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24 alternatives to Less 2.0

CSS pre-processor makes CSS more maintainable & extendable

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Less 2.0 launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stylish▲109

   Restyle the web with custom CSS

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spectre.css▲162

   A lightweight, responsive and modern CSS framework

   2016 · picturepan2.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Skeleton 2.0▲127

   A dead simple, responsive CSS boilerplate.

   2014 · getskeleton.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   EnjoyCSS▲138

   CSS generator for rich graphical styles without coding

   2014 · enjoycss.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wing▲247

   A dead-simple, responsive, CSS framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   hack.css▲174

   The CSS framework for hackers

   2016 · hackcss.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   CSS Triggers▲80

   A game of layout, paint and composite

   2014 · csstriggers.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sketching with CSS▲75

   Write css as fast as you can Sketch

   2013 · planningforaliens.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CSS Next▲87

   Use tomorrow’s CSS syntax, today.

   2015 · cssnext.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pesticide▲65

    Faster CSS layout debugging

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    A Single Div▲177

    A CSS drawing project

    2016 · a.singlediv.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Picnic CSS▲95

    a lightweight Bootstrap alternative

    2014 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pure▲164

    Set of small, responsive CSS modules

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

14. 14
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Colorful Gradients▲72

    1 CSS Gradient Background per second.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Picnic CSS▲131

    A beautiful CSS library to kickstart your projects

    2016 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

17. 179C
    999.css, a barebones CSS framework in 999 bytes (Not gzipped)▲7

    2016 · 999.surge.sh · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Impromptu: Knocking It Out of The Park▲60

    CSS Less, Swift, App Slicing, Node JS, Apple Car, new iPads

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Ress▲4

    A modern CSS reset

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Troubleshooting CSS▲83

    Learn how to fix most CSS bugs in under 60 seconds

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    CSS Sans▲36

    A Pure CSS Font

    2015 · yusugomori.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sketching with CSS▲78

    Write CSS as fast as you can sketch

    2015 · planningforaliens.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    launch.css▲42

    Launch Your Ideas Faster

    2025 · launch-css.dev · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PaperCSS▲13

    The less formal CSS framework

    2017 · getpapercss.com · 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 →