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24 alternatives to Zusty CSS

Power Packed CSS Framework for Building Beautiful Interfaces

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Zusty CSS launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Winamp and other media players, rebuilt for the web with Web Components▲392

   Hey all, creator of Video.js and co-founder of Mux & Zencoder here. My team and I built this. I hope you like the themes we’ve built so far, and maybe even get inspired to build your own. I know Web Components are in a bit of a drama cycle right now. I’m happy to see them get any attention really. I’ve been pretty bullish on them since ~2013 when I started working with them, at least in the context of a widget like a video player. I’ve even given many related talks on them like this one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Mh84SRoDg). I would never push them for a large app or…

   2024 · player.style · its alternatives →

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   Shorthand CSS▲169

   Feature rich CSS framework for the new decade

   2020 · shorthandcss.com · its alternatives →

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   Cs16.css – CSS library based on Counter Strike 1.6 UI▲819

   CSS library based on Counter Strike 1.6 UI.

   2025 · cs16.samke.me · its alternatives →

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   XP.css – Windows XP CSS file and framework for building GUIs▲297

   A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs.

   2020 · botoxparty.github.io · 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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   Pattern.css▲197

   CSS library to fill empty background with beautiful patterns

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Tailwind CSS▲420

   A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development

   2017 · tailwindcss.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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   bttn.css▲367

   Awesome buttons for awesome projects!

   2016 · bttn.surge.sh · 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 →

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    98.css▲256

    A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs

    2020 · jdan.github.io · its alternatives →

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

    A beautiful CSS framework in under 2 KiB

    2013 · andhart.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Player.style▲321

    Video & audio player themes for every web player & framework

    2024 · player.style · its alternatives →

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    CSStyle▲112

    Modern approach for crafting beautiful stylesheets.

    2014 · csstyle.io · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Neat – Minimalist CSS Framework▲213

    Today I fixed a couple little bugs and released a new version of my minimalist CSS framework. I built this to scratch my own itch and I've been using it for a few years as the starting point for most of my own websites. I noticed I hadn't shared this with HN for about 18 months (5 or 6 minor version changes) so I thought it might be okay to do that now. Edit: Err, I missed a post from 7 months ago. Previous Posts: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32990838 (7 months ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24594381 (Sept 25, 2021)…

    2023 · neat.joeldare.com · its alternatives →

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    Picnic CSS▲131

    A beautiful CSS library to kickstart your projects

    2016 · picnicss.com · its alternatives →

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

    2012 · thisisdallas.github.com · its alternatives →

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    CSS.GUI▲201

    Open source visual editors for everything in the CSS spec

    2022 · components.ai · its alternatives →

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    Stitches▲135

    The modern CSS-in-JS library with near-zero runtime.

    2020 · stitches.dev · its alternatives →

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    Mobi.css – A lightweight, flexible CSS framework that focuses on mobile▲91

    A lightweight, scalable, mobile-first CSS framework - mobi-css/mobi.css

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CSS Blocks by Linkedin▲102

    Blazing fast CSS for your design systems and apps

    2018 · css-blocks.com · its alternatives →

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    TurboStyle▲166

    Hi HN, I built TurboStyle, a Chrome extension that lets you visually edit CSS properties directly on any website - no dev tools or code required. A few features: - Edit styles, text, images, and videos in-place - Toggle between mobile/tablet/desktop previews - See before/after comparisons - Export CSS - Create and reuse style presets Would love your feedback, ideas, or opinions.

    2025 · turbostyle.io · its alternatives →

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    Collection of CSS Creations▲165

    Collection of Awesome CSS and JS Creations to help out frontend developers and designers.

    2012 · cssdeck.com · its alternatives →

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