/ListOfMinimalistFrameworks

A list of minimalist frameworks(simple and lightweight).

List of minimalist frameworks

A list of minimalist frameworks(simple and lightweight). All in alphabetical order.

Framework for CSS

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Name Minimum size(base) Repository License
Atatonic 5.1 KiB (minified) http://code.google.com/p/atatonic-css-framwork/ MIT
Concrete 3.2 KiB https://github.com/davidlumley/concrete MIT
KNACSS 13.2 KiB (all modules) https://github.com/raphaelgoetter/KNACSS WTFPL
Kube 15.2 KiB https://github.com/sashka/kube Unknown
min 0.9 KiB (minified and gzipped) https://github.com/owenversteeg/min MIT
PocketGrid 1 KiB https://github.com/arnaudleray/pocketgrid MIT
Pure 18.6 KiB (no gzipped) https://github.com/yui/pure BSD
RocketCSS 6.4 KiB https://github.com/RocketCSS/RocketCSS MIT
Simple Grid 1.1 KiB https://github.com/ThisIsDallas/Simple-Grid Unknown
Toast 1.2 KiB https://github.com/daneden/Toast Unknown

Frameworks for Front-end JS

Name Bower Install Repository License
Aura bower install aura https://github.com/aurajs/aura MIT
kraken https://github.com/cferdinandi/kraken MIT
Spine bower install spine https://github.com/spine/spine MIT
Stapes bower install stapes http://github.com/hay/stapes MIT

Web framework for Haskell

Name Cabal Install Repository License
Scotty cabal install scotty https://github.com/scotty-web/scotty BSD3

Web framework for Node.js

Name NPM Install Repository License
Express.js [sudo] npm install express https://github.com/visionmedia/express MIT
Flatiron [sudo] npm install -g flatiron https://github.com/flatiron MIT
Hapi npm install hapi https://github.com/spumko/hapi Unknown
koa [sudo] npm install koajs https://github.com/koajs/koa MIT
partial.js [sudo] npm install -g partial.js https://github.com/petersirka/partial.js MIT
Restify npm install restify https://github.com/mcavage/node-restify MIT
SocketStream [sudo] npm install -g socketstream https://github.com/socketstream/socketstream MIT
Sails.js [sudo]npm -g install sails https://github.com/balderdashy/sails MIT

Web framework for Perl

Name | cpan install | Repository | License --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Dancer | cpan Dancer | https://github.com/PerlDancer/Dancer | Artistic or GPL v.1 Mojolicious | cpan Mojolicious | https://github.com/kraih/mojo | Artistic 2.0

Web framework for PHP

Name Repository License
Afro https://github.com/jbrooksuk/Afro MIT
AuraPHP https://github.com/auraphp/Aura.Web\_Kernel BSD
Bullet https://github.com/vlucas/bulletphp MIT
Deano http://github.com/colindean/deano MIT
Fat Free https://github.com/bcosca/fatfree [GPL 3] (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html)
Flight https://github.com/mikecao/flight MIT
Limonade https://github.com/sofadesign/limonade Unknow
MicroMVC https://github.com/Xeoncross/MicroMVC MIT
Nanite https://github.com/nirix/nanite LGPLv3
Phalcon Framework https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon BSD3
Silex https://github.com/silexphp/Silex MIT
Slim https://github.com/codeguy/Slim MIT
Swiftlet https://github.com/ElbertF/Swiftlet MIT

Web framework for Python

Name PIP Install Repository License
Bobo pip install bobo https://github.com/zopefoundation/bobo ZPL 2.1
Bottle [sudo] pip install bottle https://github.com/defnull/bottle MIT
CherryPy pip install CherryPy https://bitbucket.org/cherrypy/cherrypy/overview BSD
Cyclone pip install cyclone https://github.com/fiorix/cyclone Apache License 2.0
Flask pip install Flask https://github.com/mitsuhiko/flask BSD
itty-bitty pip install itty https://github.com/toastdriven/itty/ BSD
Klein pip install klein https://github.com/twisted/klein MIT
Pyramid pip install pyramid https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid BSD-derived
Tornado pip install tornado https://github.com/facebook/tornado Apache License 2.0
web.py [sudo] pip install web.py https://github.com/webpy/webpy Public domain
wheezy.web pip install wheezy.web https://bitbucket.org/akorn/wheezy.web MIT

Web framework for Ruby

Name Gem Install Repository License
Camping gem install camping http://github.com/camping/camping MIT
Cuba gem install cuba https://github.com/soveran/cuba MIT
Grape gem install grape https://github.com/intridea/grape MIT
Kenji gem install kenji https://github.com/kballenegger/Kenji Azure
Nancy gem install nancy https://github.com/guilleiguaran/nancy MIT
New York, New York gem install nyny https://github.com/alisnic/nyny MIT
Padrino gem install padrino https://github.com/padrino/padrino-framework MIT
Ramaze gem install ramaze https://github.com/ramaze/ramaze MIT
Sinatra gem install sinatra https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/ MIT

Web framework for .NET (C#)

Name | Repository | License --- | --- | --- | --- Nancy | https://github.com/NancyFx/Nancy/ | MIT Aurora | https://github.com/frankhale/aurora | GPL

Web framework for Java

Name Repository License
Play Framework https://github.com/playframework/playframework Apache License V2
Spark https://github.com/perwendel/spark Apache License V2
Restlet https://github.com/restlet/restlet-framework-java Apache License V2
RestX https://github.com/restx/restx Apache License V2

Java - Microframeworks

Name Description Maven groupId/artifact License
[Log4j] (http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/) Lightweight extendable/customizable logging facility org.apache.logging.log4j : {log4j-api, log4j-core} Apache License V2