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24 alternatives to Polished js

A lightweight toolset for writing styles 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. Polished js launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1PA
   Polished – A lightweight toolset for writing styles in JavaScript▲106

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2AJ
   A JavaScript Handbook▲239

   2018 · jshandbook.com · its alternatives →

3. 3FJ
   Fast.js – faster reimplementations of native JavaScript functions▲323

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4WJ
   Wiv.js – A library for a more wiggly div▲265

   2018 · jjkaufman.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5JA
   jTools – a collection of JavaScript web components with MIT license▲106

   2019 · bossanova.uk · its alternatives →

6. 6NA
   nunjucks, a better templating system for javascript (jinja2 inspired)▲38

   2012 · nunjucks.jlongster.com · its alternatives →

7. 7MA
   Monkberry – a JavaScript library for building web user interfaces▲115

   2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

8. 8EA
   Expounder – A small JavaScript library for more engaging tutorials▲134

   2016 · skorokithakis.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 91J
   1kb JavaScript library for building front end applications▲187

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10SA
    Sanity – A Headless CMS Construction Kit in JavaScript▲90

    2017 · sanity.io · its alternatives →

11. 11CA
    Codewich – A live-updating TypeScript/CSS/HTML playground▲114

    2017 · codewich.com · its alternatives →

12. 121K
    1 KB JavaScript framework for building front-end applications▲216

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13CJ
    CMS.js – Fully Client-Side JavaScript Site Generator▲117

    2016 · cdmedia.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14JA
    Joy – a Go to JavaScript compiler▲201

    2017 · mat.tm · its alternatives →

15. 15FA
    Fez, a file-based build tool for JavaScript▲70

    2014 · isaacbw.com · its alternatives →

16. 16FJ
    Faster.js – a micro-optimizing JavaScript compiler▲89

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17MM
    Mastering Modular JavaScript▲94

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18TA
    TopLevel – A New Way to JavaScript Your HTML▲79

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AR
    A Repo of JavaScript Coding Challenges▲127

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20MA
    Mosaic – A declarative, front-end JavaScript library for building UIs▲63

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TJ
    The JavaScript Way, a new book for learning modern JS▲39

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22OA
    OxJS - a JavaScript Library for Web Applications▲44

    2012 · oxjs.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    NotebookJS▲109

    Scientific computation for JavaScript

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24KA
    Kata – A Template Engine for Javascript▲16

    2014 · smcmurray.github.io · 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 →