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24 alternatives to Basic.css

Classless CSS Starter File

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Basic.css launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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 →
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A simple, plain, minimal, classless CSS for simple, plain HTML pages▲128
A simple, minimal, classless stylesheet for simple HTML pages - susam/spcss
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Water.css – A just-add-css collection of styles to make websites nicer▲501
A drop-in collection of CSS styles to make simple websites just a little nicer - kognise/water.css
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A simple lightweight CSS grid, not a bloated framework▲134
2012 · thisisdallas.github.com · its alternatives →
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Pattern.css – CSS-only library to fill empty background with patterns▲332
CSS only library to fill empty background with beautiful patterns. - bansal/pattern.css
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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LaTeX.css – Make your website look like a LaTeX document▲515
A minimal, almost class-less CSS library to write modern websites that look like LaTeX documents.
2020 · latex.now.sh · its alternatives →
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A simple hand drawn HTML/CSS theme▲188
A simple hand drawn HTML/CSS theme.
2021 · chr15m.github.io · its alternatives →
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Simple.css - A classless CSS framework▲6
Make semantic HTML look great, quickly.
2022 · simplecss.org · its alternatives →
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98.css▲256
A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs
2020 · jdan.github.io · its alternatives →
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Simple Grid▲229
Responsive & lightweight CSS grid for your website.
2016 · simplegrid.io · its alternatives →
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Missing.css: The Missing CSS Stylesheet▲28
2022 · missing.style · its alternatives →
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Bamboo CSS▲101
A classless CSS utility for your HTML
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Spacegrid CSS▲139
A basic, responsive grid layout.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pattern.css▲197
CSS library to fill empty background with beautiful patterns
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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MVP.css – Minimalist stylesheet for HTML elements▲471
MVP.css — Minimalist classless CSS stylesheet for HTML elements - andybrewer/mvp
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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my boilerplate CSS code for new designs, written in Less.▲108
2011 · mgeraci.github.com · its alternatives →
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XP.css – Windows XP CSS file and framework for building GUIs▲297
A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs.
2020 · botoxparty.github.io · its alternatives →
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Drop-In CSS Generator▲87
Generate custom style sheets for simple websites
2023 · dropincss.com · its alternatives →
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Layer CSS▲152
Lightweight CSS framework to build your own fluid layouts
2015 · layers-css.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Bolt.css – Another classless CSS library▲134
Bolt.css is a classless css library
2022 · boltcss.com · its alternatives →
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magick.css – Minimalist CSS for Wizards▲305
magick.css is magically playful, yet simple styling. all in one file.
2024 · css.winterveil.net · its alternatives →
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Chartss.css – accessible HTML/CSS charts with markdown support▲265
2020 · rbitr.github.io · its alternatives →
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easy.css▲12
Great-looking CSS styles that are simply easy to use!
2021 · its alternatives →
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Lissom.CSS - A classless, minimalist, and themeable CSS library▲55
This is a personal take on making a classless semantic CSS library.
2023 · lissomware.github.io · its alternatives →

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