I made CSS Pro
Dev tools
browser devtools for css
SHOW HN2023
505points
288comments
#54of 3,109 in 2023
Top 2%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
16 positive, 36 neutral or asking, 21 mixed, 66 critical, out of 139 comments about the project. Thread score -0.30.
Pricing: 6 for, 43 againstIdea: 3 for, 14 againstExecution: 4 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished, impressive interface and UX
From 4 comments
This is one of the more impressive and polished "Show HNs" I've seen recently. The landing page is superb, the tool is impressive and the ease of trying it out with the "Try on…
tailspin2019 on HNI think the comments criticising the pricing are wrong, you can't compare one generalist tool to another highly specialised tool. But on top of that comparing to Figma, Framer or…
samwillis on HNThis is a wonderful interface! Great UX, really landmark, effortless design! Reminds me of Bret Victor, and the top notch best products to come out of Apple and Google. You have…
graderjs on HNThis looks absolutely spectacular.
AhmadIbrahim on HN
Useful for quickly inspecting element CSS, replaces separate tools
From 2 comments
This is fantastic. I've been using CSS Scan for years on an almost daily basis. It's so incredibly useful. Whenever I wanted to quickly see how a design was done, I'd hit the…
vogon_laureate on HNI clicked the "try it on this page", and it's really cool! I don't really know web design so obviously there's parts I don't understand, but it's a hell of a lot easier than me…
0xbadcafebee on HN
Objections
$30/month price is too high for individual developers
From 4 comments
Honestly the comments are a good example on how difficult it is to sell to developers and why startup ideas that target developers are dangerous to bootstrap. Developers have…
rcconf on HNThis looks great and I’m not against charging for tools — I’m not even against subscriptions (even tho they often annoy me personally), but the value prop here doesn’t seem to…
filmgirlcw on HNFix the pricing. Figma is 20 USD monthly. Framer is 10, Webflow is 18, with hosting.
nbzso on HN$30/month? Are you high?
iguana_lawyer on HN
Built-in devtools and free extensions already cover much of it
From 3 comments
This is an awesome tool, however, the pricing is lot costly to subscribe as most of these tools are already available for free. * Ruler - Dimensions for Chrome * Assets - Easily…
sangupta on HNLooks like this is meant for professional web developers to make their life easier. So it is not here to replace wix. So, 1. I am struggling to understand the value proposition…
o1y32 on HNI don't think this is a devtools* replacement or a significant enough "game changer", this is just a different way to interact with CSS. Devtools reveals both the HTML & CSS (as…
ppetty on HN
Unclear value for developers who already know CSS
From 2 comments
This is very cool. The gradient/bkg generator alone is very cool. But I think you’re trying to sell a design tool to developers, even highly proficient CSS developers, who have…
efields on HNThis just .. doesn't seem that useful compared to the normal devtools. It is also noticeably laggy, based on the demo on your site, with pop-in/FOUC. Definitely not worth $30/m…
IceDane on HN
Requests
Offer cheaper or tiered pricing, or a free trial
From 3 comments
I think it looks great! For the pricing, consider adding tiers depending on the type of user. What you're asking for now is perfectly fine for companies. But for individual…
POiNTx on HNI think if I did webdev full time, the price would be easily justified. OP: Consider hobbyists and generalist who aren’t full time. There might be a market segment for short term…
bradreaves2 on HNThis is one of the more impressive and polished "Show HNs" I've seen recently. The landing page is superb, the tool is impressive and the ease of trying it out with the "Try on…
tailspin2019 on HN
Tailwind class conversion
From 1 comment
If this had some way to convert to/from Tailwind classes, I would purchase in an instant...
jw1224 on HN
Show how measurements are calculated
From 1 comment
I would pay if you could show me the formula for how measurements are calculated. The most common question I'm always asking myself is: Why is this like this? For many properties…
hrdwdmrbl on HN
Questions
How does element extraction work on complex pages
From 2 comments
How does the element copying work? > Copy the designs of your favorite websites, frameworks, or themes. Extract the HTML and CSS code of an element and all its children in…
skilled on HNThis tool is for front-end devs who love tweaking front-end designs faster. My tool is for back-end devs who don’t want anything to do with front-end, but want to build UI…
mrieck on HN
Does the tool stop working if the subscription lapses
From 1 comment
Does this stop working if you stop subscribing, or do you just lose access to updates? This needs to be made very clear.
monkey_monkey on HN
Alternatives named
VisBug
From 2 comments
Comparison with https://visbug.web.app/ (free as in beer, and open source)?
low_tech_punk on HNReminds me of https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/ProjectVisBug
abraham on HN
CSS Scan and Stylebot browser extensions
From 2 comments
This is fantastic. I've been using CSS Scan for years on an almost daily basis. It's so incredibly useful. Whenever I wanted to quickly see how a design was done, I'd hit the…
vogon_laureate on HNThis is an awesome tool, however, the pricing is lot costly to subscribe as most of these tools are already available for free. * Ruler - Dimensions for Chrome * Assets - Easily…
sangupta on HN
Figma, Framer, Webflow
From 2 comments
Fix the pricing. Figma is 20 USD monthly. Framer is 10, Webflow is 18, with hosting.
nbzso on HNThis looks great and I’m not against charging for tools — I’m not even against subscriptions (even tho they often annoy me personally), but the value prop here doesn’t seem to…
filmgirlcw on HN