Awesome CSS

An open-source, curated directory of CSS frameworks, style guides, and tools for building and maintaining CSS in production projects.

• Website: https://github.com/awesome-css-group/awesome-css#readme
• Category: Themed Directories
• Tags: awesome-lists, web-development

Overview

Awesome CSS is a community-maintained “awesome list” that aggregates high-quality CSS-related resources. It focuses on production-use tools and references (frameworks, methodologies, style guides, and specifications), rather than tutorials or beginner learning material.

Features

• Curated CSS Frameworks
  Collection of popular and niche CSS frameworks aimed at structuring layouts, components, and responsive design.

• CSS Style Guides & Methodologies
  Links to style guides, naming conventions, and methodologies for organizing and scaling CSS codebases.

• Tools and Utilities for CSS
  References to tools that support writing, testing, and maintaining CSS (e.g., build tools, linters, preprocessors/postprocessors – where applicable in the list).

• Complementary Problem-Solving Resources
  Suggestions for external resources to search for answers when encountering specific CSS problems (e.g., specification references, community Q&A, or documentation hubs).

• CSS Specifications & Working Group References
  Information about the CSS Working Group and links to official CSS specifications, including notes on their maturity levels.

• Focused Scope (Non-Tutorial)
  Explicitly excludes general “learn CSS” material; instead centers on references and tools to improve existing CSS workflows.

• Community Governance Files
  Includes a CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md and CONTRIBUTING.md, indicating guidelines for contributing and community behavior.

• Open Source Licensing
  Distributed with a LICENSE file in the repository, allowing reuse under the stated open-source terms.

• Automated Build Status
  Travis CI configuration (.travis.yml) and build status badge to track automated checks for the repository (e.g., linting or validation of the list format).

Pricing

• Free: Open-source GitHub repository available at no cost.

Ideal Use Cases

• Quickly discovering established CSS frameworks and tools for a new or existing project.
• Referencing style guides and methodologies when standardizing CSS across a team.
• Consulting official CSS specifications and related references while designing complex layouts or features.
• Browsing curated, community-approved CSS resources without wading through generic search results.