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24 alternatives to Descartes

An experimental library for writing CSS in JavaScript

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Descartes launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   CSS Triggers▲80

   A game of layout, paint and composite

   2014 · csstriggers.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Skeleton 2.0▲127

   A dead simple, responsive CSS boilerplate.

   2014 · getskeleton.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   A Single Div▲177

   A CSS drawing project

   2016 · a.singlediv.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Stylestats▲59

   A Node.js library to collect CSS statistics

   2014 · stylestats.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   EnjoyCSS▲138

   CSS generator for rich graphical styles without coding

   2014 · enjoycss.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   hack.css▲174

   The CSS framework for hackers

   2016 · hackcss.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Automated Responsive Design Testing▲65

   A step-by-step guide to cross-browser layout testing

   2016 · tinnedfruit.com · its alternatives →

8. 8AC
   Awsm.css – Simple CSS library for semantic HTML markup▲5

   2016 · igoradamenko.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 99C
   999.css, a barebones CSS framework in 999 bytes (Not gzipped)▲7

   2016 · 999.surge.sh · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Picnic CSS▲131

    A beautiful CSS library to kickstart your projects

    2016 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

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    Ctr – The CSS Framework▲5

    2017 · ctr-lang.com · its alternatives →

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    Sandbox – A lightweight CSS only framework▲7

    2019 · dlcnine.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Squints▲81

    Design tools for the live web

    21d ago · squints.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Picnic CSS▲95

    a lightweight Bootstrap alternative

    2014 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

15. 15CA
    CSSKatas – A better way to sharpen your CSS skills▲8

    2020 · yiming.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16BC
    Backbreeze CSS – A utility class library written in Sass▲7

    2020 · backbreezecss.com · its alternatives →

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    Awsm.css 2.0 “Charmander” – Simple CSS library for semantic HTML markup▲5

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    for / with / in▲54

    Experiments and conversations about design in the browser

    2015 · htmloutput.risd.gd · its alternatives →

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    PaperCSS▲13

    The less formal CSS framework

    2017 · getpapercss.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Systemic Web Design▲63

    Free ebook for writing manageable and scalable CSS

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Polished js▲6

    A lightweight toolset for writing styles in JavaScript

    2017 · polished.js.org · its alternatives →

22. 22IQ
    Improve quality of CSS and XPath locators for browser testing▲8

    2019 · davertmik.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23CO
    CSS-Only Wolfenstein▲5

    A little experiment for learning CSS 3D transformation & animation.

    2022 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

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    Eloquent Javascript▲20

    A modern introduction to Javascript

    2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →