Web Developer Tools & Resources
formFive offers form support for legacy browsers via a polyfill that makes some HTML5 features work. Create placeholders, alternative submits, and more.
Tabris.js is a mobile framework that makes it simple to create native apps for iOS and Android in JavaScript. It doesn’t use WebViews for rendering UI, and instead creates native widgets on the mobile platform via a JavaScript-to-native bridge.
Snappy uses PHP5 for snapshots or PDF generation from URL or an HTML page. It uses the webkit-based wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage.
SweetAlert is a beautiful replacement for JavaScript alert messages. It offers a number of variations, including success messages, warnings, and more.
RulersGuides.js lets you enable Photoshop-like guides on any web page. It comes as a bookmarklet, so it’s easy to implement, and it includes simple keyboard controls.
Sticker.js is a JavaScript library that lets you create a sticker effect. It’s easy to use, with no dependencies.
Hoa is a set of extensible, modular, structured PHP libraries. You can compose and extend libraries to create your own, or to use for your own web apps.
Whoops! is a library that helps you better deal with PHP errors and exceptions. It has no required dependencies, a simple API, and includes handlers for different response formats.
PHP Markdown is a PHP library for working with Markdown. It includes both the PHP Markdown parser and PHP Markdown Extra that includes additional features.
Pyramid is a very general Python web framework that can be used for a wide variety of projects. It’s dedicated to simplicity, minimalism, and speed, and is well-documented.
Yii is a secure, professional, and fast PHP framework. It only loads the features you need; includes input validation, output filtering, and other security features; and helps you develop clean, readable code.
Emastic is a lightweight CSS framework that allows for fluid and fixed columns in the grid. It includes baseline grid typography, personalized page width, and more.
Baseguide is a robust and lightweight Sass-powered CSS framework. It includes all the basic elements—typography, forms, buttons, media, grid and more—in one small package.
Cascade Framework is a feature-rich, universal CSS framework with an optimized atomic design. It’s modular, and splits your CSS into separate files based on features rather than selectors.
Kathamo is a responsive, mobile-friendly CSS framework. It offers a clean and minimal UI, and allows for easier and faster development.
Markdown UI is a framework that lets you create responsive user interfaces in Markdown. You can write UI’s just once and then translate to Semantic UI 2.0, and soon to Bootstrap 3 and Foundation, plus you can use it for rapid prototyping.
52framework is a state of the art CSS framework, that includes a grid framework, HTML5 form framework, and more. It also includes both simple and full HTML5 starter pages.
BlueTrip is a full-featured CSS framework that has a 24-column grid and sensible typography styles. It also includes clean form styles, a print stylesheet, an empty starter stylesheet, and more.
AuraJS is a declarative component for event-driven RequireJS apps. It makes it easy to extend the core capabilities of your app before your components load.
Bottle is a python web framework that’s fast, simple, and lightweight. It supports routing, templates, and utilities, and has no dependencies other than the Python Standard Library.
Symfony is a set of reusable PHP components and a PHP framework for web projects. It also includes a methodology to make development easier.
Sinatra is a DSL for creating web apps with Ruby with minimal effort. It’s very well-documented and easy to get started with.
Hobo is a collection of open-source Ruby gems and plugins for building anything from throwaway prototypes and internal utilities to full-blown web apps. And of course it’s fully documented.
Cuba is a Ruby microframework for web development. It integrates templates via Tilt and uses Cutest and Capybara for testing.
php-sass is a pure PHP SASS to CSS compiler. It supports SCSS 3.2 syntax, imports and mixins, as well as Compass.
The Thao Framework is a minimal CSS framework for easier web development. It’s written and compiled in LESS, is lightweight, and lacks any JavaScript code.
Semantic UI 2.0 is a development framework that helps create attractive, responsive layouts using human-friendly HTML. It includes 129 enhancements over version 1.0, as well as 118 bug fixes and 3 new components.
Unyson is a fast and easy to use WordPress framework for developing premium themes. It offers tons of customization options and extensive documentation and support.