HTML5 Boilerplate Alternatives

HTML5 Boilerplate is described as 'A rock-solid default for HTML5 awesome. HTML5 Boilerplate is the professional badass's base HTML/CSS/JS template for a fast, robust and future-proof site' and is an website in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to HTML5 Boilerplate, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best HTML5 Boilerplate alternative is Material UI, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to HTML5 Boilerplate are Materialize, shadcn-ui, Flat UI Pro and HTML KickStart.

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  1. Material UI icon
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    Material UI is an open-source React component library that implements Google's Material Design. It's comprehensive and can be used in production out of the box.

    102 Material UI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Materialize icon
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    Simple. Built on open source. The responsive front-end library based on Google's Material Design.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Source Available (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. shadcn-ui icon
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    A set of beautifully-designed, accessible components and a code distribution platform. Works with your favorite frameworks. Open source. Open code.

    68 shadcn-ui alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Next.js
    • Laravel
    • Typescript
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  4. Flat UI Pro icon
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    Flat UI Pro is made on the basis of Twitter Bootstrap in a stunning flat-style, and the kit also includes a PSD version for designers. Flat UI Pro contains a huge number of basic components, icons and glyphs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. HTML KickStart is a ultra–lean set of HTML5, CSS, and jQuery (javascript) files, layouts, and elements designed to give you a headstart and save you a lot of hours on your next web project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. MUI icon
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    MUI is a lightweight HTML/CSS/JS framework that follows Google's Material Design guidelines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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  7. Google's front-end web framework for building sites to the Material Design specification.

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    • Online
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  8. The 960 Grid System is an effort to streamline web development workflow by providing commonly used dimensions, based on a width of 960 pixels. There are two variants: 12 and 16 columns, which can be used separately or in tandem.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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  9. Sass data type validation library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  10. The Fluid 960 Grid System templates have been built upon the work of Nathan Smith and his 960 Grid System using effects from the MooTools and jQuery JavaScript libraries. The idea for building these templates was inspired by Andy Clarke, author of Transcending CSS, who advocates...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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    Foldy960 - A responsive version of the 960 grid, the Pvel way!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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  12. Unsemantic is a fluid grid system that is the successor to the 960 Grid System. It works in a similar way, but instead of being a set number of columns, it's entirely based on percentages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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