Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Pretty Please

For when normal ugly just ain't doing it.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pretty Please launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   hack.css▲174

   The CSS framework for hackers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wing▲247

   A dead-simple, responsive, CSS framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Milligram▲281

   A minimalist CSS framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4PC
   Picnic.css, a lightweight Bootstrap alternative▲247

   I've tried to make it as light as possible. It's only tested with Firefox and Chrome, however I intend to test it in IE down to 9. What would you change? What would you add? Any feedback or pull request is greatly welcome! MIT Licensed

   2014 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

5. 5ID
   I decided to document and share my high-level CSS best practices▲223

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6AS
   A small (less than 2 kb) CSS framework▲79

   2013 · andhart.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A Single Div▲177

   A CSS drawing project

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8GM
   Gutenberg – Modern CSS framework to print the web correctly▲305

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Picnic CSS▲131

   A beautiful CSS library to kickstart your projects

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10IS
    I started building yet another CSS framework▲13

    I really wanted to move my automation server project to a proper framework instead of the current ad hoc nightmare of inline CSS and redundant classes... But nothing seemed quite right. None of them seem suitable for deep restyling without changing markup. So, I took all the good parts of my current CSS, replaced the bad parts with things I liked from the most popular frameworks, then extracted it as a standalone library. The whole thing is 17.5kb, without minifying or removing comments. It starts with classless styles for semantic html. There is a very small set of about 5 components(The…

    2023 · eternityforest.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11AS
    A simple lightweight CSS grid, not a bloated framework▲134

    2012 · thisisdallas.github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AM
    A minimalist blog based on Tufte CSS▲260

    2019 · lawler.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Unify CSS Framework▲69

    Create a website, no code or design experience is needed

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14CL
    Curated List of CSS Frameworks▲14

    2016 · cssreflex.com · its alternatives →

15. 15LA
    Littlebox, a pure CSS icon library – worth continuing?▲192

    2015 · littlebox.cabmaddux.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Skeleton 2.0▲127

    A dead simple, responsive CSS boilerplate.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    EnjoyCSS▲138

    CSS generator for rich graphical styles without coding

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Less 2.0▲96

    CSS pre-processor makes CSS more maintainable & extendable

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cutestrap▲113

    A sassy, opinionated CSS Framework.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20MB
    my boilerplate CSS code for new designs, written in Less.▲108

    2011 · mgeraci.github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stylable▲13

    CSS for components

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CSStyle▲112

    Modern approach for crafting beautiful stylesheets.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Picnic CSS▲95

    a lightweight Bootstrap alternative

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24WA
    Wing, a dead simple, sleek CSS Framework (~4kb)▲6

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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