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24 alternatives to CSS Reference for iPhone, iPad

A visual guide to CSS with illustrated + animated examples

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CSS Reference for iPhone, iPad launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   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 →

2. 2
   CSS Toolkit▲161

   Crazy interactive CSS animation builder (Mac)

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Material Colors for iOS▲149

   Complete material design color library

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   A to Z CSS▲163

   CSS screencasts for designers & developers

   2015 · atozcss.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AppCSS▲148

   Hand-picked selection of the best designed iOS app websites

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CSS Reference▲13

   A free visual guide to the most popular CSS properties.

   2016 · cssreference.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Design+code▲177

   Learn iOS design and Xcode

   2014 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Illustrated History of iOS▲230

   A visual journey through 10 years of iOS

   2017 · git-tower.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Move Things With CSS▲102

   An ebook for learning CSS animations and transitions

   2020 · jh3y.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Motion Design for iOS▲188

    A book about designing animations for iOS

    2014 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Transforms in CSS▲117

    Free eBook for learning to code animations

    2016 · get.oreilly.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CSS Media Queries for iPads & iPhones▲8

    Super cool reference for media queries of iPads and iPhones

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Picnic CSS▲131

    A beautiful CSS library to kickstart your projects

    2016 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Devices.css▲181

    iOS, Android and other devices made in pure CSS

    2014 · marvelapp.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Learning Web Design▲69

    A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, & Graphics

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    hack.css▲174

    The CSS framework for hackers

    2016 · hackcss.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CSS Reference - A free visual guide to CSS▲9

    Learn by example: a free visual guide to CSS

    2019 · cssreference.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    iOS Design Kit▲132

    Design great apps for iOS better and faster

    2016 · iosdesignkit.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    A Single Div▲177

    A CSS drawing project

    2016 · a.singlediv.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Material Colors▲133

    A tool for material design colors

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Concepts▲125

    A smarter sketching, design and visual thinking app for iPad

    2015 · concepts.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HTML & CSS Visual Treat▲85

    Learn HTML & CSS with amazing visuals

    2022 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HTML and CSS: Interactive Projects▲100

    Embrace the digital frontier with this comprehensive guide

    2023 · matheusmello.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Complete Guide to CSS Grid▲145

    CSS Grid tutorial via visuals and examples using ClickUp

    2022 · prathkum.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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