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24 alternatives to Neat

Lightweight semantic grid framework for Sass

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Neat launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1EM
   Egg – Minimalistic Sass Boilerplate▲5

   A simple SASS boilerplate

   2017 · wiredcraft.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2AS
   A simple lightweight CSS grid, not a bloated framework▲134

   2012 · thisisdallas.github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Gridset▲75

   Web Layout Evolved.

   2014 · monotype.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Wing▲247

   A dead-simple, responsive, CSS framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Grid▲218

   An iPad dashboard for families

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Grid▲65

   Fit Ideas Together to Create Content Collages

   2014 · binarythumb.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pagekit 1.0▲137

   A modular and lightweight open source CMS

   2016 · its alternatives →

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

   2020 · backbreezecss.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Picnic CSS▲95

    a lightweight Bootstrap alternative

    2014 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SMART CSS GRID▲4

    Minimal Responsive Grid System

    2018 · vladocar.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Squints▲81

    Design tools for the live web

    27d ago · squints.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Grid Lover▲68

    Typographic system with modular scale and vertical rhythm.

    2014 · gridlover.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ordering Disorder▲64

    Grid Principles for Web Design

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AG
    A grid based editor for Markdown tables, CSV, Gherkin tables, HTML▲9

    2021 · eviltester.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17AC
    Awsm.css – Simple CSS library for semantic HTML markup▲5

    2016 · igoradamenko.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    A Node Editor for LLMs with Semantic Kernel▲8

    2023 · docs.anyassistant.ai · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Awsm.css 2.0 “Charmander” – Simple CSS library for semantic HTML markup▲5

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20GB
    Grid by Example – Usage Examples for the CSS Grid Layout Module▲5

    2014 · gridbyexample.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Barebones SASS▲8

    Lightweight SASS boilerplate to kickstart your next project

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Suzy▲5

    Simple CSS grids

    2016 · oddbird.net · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Drul.js – A simple library to create HTML grid layouts▲5

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 249C
    999.css, a barebones CSS framework in 999 bytes (Not gzipped)▲7

    2016 · 999.surge.sh · its alternatives →

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