10+ Seriously useful online CSS Code Generators

by Lars on June 6, 2010

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CSS is one of the most important elements of web development but it is not easy for most people to write CSS code that implement a desired design. In fact a lot of people have difficulties mastering CSS. This article provides a list of free online CSS generator services that can be very useful to create CSS faster and to learn about how CSS is structured. Jump in a give some of the generators a try!


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CleanCSS

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CSS clean is very useful CSS formatter. It helps to make your CSS code in clean and understandable. It is providing a test box  for CSS code and check box for change the functionality of CSS code.

CSS Creator

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Creates a fluid or fixed width floated column layout, with up to 3 columns and with header and footer. Values can be specified in either pixels, ems or percentages.

Grid Designer

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Grid designer works according to the name, creating the different types of grid layout with the help of provided functionality.  It has well interface for designers to creating attractive grid layouts.

Typetester

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The Typetester is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen. Its primary role is to make web designer’s life easier. As the new fonts are bundled into operating systems, the list of the common fonts will be updated. Typetester’s code structure is XHTML, styled with the finest CSS and driven by the JavaScript for manipulating DOM structures. Typetester will not work without JavaScript enabled.

Telerik Visual Style Builder

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An online CSS customization tool that allows you to easily, point-and-click customization of skins for the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX. This visual style builder eliminates any need to have working knowledge of the front-end HTML and CSS structure of the RadControls to create custom skins.You’ll have complete control over the elements of the RadControls’ skin and allows you to develop a custom built skin in very short time.

This tool is ideal for ASP.NET developers. Probably one of the easiest ways to create a RadControls skin. This tool also satisfies your need for ready made menus and images for calendars and such.

css-generator

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This tools lets you input your XHTML code in a box displayed on the front page, the code will be sent back to them and they will return your code with a corresponding CSS frame. This service is completely free This is great for the developer that’s big on multi-tasking.

CSSportal

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Online CSS Editor allows you to edit an entire CSS file at once with a dynamic preview shown below. The preview will show the exact line you’re editing, and it will update as you type. If you want to show the entire file then move focus to the start or the end of the CSS text. When you have finished editing your CSS, be sure to validate the code with CSS Validator.

iconico

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This CSS Editor allows you to edit an entire CSS file at once with a dynamic preview shown below. The preview will show the exact line you’re editing, and it will update as you type. If you want to show the entire file then move focus to the start or the end of the CSS text.
Works on modern versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox (Mac and PC), Safari, Mozilla.

Drawter

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Written in JavaScript and based on the jQuery library enables you with the possibility to draw your website’s code. Every tag is presented as a layer you have drawn.It can run on every single web-browser which makes it really useful and versatile.

Working knowledge of HTML and CSS is required in order to utilize Drawter, however developing code is easier then writting by hand. Drawter anticipates a version where you will not need much knowledge of CSS and HTML, this is foreseen in the near future.

CSSMate

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CSS mate a very famous online CSS code editor. It allows to change multiple in fonts, color, text color, border and list.

YAML

Yet Another Multicolumn Layout is a highly versatile (X)HTML/CSS framework, produced under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Creating neat layouts is easier then you think with YAML Builder. This builder is designed for quick and effective development of CSS layouts, that are based on YAML.

CSS Type Set

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Ahands-on typography tool which allows the every day designer and developer fully test and learn how to style Web content. You’ll be able to test different font-styles throughout a piece of text and also allows you to select a font-style and easily copy/paste into your stylesheet.

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Laira June 6, 2010 at 7:23 pm

awesome work

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Martin Hurford June 6, 2010 at 11:22 pm

Anyone that uses CSS on a daily basis would probably find these tools actually slow them down. However if you are not that comfortable then I can see these would be a great aid to learning CSS.

The one that I really did find useful was the ‘CSS Frame Generator’. I can see that being very useful for WordPress theme designers who need to make sure their themes are fully compatible with all the numerous widgets available. Just add all the widgets to your page,copy and paste the markup into this site and fill in the blanks! Nice.

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tripwire team June 7, 2010 at 7:31 am

@Martin, thanks for your input and advice regards CSS Frame Generator. I agree that an experienced CSS expert will use other tools.

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John Roescher June 13, 2010 at 7:24 pm

http://css3please.com/
Is extremely useful in creating cross-browser CSS3 and CSS3 equivalent code!

I use it all the time.

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tripwire team June 13, 2010 at 8:39 pm

@John, thanks for the tip! I will check it out soon!

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card international January 26, 2011 at 8:05 pm

Martin, thanks for your input and advice regards CSS Frame Generator.

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