Radar check
What we found when we opened it. Every bar is one fact, with its date.
Last code pushed 23 Oct 2026, 2 days before this check.
Latest release v3.1.0 on 28 Sep 2026.
Public since April 2013, a little over 13 years.
23,712 stars and 2,402 forks.
65 commits and 2 new issues in the last 90 days.
77 contributors. 65 pull requests merged in 90 days.
No security policy file says how to report a problem. No published security advisories.
How the bars are scored
- Alive. Days since the last code push: a week or less 100, a month 90, three months 70, six months 50, a year 30, eighteen months 15, older 0.
- Releases. Age of the latest GitHub release, on a similar scale; no bar when the project publishes no releases.
- Maturity. Age of the project: eight years 100, five 90, three 70, two 55, one 40, six months 25, younger 10.
- Adoption. Stars on a log scale: 100,000 stars is 100, 10,000 is 80, 1,000 is 60, 100 is 40.
- Activity. Commits in the last 90 days: 300 or more 100, 100 85, 30 65, 10 45, any 25.
- Community. People who have contributed: 100 or more 100, 30 80, 10 60, 5 40, 2 25, one 10.
- Security. A published security policy 80, none 40; published advisories are listed, not scored.
Checked by Repo Radar on 26 Oct 2026 from the repository on GitHub.
In simple English
This tool gives you basic style sheets for a website. It makes buttons, forms, and menus look neat without adding heavy code. Your pages load fast because the style sheets are tiny. You do not pay anything to use it. It takes very little time to add to your project.
What it is
A set of small, responsive CSS (a file that controls how a website looks, such as colors and fonts) modules that you can use in every web project. It provides basic styles for layout, buttons, forms, and tables in a lightweight package.
What it is good for
Solo builders who want a clean, simple look for a new web app without learning a huge design system.
- Very small file size, so web pages load fast.
- Includes a flexible grid system for different screen sizes.
- Works with standard HTML elements without complex setup.
- Requires writing your own design if you want a unique look.
- Custom license terms from the original creators.
- Lacks modern layout features like flexbox helpers built directly into the grid.
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