Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to CSS-Mint

Lightweight and simple to use UI Kit.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CSS-Mint launched in 2016; 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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   Tailwind CSS▲420

   A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development

   2017 · tailwindcss.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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   CSS Gradient▲410

   A simple, colorful gradient generator

   2018 · cssgradient.io · its alternatives →

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   Picnic.css, a lightweight Bootstrap alternative▲247

   I've tried to make it as light as possible. It's only tested with Firefox and Chrome, however I intend to test it in IE down to 9. What would you change? What would you add? Any feedback or pull request is greatly welcome! MIT Licensed

   2014 · picnicss.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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   Simple Grid▲229

   Responsive & lightweight CSS grid for your website.

   2016 · simplegrid.io · its alternatives →

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   Dashboard UI Kit▲326

   A modern & responsive dashboard UI kit for designers.

   2016 · dashboarduikit.com · its alternatives →

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   System.css▲116

   A design system for building retro Apple UIs

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Milligram▲281

    A minimalist CSS framework

    2016 · milligram.io · 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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    Pure▲164

    Set of small, responsive CSS modules

    2014 · pure-css.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Preline UI v2.0▲315

    Build faster with Preline UI, a free and open-source Tailwind CSS UI component library with Pro blocks, templates, plugins, framework guides, and Figma.

    2024 · preline.co · its alternatives →

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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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    Hint.css v2.0 – Pure CSS tooltip library▲253

    2016 · kushagragour.in · its alternatives →

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    Spectre.css▲162

    A lightweight, responsive and modern CSS framework

    2016 · picturepan2.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Mobi.css – A lightweight, flexible CSS framework that focuses on mobile▲91

    A lightweight, scalable, mobile-first CSS framework - mobi-css/mobi.css

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Mustard UI▲114

    A CSS framework that actually looks good.

    2018 · mustard-ui.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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    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 →

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    Skeleton 2.0▲127

    A dead simple, responsive CSS boilerplate.

    2014 · getskeleton.com · 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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    CSS GUI▲72

    Create CSS without code by an open source tool

    2022 · cssgui.com · its alternatives →

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    Balloon.css v1.0▲140

    Simple tooltips made of pure CSS

    2019 · kazzkiq.github.io · its alternatives →

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