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24 alternatives to Simple.css

A classless CSS framework to make beautiful sites quickly.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Simple.css launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Simple.css - A classless CSS framework▲6
Make semantic HTML look great, quickly.
2022 · simplecss.org · its alternatives →
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A simple, plain, minimal, classless CSS for simple, plain HTML pages▲128
A simple, minimal, classless stylesheet for simple HTML pages - susam/spcss
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Water.css – A just-add-css collection of styles to make websites nicer▲501
A drop-in collection of CSS styles to make simple websites just a little nicer - kognise/water.css
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Basic.css – Classless CSS Starter File▲153
Basic.css - Classless CSS Starter File. Contribute to vladocar/Basic.css development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
5V2
Version 2 of concrete.css, a simple classless CSS framework▲11
A simple and to the point classless CSS stylesheet
2021 · concrete.style · its alternatives →
6AS
A simple lightweight CSS grid, not a bloated framework▲134
2012 · thisisdallas.github.com · its alternatives →
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easy.css▲12
Great-looking CSS styles that are simply easy to use!
2021 · its alternatives →
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launch.css▲42
Launch Your Ideas Faster
2025 · launch-css.dev · its alternatives →
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Wing▲247
A dead-simple, responsive, CSS framework
2016 · its alternatives →
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Tailwind CSS▲420
A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development
2017 · tailwindcss.com · its alternatives →
11
Shorthand CSS▲169
Feature rich CSS framework for the new decade
2020 · shorthandcss.com · its alternatives →
12
A simple hand drawn HTML/CSS theme▲188
A simple hand drawn HTML/CSS theme.
2021 · chr15m.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hint.css 2.0▲234
A pure CSS tooltip library for your lovely websites.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Sumi.css – CSS Framework▲87
A minimalist, classless-first CSS framework. Contribute to vladocar/Sumi.css development by creating an account on GitHub.
21h ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pattern.css▲197
CSS library to fill empty background with beautiful patterns
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
16BC
Bolt.css – Another classless CSS library▲134
Bolt.css is a classless css library
2022 · boltcss.com · its alternatives →
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Layer CSS▲152
Lightweight CSS framework to build your own fluid layouts
2015 · layers-css.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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CSS Gradient▲410
A simple, colorful gradient generator
2018 · cssgradient.io · its alternatives →
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Simple Grid▲229
Responsive & lightweight CSS grid for your website.
2016 · simplegrid.io · its alternatives →
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Bamboo CSS▲101
A classless CSS utility for your HTML
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pattern.css – CSS-only library to fill empty background with patterns▲332
CSS only library to fill empty background with beautiful patterns. - bansal/pattern.css
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
22LC
Lissom.CSS - A classless, minimalist, and themeable CSS library▲55
This is a personal take on making a classless semantic CSS library.
2023 · lissomware.github.io · its alternatives →
23MC
Minimalist CSS Framework▲14
This is an update to my minimalist css framework, which I use for simple blog posts, sales pages, and now dashboards. This version adds a simple grid, among other things.
2022 · neat.joeldare.com · its alternatives →
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awsm.css▲173
Simple CSS library for semantic HTML markup
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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