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98.cssjdan.github.io

A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs

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NES CSSnostalgic-css.github.io

NES-style CSS Framework

Shoelace.cssshoelace.style

Lightweight, forward-thinking CSS library built with future CSS syntax

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MVP.cssandybrewer.github.io

A minimalist stylesheet for HTML elements. No class names, no frameworks, just semantic HTML and you're done

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Blaze.cssblazecss.com

Open source modular CSS toolkit providing great structure for building websites quickly

Open source

Turret CSSturretcss.com

Turret CSS is a styles framework for development of responsive websites.

Cutestrapcutestrap.com

A strong, independent CSS Framework.

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XP.cssbotoxparty.github.io

XP.css is an extension of 98.css. A CSS library for building interfaces that look like old UIs.

Framework7framework7.io

Framework7 - is a free and open source framework to develop mobile, desktop or web apps with native look and feel.

FreeOpen source

Hint.csskushagra.dev

A pure CSS tooltip library for your lovely websites.

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mini.cssminicss.org

A minimal, responsive, style-agnostic CSS framework

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Tachyonstachyons.io

Create fast loading, highly readable, and 100% responsive interfaces with as little css as possible.

IvoryIVORY-UI/ivory

A modern CSS framework for developing powerful web interfaces faster and easier

Open source77updated 11mo ago
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Halfmoon UIgethalfmoon.com

A responsive and lightweight framework, designed for quickly building beautiful dashboards and product pages.

Metro 4metroui.org.ua

Create your site quickly and effectively with Metro 4. impressive components library built on html, css, javascript.

css-doodlecss-doodle.com

A web component for drawing patterns with CSS

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latex.csslatex.now.sh

Make your website look like a LaTeX document

Paper CSScognitom/paper-css

Front-end printing solution

Open source2.6kupdated 3y ago

Windi CSSwindicss.org

Next generation compiler for Tailwind CSS

Cirrus CSScirrus-ui.netlify.app

A component and utility centric SCSS framework designed for rapid prototyping.

GutenbergBafS/Gutenberg

Modern framework to print the web correctly.

Open source4.9kupdated 2y ago

litajusa/lit

World's smallest responsive fire css framework (395 bytes).

Open source2kupdated 6mo ago

Arwesarwes/arwes

Arwes is a web framework to build user interfaces based on futuristic science fiction designs, animations, and sound effects.

Open source7.6kupdated 3mo ago

Bojlerbojler.slicejack.com

Bojler is an email framework for developing responsive and lightweight email templates that will render correctly across each of the most popular email clients.

Tacityegor256/tacit

Primitive CSS Framework for dummies, without classes.

Open source1.9kupdated 1d ago

Terminal CSSterminalcss.xyz

A modern and minimal CSS framework for terminal lovers.

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Sakuraoxal.org

A minimal classless css framework / theme.

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DAUBdaub.dev

Considered CSS component library — 73 components, 20 theme families, classless mode, AI-ready with llms.txt and MCP server. Zero build step

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PSonemicah5/PSone.css

PS1 style CSS Framework, inspired by NES.css.

Open source791updated today

Marxmblode/marx

Marx is the classless CSS reset to be used in any projects (namely small ones).

Open source1.7kupdated 2d ago

Tufteedwardtufte/tufte-css

Style your webpage like Edward Tufte’s handouts.

Open source6.6kupdated 3mo ago

Axentixuseaxentix.com

Axentix is an open source Framework based on CSS Grid using HTML, CSS and JS.

Open source

Raster Simple Grid Systemrsms.me

Minimal and straight-forward CSS grid system utilizing descriptive HTML rather than semantic CSS.

flowriftflowrift.com

Flowrift is a library made of beautifully designed Tailwind CSS UI blocks.

twindtwind.dev

The smallest, fastest, most feature complete tailwind-in-js solution in existence

Pico.csspicocss.com

Elegant styles for all natives HTML elements without .classes and dark mode automatically enabled.

clay.csscodeAdrian/clay.css

Extensible and configurable micro CSS util class and SASS mixin for adding claymorphism styles to your components.

Open source574updated 3y ago

BeerCSSbeercss.com

Build Material Design interfaces in record time, without stress for devs 🍻. The first CSS framework that implements Material Design 3.

UnoCSSunocss.dev

UnoCSS is the instant atomic CSS engine, that is designed to be flexible and extensible. The core is un-opinionated, and all the CSS utilities are provided via presets.

StyleXstylexjs.com

StyleX is a simple, easy-to-use JavaScript syntax and compiler for styling web apps.

Orbitzumerlab/orbit

Orbit is the first CSS framework for creating simple or complex radial interfaces.

Open source765updated 1mo ago

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