# owenversteeg/min

the world's smallest (995 bytes) CSS framework

Repository: https://github.com/owenversteeg/min
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/owenversteeg-min
Homepage: http://mincss.com
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-08-04T16:34:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4859, "days_push": 1125, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1201, forks 105 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:58.240089+00:00)

## What it is
Min is an extremely small (995 bytes minified and gzipped) CSS framework that styles basic HTML elements like buttons, inputs, navbars, tables, and grids. It is written in LESS and Sass and supports very old browsers including IE5.5.

## Use cases
- make a simple website look good with minimal css
- reduce page load time by replacing bootstrap
- style a site that works on very old browsers
- get a tiny css baseline that is easy to customize
- build a fast lightweight landing page

## When to choose
- you want the smallest possible css footprint for a fast-loading site
- you need broad legacy browser compatibility including old IE
- you prefer semantic markup with few classes and easy overrides

## When to avoid
- you need a rich component library with extensive utilities like Bootstrap offers
- you want modern design features like complex grids or theming out of the box
- you need an actively developed framework with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: css-framework, ui-components
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: css, minimalist, less, sass, tiny, performance, web-server

## Member repositories
- owenversteeg/min (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.240089+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 2026-08-30T06:20:43.261281+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/owenversteeg/min (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.240089+00:00, sha 232b7083a624)
  - homepage: http://mincss.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:54.243997+00:00, sha f7b5cd046b1b)
  - site_page: http://mincss.com/docs.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:54.252848+00:00, sha f4ca8053a856)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.