7 Great Front-End Frameworks to Power Your Website UI

A front-end framework is a library of useful user interface components that can be integrated into your web applications. Typically using CSS, HTML, and JavaScript, front-end frameworks provide a quick and easy way for web developers to create their desired user interface without having to start from scratch. In addition to saving time, a good front-end framework will use best practices and provide code that is developer friendly and optimized. Most developers are familiar with at least one front-end framework, but you really should be familiar with a few. Here are 7 Great Front-End Frameworks to Power Your Website UI — try one of these on your next project!

Bootstrap

Any list of front-end frameworks will have to include Bootstrap. Bootstrap is the most widely used CSS, HTML, and JavaScript development framework in the world. With a focus on responsive, mobile first applications, Bootstrap will provide developers with a fast and easy way to build and prototype powerful, mobile friendly websites.

Website: http://getbootstrap.com/
Version: 3.3.6
Size: 145KB
GitHub Stars: 92,500
Components: 12+ reusable components
Technology: CSS, HTML, JavaScript

Material Design Lite

With Google’s material design on the rise in mobile and web applications, its increasing important to be familiar with a material design framework. Material Design Lite is a prefect framework for incorporating material design into your website. MDL is lightweight and incredibly simple to use.

Website: http://www.getmdl.io/
Version: 1.1.1
Size: 27KB gzipped
GitHub Stars: 18,700
Components: 14
Technology: CSS, HTML, JavaScript

Pure

Pure or PureCSS is a set of small responsive components built by Yahoo. Pure is a purely CSS framework with a miniature footprint at only 4.0kb when minified and zipped.  This is great for developers who only need a basic set of tools and not a bloated full-featured framework.

Website: http://purecss.io/
Version: 0.6.0
Size: 4.5KB minified + gzip
GitHub Stars: 13,400
Components: 6+
Technology: CSS

Foundation

Self-proclaimed as the most advanced responsive front-end framework,  Foundation is an advance, powerful, and comprehensive responsive front-end framework used to facilitate the design of websites, emails, or apps.  If you want a strong solid foundation for your website interface, use ZURB’s Foundation.

Website: http://foundation.zurb.com/
Version: 6.1.2
Size: 146KB
GitHub Stars: 22,600
Components: 40+
Technology: CSS, JavaScript, HTML

UIkit

UIkti is a lightweight and customizable framework for web interfaces. UIKit provides over 30 modular components that are extensible and customizable. Components can be effortlessly combined and implemented.

Website: http://getuikit.com/
Version: 2.24.3
Size: 86KB
GitHub Stars: 6,200
Components: 30+
Technology: CSS, JavaScript, HTML

Semantic UI

Semantic UI is a unique front-end framework using “human-friendly” HTML. Semantic provides an impressive library of over 50 components to help you build beautiful responsive websites. With many unique components not found in other frameworks, make a great adding to any web projects.

Website: http://semantic-ui.com/
Version: 2.1.8
Size: 550KB
GitHub Stars: 23,200
Components: 50+
Technology: CSS, JavaScript, HTML

Skeleton

Skeleton is a simple and super lightweight library of UI components. According to the developers, Skeleton is not a UI framework but a “starting point”. Skeleton contains only 400 lines of CSS code and is intended for smaller, simpler projects.

Website: http://getskeleton.com/
Version: 2.0.4
Size: 8KB
GitHub Stars: 11,000
Components: 10
Technology: CSS

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