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24 alternatives to Base

Framework of CSS you need to get started with no baggage

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Base launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Wing▲247

   A dead-simple, responsive, CSS framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Unify CSS Framework▲69

   Create a website, no code or design experience is needed

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   hack.css▲174

   The CSS framework for hackers

   2016 · hackcss.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Picnic CSS▲131

   A beautiful CSS library to kickstart your projects

   2016 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Layer CSS▲152

   Lightweight CSS framework to build your own fluid layouts

   2015 · layers-css.vercel.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A Single Div▲177

   A CSS drawing project

   2016 · a.singlediv.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Basic.css – Classless CSS Starter File▲153

   Basic.css - Classless CSS Starter File. Contribute to vladocar/Basic.css development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   bttn.css▲367

   Awesome buttons for awesome projects!

   2016 · bttn.surge.sh · its alternatives →

9. 9
   launch.css▲42

   Launch Your Ideas Faster

   2025 · launch-css.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10
    I decided to document and share my high-level CSS best practices▲223

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Core CSS: Part I▲6

    First steps in CSS

    2016 · dzone.com · its alternatives →

12. 12MB
    my boilerplate CSS code for new designs, written in Less.▲108

    2011 · mgeraci.github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Skeleton 2.0▲127

    A dead simple, responsive CSS boilerplate.

    2014 · getskeleton.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Blunt – A CSS Layout Framework for Minimalists▲131

    A CSS framework that helps with layouts and leaves your styling alone. - f-prime/Blunt

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AS
    A simple lightweight CSS grid, not a bloated framework▲134

    2012 · thisisdallas.github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shorthand CSS▲169

    Feature rich CSS framework for the new decade

    2020 · shorthandcss.com · its alternatives →

17. 17IS
    I started building yet another CSS framework▲13

    I really wanted to move my automation server project to a proper framework instead of the current ad hoc nightmare of inline CSS and redundant classes... But nothing seemed quite right. None of them seem suitable for deep restyling without changing markup. So, I took all the good parts of my current CSS, replaced the bad parts with things I liked from the most popular frameworks, then extracted it as a standalone library. The whole thing is 17.5kb, without minifying or removing comments. It starts with classless styles for semantic html. There is a very small set of about 5 components(The…

    2023 · eternityforest.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18NM
    Neat – Minimalist CSS Framework▲213

    Today I fixed a couple little bugs and released a new version of my minimalist CSS framework. I built this to scratch my own itch and I've been using it for a few years as the starting point for most of my own websites. I noticed I hadn't shared this with HN for about 18 months (5 or 6 minor version changes) so I thought it might be okay to do that now. Edit: Err, I missed a post from 7 months ago. Previous Posts: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32990838 (7 months ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24594381 (Sept 25, 2021)…

    2023 · neat.joeldare.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hint.css 2.0▲234

    A pure CSS tooltip library for your lovely websites.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    CSS GUI▲72

    Create CSS without code by an open source tool

    2022 · cssgui.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Spectre.css▲162

    A lightweight, responsive and modern CSS framework

    2016 · picturepan2.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CSS Next▲87

    Use tomorrow’s CSS syntax, today.

    2015 · cssnext.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pretty Please▲2

    For when normal ugly just ain't doing it.

    2020 · pretty-please.arjungandhi.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Less 2.0▲96

    CSS pre-processor makes CSS more maintainable & extendable

    2014 · lesscss.org · its alternatives →

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