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