{"id":2623,"date":"2019-01-08T14:04:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T14:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rengga.dev\/blog\/?p=2623"},"modified":"2023-02-28T08:40:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T08:40:39","slug":"10-best-css-code-generators-for-web-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rengga.dev\/blog\/10-best-css-code-generators-for-web-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"CSS Tutorial – 10 Best CSS Code Generators for Web Developers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rengga Dev<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>– Web developers are always looking for shortcuts to save time in their routine. Many great dev tools ease the process, and it\u2019s now easier than ever to jump in and get a finished product quickly. With the rise of browser-based IDEs it seems web development is becoming less fixed to the desktop. You can write code from any computer, and even test the result live in your browser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Free online code generators will help you\u00a0iterate and build onto your code quickly<\/strong>. Once you know what code you need to generate, it\u2019s just a matter of finding the right tool for the job. These are my 10 favorite tools\u00a0for generating CSS<\/strong>, and they\u2019re all completely free to use.<\/p>\n

1. WAIT! Animate<\/span><\/h2>\n

It has never been easy to create\u00a0custom repeating pauses<\/strong>\u00a0between CSS animations. But with\u00a0WAIT! Animate<\/a>\u00a0you can generate the right code to get this little hack to function properly. This is a newer web app that I was recently introduced to by its creator, Will Stone.\"Wait<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone knows about CSS transitions and the\u00a0animation-delay<\/a>\u00a0property. However this property only delays the animation\u00a0one time<\/em>\u00a0at the very beginning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With WAIT! Animate you can\u00a0repeat animations indefinitely<\/strong>\u00a0with a custom pause between each repetition. It\u2019s truly a unique CSS code generator, and it offers a viable way to\u00a0build animated effects without writing code from scratch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2. CSS3 Generator<\/span><\/h2>\n

CSS3 Generator<\/a>\u00a0is a more traditional example of code snippets you might need in everyday situations. The CSS3 Generator web app has\u00a0over 10\u00a0<\/strong>different code generators including for\u00a0CSS columns,\u00a0box shadows, and even the newer\u00a0flexbox property<\/a>.\"CSS3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately the entire web app is dynamic and runs on a single page, so there are no permalinks to individual generators. But it\u2019s super easy to use, and it runs great in every major browser.<\/p>\n

On the homepage, you just select which generator you want to use, tweak some variables, and copy your code. You get all the best code generation techniques in one location.<\/p>\n

3. ColorZilla Gradients<\/span><\/h2>\n

Custom CSS gradients<\/a>\u00a0are always a pain. There are methods to build your own\u00a0gradient mixins<\/a>\u00a0in Sass, which works fine. But if you\u2019re not using Sass, or just need a simple visual editor, then I recommend\u00a0ColorZilla\u2019s Gradient Editor<\/a>.\"colorzilla<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s completely free and has a\u00a0visual editor<\/strong>\u00a0like Photoshop to generate the gradient codes. You can move sliders around a gradient box to change color positions and generate CSS code. It\u2019s possible to add and remove colors into the gradient and change the direction too.<\/p>\n

4. CSS Type Set<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ever wanted to demo some typographic styles to see how they look?\u00a0CSS Type Set<\/a>\u00a0is the site to use. You enter some text, and update the settings for font family, font size, color, letter spacing, and other similar variables.\"Css<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Everything is displayed\u00a0in real time<\/strong>, so you can see how text would actually look on a web page. The only downside is the\u00a0limitation of font choices<\/strong>. It\u2019d be really cool if you could test Google Web Fonts, too. For that, you can use\u00a0Webfont Tester<\/a>, but it doesn\u2019t have any CSS output.<\/p>\n

5. Enjoy CSS<\/span><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0Enjoy CSS web app<\/a>\u00a0is like a code generator and a visual editor rolled into one. You\u00a0create page elements<\/strong>\u00a0like buttons and input fields while\u00a0applying custom CSS3 properties<\/strong>\u00a0to them. It\u2019s easy to build almost anything you can imagine with all the popular CSS properties including transitions and transforms.\"Enjoy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

You can even test\u00a0Adobe fonts<\/a>\u00a0with different text effects to see how they look in the browser. But the best feature is the\u00a0Enjoy CSS gallery<\/a>\u00a0which has\u00a0free code snippets<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0pre-defined templates<\/strong>\u00a0for buttons, inputs, and other similar items.<\/p>\n

6. Flexy Boxes<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re struggling to understand the basics of flexbox, then you might try using\u00a0Flexy Boxes<\/a>. It covers the differences between\u00a0each version of flexbox<\/strong>, and how the rendering engines interpret the syntax.\"flexy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Because flexbox is still so new there aren\u2019t as many websites utilizing these features. But once you understand\u00a0how<\/em>\u00a0they work, you\u2019ll have a much easier time building projects and paving the way for future adoption of CSS\u00a0flexbox layouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

7. CSSmatic<\/span><\/h2>\n

CSSmatic<\/a>\u00a0is another multi-generator website with\u00a0four individual sections<\/strong>: box shadows, border radii, noise textures and CSS gradients. This site has fewer options than the CSS3 Generator web app, but it also has individual page URLs for tools like the\u00a0gradient generator<\/a>. This makes it a lot easier to bookmark what you need and skip the rest.\"cssmatic<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

CSSmatic is one of the few sites that also includes a\u00a0noise generator. Everything is generated locally, you can copy the thumbnail of the generated background from\u00a0Thumbr, and repeat it in CSS by using the\u00a0<\/code><\/code>background-repeat<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/code><\/code>background-image<\/a>\u00a0properties.<\/p>\n

8. Base64 CSS<\/span><\/h2>\n

Frontend devs are opting towards\u00a0base64 code<\/a>\u00a0rather than traditional images for\u00a0ease-of-use<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0less file storage<\/strong>.\u00a0Base64 CSS\u00a0is a free code generator that\u00a0outputs raw base64 image code<\/strong>\u00a0with optional snippets for CSS background images.\"base64<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

You just upload a file from your computer, and let the site do everything else. It\u2019s a terrific strategy to\u00a0increase site speed<\/strong>, and reduce the number of cached elements on a page.<\/p>\n

9. Patternify<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t like using your own background images, then why not create one?\u00a0Patternify<\/a>\u00a0is a\u00a0free CSS pattern generator<\/strong>\u00a0with a\u00a0complete visual editor<\/strong>. Everything is managed from your web browser, so all you need is an Internet connection.\"patternify<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The pattern design interface is somewhat limited, because it\u2019s a\u00a0pixel-by-pixel generator<\/strong>. So if you want a noise pattern, you\u2019ll probably want to\u00a0look elsewhere<\/a>. But Patternify will automatically output an image URL, and give you the base64 code to copy\/paste into your CSS.<\/p>\n

10. CSS Button Generator<\/span><\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve saved the best for last with this free\u00a0CSS button generator<\/a>. You have access to a growing library of\u00a0custom buttons<\/strong>\u00a0and the CSS code used to build them. You can\u00a0either copy preexisting buttons, modify them as a template, or even create your own buttons from scratch<\/strong>. The visual editor is superb with many custom CSS properties to choose from.\"css3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Final Words<\/span><\/h2>\n

These free tools are the best-of-the-best when it comes to code generation. Other resources like\u00a0Sass mixins<\/a>\u00a0can help with this job, but web apps are available from any computer with Internet access, so these tools are much more versatile for a quick practice project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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