Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Beautiful CSS

A curated list of CSS styles that you can easily copy/use

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Beautiful CSS launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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   Curated Design▲393

   Web design inspiration catalog for creators

   2023 · curated.design · its alternatives →

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   A visual guide to the most popular CSS properties▲1,117

   CSS Reference is a free visual guide to CSS. It features the most popular properties, and explains them with illustrated and animated examples.

   2016 · cssreference.io · its alternatives →

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   Beautiful CSS Buttons by CSS Scan▲191

   Curated collection of 83 free beautiful buttons

   2021 · getcssscan.com · its alternatives →

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   Beautiful CSS Checkboxes by CSS Scan▲109

   Curated collection of 65 free beautiful checkboxes

   2022 · getcssscan.com · its alternatives →

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   Slick Gradient▲104

   A curated collection of beautiful gradients

   2022 · slick-gradient.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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   CSS Gradients▲177

   Get beautiful CSS gradients for your next project 🎨

   2018 · 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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   Shorthand CSS▲169

   Feature rich CSS framework for the new decade

   2020 · shorthandcss.com · its alternatives →

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    Collection of CSS Creations▲165

    Collection of Awesome CSS and JS Creations to help out frontend developers and designers.

    2012 · cssdeck.com · its alternatives →

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    SiteSee▲328

    Curated gallery of beautiful, modern websites.

    2016 · sitesee.co · its alternatives →

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    StyleURL▲190

    Share & preview CSS tweaks instantly

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Beautiful CSS Radios by CSS Scan▲13

    🎨 Curated collection of 33 free beautiful radios, ready-to-use for your next projects. Click to copy.

    2024 · getcssscan.com · its alternatives →

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

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Curated List of CSS Frameworks▲14

    2016 · cssreflex.com · its alternatives →

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    CSStyle▲112

    Modern approach for crafting beautiful stylesheets.

    2014 · csstyle.io · its alternatives →

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    Picnic CSS▲131

    A beautiful CSS library to kickstart your projects

    2016 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

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    UI Gradients▲101

    Lets you make beautiful color gradients in CSS

    2014 · uigradients.com · its alternatives →

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    css dezigns▲99

    Where creativity innovation in web design

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    275 CSS Gradients by CSS Pro▲20

    A collection of 275 beautiful CSS gradients, click to copy.

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    CSS Reference for iPhone, iPad▲157

    A visual guide to CSS with illustrated + animated examples

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Curated Theme▲165

    A WordPress theme to easily make your own curated directory.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Unify CSS Framework▲69

    Create a website, no code or design experience is needed

    2023 · 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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