# troxler/awesome-css-frameworks

List of awesome CSS frameworks in 2026

Repository: https://github.com/troxler/awesome-css-frameworks
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-css-frameworks
Homepage: https://frontaid.ch/web/ui/libraries.html
Language: CSS
License Family: other
Topics: css, css-framework, awesome, awesome-list, list, collection, scss, framework
Last push: 2026-06-08T20:32:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3288, "days_push": 86, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9498, forks 499 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:31.470970+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list cataloging CSS frameworks across categories like class-less, lightweight, utility-based, and Material Design. It helps developers discover and compare stylesheets for styling web projects.

## Use cases
- find a css framework for my next project
- compare lightweight classless css frameworks
- discover utility-first css frameworks like tailwind alternatives
- find a css reset or normalize stylesheet
- browse material design css frameworks
- find css frameworks that still get maintained

## When to choose
- you want a curated, categorized overview of the CSS framework ecosystem
- you need to pick between class-less, utility-based, or lightweight frameworks
- you want links to demos, docs, and repos in one place

## When to avoid
- you need a UI component library for React/Vue/Angular rather than plain CSS
- you need an actual framework to install, not a list
- you need guaranteed licensing or support for the listed projects

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: css-framework, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, css, scss, curated-list, frontend, web-server

## Member repositories
- troxler/awesome-css-frameworks (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:31.470970+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:22:02.048743+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/troxler/awesome-css-frameworks (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:31.470970+00:00, sha 7085c34c1e58)
  - homepage: https://frontaid.ch/web/ui/libraries.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:21:50.588074+00:00, sha f6f5b19d36d4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.