Tools & Resources

A list of tools used in Basscss and other useful resources for working with CSS

Cssnext

CSS preprocessor used in Basscss - based on the CSS specification

Bassplate

Boilerplate for Basscss

PostCSS

A tool for transforming CSS with JS plugins

Rework

Plugin framework for CSS preprocessing in Node.js

Basswork

Rework-based preprocessor used in previous versions of Basscss

css-scss

Converts spec-compliant CSS4 syntax to SCSS syntax (used to generate Basscss’s scss files)

CSS Stats

Parses CSS and produces high-level statistics

css-statistics

Node module used in CSS Stats, with command line utility

gulp-cssstats

Gulp plugin for CSS Stats

grunt-cssstats

Grunt plugin for CSS Stats

colors.css

A nicer color palette for the web - used in Basscss

Autobass

WIP static site generator for modularized documentation

Marked Example

Marked markdown plugin for converting HTML fence blocks to live code examples

Get Module Info

Parses installed NPM modules for README.md, package.json, CSS, and CSS stats

Custom CSS

React component for generating custom styles from a set of CSS modules – used in the customize app

Rebass

WIP React UI components built with Basscss

Bassdock

Theme used in Basscss’s site

Monobass

Minimal Basscss theme

Colorable

Takes a set color palette and shows contrast values for every possible combination

Other CSS libraries

These are similar to and generally compatible with Basscss.

Tachyons

CSS for designing faster than the speed of light

Suit CSS

Style tools for UI components

inuitcss

A collection of pre-alpha modules to form the new, improved inuitcss (Requires Sass)