Nowadays myriad of frameworks popping up at regular basis while few others like Bootstrap, Foundation and Angular.js have dominated the entire development world.
CSS Stands for style sheet language that describes the presentation of an HTML (or XML) document. A framework is defined as a package which is comprised of a structured set of files and folders of standardized code (HTML, CSS, JS documents etc.) and is utilized within supporting the development of websites, as being the basis to begin creating or building a site.
In this article we would like to showcase some of the best CSS Frameworks for 2017, these frameworks are best in our concern and are being used by several developers and come with numerous features to help development related tasks.
Let us know which one is your favourite and why by posting a comment below. To help you with the frameworks you can also checkout some nifty css tutorials here.
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1. Spectre
Spectre.css is a lightweight and responsive and modern CSS framework for faster and extensible development. Spectre provides basic styles for typography and elements, flexbox based responsive layout system, CSS components and utilities with best practice coding and consistent design language. There are 4 ways to get started with Spectre CSS framework in your projects. You can either manually install or use NPM, Yarn and Bower.
2. Mini.css
mini.css aims to provide as much functionality as possible in less than 7KB gzipped. This very small footprint means that your websites and web applications will load faster, while still looking great utilising the modern component it provides. mini.css provides you with a customizable flavor system, allowing you to be a designer without all the hard work. This way you can create your own custom design and personalize your websites any way you want!
3. Griddy
CSS Grid is the next big thing that will change how we arrange layout and use grid frameworks to build website. However, given the complexity, using CSS Grid might be overwhelming for some users. In such a case, this handy web application, Griddy, can be very helpful in learning CSS Grid.
4. Waffle Grid
It is CSS grid framework built with Flexbox. The waffle CSS grid system is super lightweight, weighing in at only 7kb minified using the default settings. With classes for medium and small devices, the waffle grid can make your layouts fully responsive. The waffle grid system was written entirely in sass, so that you can easily change or customize the grid to suit your needs.
5. Luxbar
Luxbar is a CSS framework to create a responsive navigation easily; simply add the stylesheet and add the HTML properly. You can install this library through NPM, Bower, or link the stylesheet directly from the CDN.
6. Bulma
Bulma is a modern CSS framework based around Flexbox. It allows you all the speed of a framework, while still making use of the most up-to-date layout tool available in CSS. Responsive, modular, and free, it’s powerful and lightweight.
7. CuteStrap
sassy, opinionated CSS Framework. A tiny alternative to Bootstrap. All elements and components align perfectly to the baseline grid. Easily customize the default variables and include only the files you need. Documentation is generated using KSS, making cutestrap a simple launching point for your styleguide.
8. Wing
Wing is a minimal CSS framework, Wing is made for those smaller side projects, as it isn’t as full featured as Bootstrap, Foundation, etc. Wing styles basic elements, comes with a grid, and some fading animations. Wing makes it super-simple to make websites responsive and mobile-friendly. The grid, containers, typography, buttons…everything! It is all mobile-friendly and easy to use.
Wing is only ~4kb minified. Making it super fast to load and use. You don’t need to compile any files, nothing complex. All you do is link to it and you are done. Because of Wing’s lightweight file size.
9. Miligram
Milligram provides a minimal setup of styles for a fast and clean starting point. Just it! Only 2kb gzipped! It’s not about a UI framework. It is specially designed for better performance and higher productivity with fewer properties to reset resulting in cleaner code. Hope you enjoy!
10. BlazeCSS
BlazeCSS is a modular CSS framework for building well-structured websites quickly. It’s halfway between monolithic frameworks like Bootstrap and microframeworks like Milligram. You can use any part of Blaze in isolation to make your payload small and focused. Blaze is built with a mobile first approach and it is fully responsive, it might only be 9Kb but its complete and easy to use.
11. Pavilion
Pavilion is a simple, unopinionated CSS framework built for front-end web developers who tend to never use the hundreds of pre-made UI components some frameworks ship with. Built for front-end developers who lean towards creativity, exploration and creating UI components themselves from the ground up whilst depending on a solid foundation with future-proof capabilities.
12. RichCSS
RichCSS is an Object Oriented CSS framework providing default structures for reusable css elements. It’s built around an Architectural Style that organizes your code in a way that allows: reusability of your css, versioning, the use of css plugins and the ease of using it. RichCSS is bringing convention and organization to CSS that anyone can understand and use.
13. Vital
Vital is a minimally invasive CSS framework for modern web apps. It’s just 6KB gzipped, with no JavaScript and vast device support. Vital is built on the principal that less is more. Working with less code means there are fewer bugs to squash and less documentation to read. Less time spent coding means more time to focus on your next killer feature.
14. Scooter
SCSS framework built to provide base styles, CSS components, and rapid static prototyping for Dropbox.
15. Kube
Kube is a web framework for professional developers and designers alike. Kube is built and designed to provide the most flexible yet powerful CSS framework to the community. Unlike many other web frameworks, Kube is great for both super-fast bootstrapping and for a serious cutting edge, future-proof web development.
Kube is a wireframe, a skeleton for your project, in a way. It doesn’t impose design styles or code decisions; it does require fluency and proficiency with latest HTML and CSS technologies, though.
