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Tailwind CSS

A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom user interfaces.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Tailwind CSS

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Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Tailwind CSS are Bootstrap, React, and Bulma. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. Simple and flexible HTML, CSS, and JS for popular UI components and interactions
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CSS Framework #Web Frameworks #Developer Tools 370 social mentions

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    A JavaScript library for building user interfaces
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Web Development Tools #Javascript UI Libraries #JS Library 818 social mentions

  3. 3
    Bulma is an open source CSS framework based on Flexbox and built with Sass. It's 100% responsive, fully modular, and available for free.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Development Tools #CSS Framework #Developer Tools 118 social mentions

  4. Free UI components plugin for Tailwind CSS
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CMS #Developer Tools #User Experience 165 social mentions

  5. 5
    Cybernetically enhanced web apps
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Javascript UI Libraries #JS Library #JavaScript Framework 399 social mentions

  6. 6
    Next Generation Frontend Tooling
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Software Development #Web Frameworks #JavaScript 486 social mentions

  7. The most advanced responsive front-end framework in the world
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Development Tools #CSS Framework #Developer Tools 22 social mentions

  8. Simple, modular and accessible UI components for your React applications.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Development Tools #UI #Developer Tools 201 social mentions

  9. A modern responsive front-end framework based on Material Design
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Development Tools #CSS Framework #Developer Tools 28 social mentions

  10. styled-components is a visual primitive for the component age that also helps the user to use the ES6 and CSS to style apps.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Development Tools #React #Developer Tools 174 social mentions

  11. A UI Component library implemented using a set of specifications designed around natural language
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Development Tools #CSS Framework #Developer Tools 21 social mentions

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    A lightweight and modular front-end framework for developing fast and powerful web interfaces
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Development Tools #CSS Framework #Developer Tools 22 social mentions

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  1. User avatar
    Lanxk.com
    · about 1 year ago
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    Pioneered a new way of using CSS.

  2. User avatar
    Pranav
    · over 2 years ago
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    I personally love using this. It's my go-to way of writing css for all our projects

    1. Stan Bright avatar
      Stan Bright
      · over 2 years ago
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      Yup, it seems like Tailwind is sort of a standard nowadays.

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    currencyuk
    · over 3 years ago
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    The not opinionated CSS bootstrap alternative.

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      Stan Bright
      · over 3 years ago
      · Reply

      To be honest, it's even more than that. To me, it's been life-changing. It both empowers and gives freedom. I'm saying this as person who was reluctant to try it out for more than two years.

      My CSS path so far: Bootstrap => Bulma => Tailwind.