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24 alternatives to Xpressive

HTML & CSS live design tool for Mac OSX

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

1. 1XC
   Xpressive - CSS3 Live Design Tool for Mac OSX▲84

   2013 · xpressive.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Xpressive▲1

   HTML & CSS Live Editor For Mac OSX

   2015 · xpressive.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   StyleKit▲120

   UI framework for OSX

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CSS Toolkit▲161

   Crazy interactive CSS animation builder (Mac)

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Wing▲247

   A dead-simple, responsive, CSS framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Blocs▲165

   Mac web design app

   2014 · blocsapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cactus for Mac▲92

   A better workflow for hand coding websites

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   LiveStyle▲120

   A real-time edit tool for CSS, LESS and SCSS.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    hack.css▲174

    The CSS framework for hackers

    2016 · hackcss.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    EnjoyCSS▲138

    CSS generator for rich graphical styles without coding

    2014 · enjoycss.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CodePen▲109

    HTML, CSS, and JavaScript editor in the browser.

    2014 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Emmet Livestyle▲82

    Sublime Text plugin for live bi-directional CSS editing.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Style▲170

    AI powered filters for images & video, runs locally on OS X

    2016 · macdaddy.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Brackets 1.0▲190

    An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    MacDown▲115

    Open source Markdown editor for OS X influenced by Mou.

    2014 · macdown.uranusjr.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    A Single Div▲177

    A CSS drawing project

    2016 · a.singlediv.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Macaw▲131

    The code-savvy web design tool (now available)

    2014 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    MacGap▲166

    Build native OS X apps with web technologies

    2014 · macgapproject.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Less 2.0▲96

    CSS pre-processor makes CSS more maintainable & extendable

    2014 · lesscss.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Xee3 ▲72

    A better Mac OS X's Preview.app

    2015 · theunarchiver.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Material Design for Bootstrap and WordPress▲101

    Fully responsive and compatible with different browsers

    2016 · poprad.cc · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Skeleton 2.0▲127

    A dead simple, responsive CSS boilerplate.

    2014 · getskeleton.com · its alternatives →

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    Stylish▲109

    Restyle the web with custom CSS

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.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 →