CSS Tools You Should Be Using

Yvonette Sanchez — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:06:55 +0000

CSS has become easier over the last few years thanks to an abundance of tools that has helped make web development easier. Some of these are new, some old but hopefully you will find something that will make work easier for you.

Bourbon

Bourbon is a valuable resource for Sass developers. It’s a free mixin library for developing vendor prefixes and automated values with functions like modular scale.

It’s not a scripting library but a detailed compliment to Sass. You need to understand and know Sass in order to work with Bourbon but it’s worth learning especially if you want to improve your workflow.

Sierra Library

This is probably one of the coolest UI libraries for Sass. Sierra Library is open source and downloadable for use in any project.

It can also be customizable with options, typography, changing grids and everything with a single variables file. The source of the code is on GitHub so you can browse to see if it works for you.

Ultimate CSS Generator

There are many CSS generators that spit out code for gradients and shadow boxes and custom shapes. But what about finding all of this in a single website?

The Ultimate CSS Generator has a web code tools generator that comes in handy for everything you can imagine. Best of all it’s free. As you generate settings you will get notifications with code output with icons that indicate which browsers are supported.

Compass

Compass is a set of tools that run on top of Sass to make development easier. It is a trusted resource among Sass developers thanks to its powerful framework.

Newbies might find Compass confusing. It’s like PostCSS but it runs directly to a terminal to execute commands on your Sass files.

Koala App

Koala App is a GUI application. It handles Sass Less Compass and Coffee Script. It is made for these 3 operating systems and is one of the nicest interfaces you will find in an app.

It has many compiling options, error notifications and optional project settings to help you stay organized and keep track of all applications in 1 visual web editor.

There is no single CSS tool that can do everything. However, having access the right tools can make you do almost anything. These tools are some of the best and are geared toward CSS development. We hope you found something valuable in this collection.

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