# neiesc/awesome-minimalist

A curated list of awesome minimalist frameworks (simple and lightweight).

Repository: https://github.com/neiesc/awesome-minimalist
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-minimalist
Homepage: https://neiesc.github.io/awesome-minimalist/
Language: Astro
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: awesome-lists, minimalistic, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-07-17T06:37:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4648, "days_push": 47, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3656, forks 277 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.188825+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome list of minimalist (simple and lightweight) frameworks across CSS, front-end JS, and web frameworks for many languages like Python, Go, PHP, and Ruby. It catalogs each framework with size, repository, license, and install command.

## Use cases
- find a lightweight CSS framework
- discover minimalist web frameworks for Python
- compare small web frameworks by bundle size
- find simple alternatives to heavy frameworks
- browse curated lists of minimal JS front-end frameworks
- pick a tiny web framework for a microservice

## When to choose
- you want a simple, lightweight framework and need curated options
- you're comparing minimal frameworks across languages by size and license

## When to avoid
- you need in-depth tutorials or documentation rather than links
- you need a full-featured framework with batteries included

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, css-framework, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, awesome-lists, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, minimalism, curated-list, lightweight-frameworks, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- neiesc/awesome-minimalist (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.188825+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 2026-08-29T18:31:38.217281+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/neiesc/awesome-minimalist (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.188825+00:00, sha d07552a5a9c0)
  - homepage: https://neiesc.github.io/awesome-minimalist/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:26:03.435272+00:00, sha e6dbc7505d7c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.