pure-css/pure
A set of small, responsive CSS modules that you can use in every web project. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
53/100
- Activity 67
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4881
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 200
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
23724 stars · 2404 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Pure is a set of small, responsive CSS modules providing a minimalist foundation for web projects, including grids, forms, buttons, tables, and menus. The entire set is extremely lightweight at roughly 3.7KB minified and gzipped, built on Normalize.css.
Use cases
- add a lightweight responsive grid to a website
- style forms and buttons without a heavy framework
- build a mobile-friendly layout with minimal CSS
- create dropdown menus and tables with consistent styling
- start a web project with a tiny unopinionated CSS base
- reduce page weight compared to Bootstrap
When to choose
- you need a tiny, fast-loading CSS foundation under 4KB
- you want unopinionated styles that are easy to override and customize
- you only need a subset of UI components like grids, forms, or menus
- you prefer writing your own application styles on top of a minimal base
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured component library with JavaScript widgets and theming
- you want prebuilt complex layouts, modals, or carousels out of the box
- your project already uses a larger CSS framework like Bootstrap or Tailwind
Facets
library · maturity stable
css-framework ui-components frontend-framework web-development frontend web-design browser cross-platform css responsive-design minimalist normalize-css grid-system micro-framework web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pure-css/pure · fetched 2026-08-28 · c8daaf1acc1a
- homepage: http://purecss.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3cbcf2653ec4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pure-css/pure | main | 53 |
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