Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to CSS.GUI

Open source visual editors for everything in the CSS spec

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CSS.GUI launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   CSS Grab n' Go Editor▲213

   Visual editor for learning and quick CSS mocking

   2020 · cssbuilder.veliovgroup.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Visual Editor▲504

   Edit web apps visually in the Cursor Browser

   Dec 2025 · cursor.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CSS GUI▲72

   Create CSS without code by an open source tool

   2022 · cssgui.com · its alternatives →

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   I made CSS Pro, a re-imagined Devtools for web design▲505

   Try your design ideas in seconds with a universal visual CSS editor that generates code for you. Say hello to speed, joy, and stunning designs in just a few clicks with CSS Pro

   2023 · csspro.com · its alternatives →

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   CSSFX – Click-to-copy CSS effects▲595

   2019 · cssfx.dev · its alternatives →

6. 6AV
   A Visual IDE for React▲479

   I made this because building UIs in a lexical medium like code is super annoying. I have to pre-render what I’m making in my head, and then jump between the browser and IDE to test. I was inspired by the developer console in chrome and safari since I end up editing css there because it’s ironically more convenient. Hope it’s useful!

   2022 · dev.aspect.app · its alternatives →

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   Visual Studio Code 1.0▲309

   Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers

   2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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   Visual CSS Grid Editor▲60

   Pinegrow Web Editor includes a powerful collection of visual tools for working with CSS Grid.

   2018 · pinegrow.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CSSeffectsSnippets.▲292

   A collection of CSS effects with a click to copy.

   2019 · emilkowalski.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    I built a VS Code Theme Creator – easily make VS Code themes in browser▲375

    Create VS Code Themes with Theme Studio!

    2021 · themes.vscode.one · its alternatives →

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    Keyframes.app▲164

    Visual editors to generate CSS for your projects 👨‍💻

    2020 · 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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    Devsync▲319

    Visually edit CSS. Live-sync the result with your editor.

    2020 · devsync.co · its alternatives →

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    Visual Inspector On-site▲168

    Collaborate websites feedback like a Google doc

    2018 · canvasflip.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CSS Wand▲330

    Easy copy-paste beautiful CSS animations

    2019 · csswand.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Visual Editing by DatoCMS▲174

    Visual editing for Headless CMS

    Feb 2026 · datocms.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Markdown Preview▲211

    Markdown Editor with instant preview using GitHub CSS.

    2022 · freecodetools.org · its alternatives →

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    Visual CSS Inspector▲7

    Edit css visually in real-time | css learning tool

    Nov 2025 · cssvisualinspector.com · its alternatives →

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    Markdown Editor▲126

    Clean, modern & open-source WYSIWYG markdown editor

    2019 · mdown.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Ecode – A minimalist and fast open-source code editor▲233

    Hi HN! I've been working on a code editor and I think that it's mature enough to catch some interest. It's using a custom GPU accelerated GUI written in C++. Currently implements some interesting features: LSP, terminal, auto-completion, linters, formatters, custom keybindings, plugins and more. It's a hobby project but still intends to be an alternative to other popular code editors like Sublime, Kate, Lapce, Lite XL (and takes inspiration from them). The project was born as a playground for the GUI I'm developing (eepp GUI) and is advanced enough to currently be my main code editor, but…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    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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    CodePen▲109

    HTML, CSS, and JavaScript editor in the browser.

    2014 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

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    SuperDev▲164

    All in one browser extension for web designers & developers

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24BB
    Browser-based web design platform with code import and CSS filters▲91

    I built a web-based app for building websites. The main unique features are: 1. The ability to copy and paste any HTML and CSS into the editor with no limits. I was never able to find another app that could do this without some form of limitation. 2. CSS filtering, which means you can click on an element to view and edit the CSS selectors and rules that apply to that element alone. In many cases I've found CSS naming conventions like BEM to become irritating at certain scales, so this is an alternative solution. This part of the app needs some more development work but the concept is there.…

    2024 · demo.gocodestudio.com · its alternatives →

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