Bootstrap (front-end framework)

Bootstrap
Original author(s)Mark Otto, Jacob Thornton
Developer(s)Bootstrap Core Team
Initial releaseAugust 19, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-08-19)
Stable release
5.3.3[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 20 February 2024; 9 months ago (20 February 2024)
RepositoryBootstrap Repository
Written inHTML, CSS, Less (v3), Sass (v4) and JavaScript
PlatformWeb platform
LicenseMIT License[2] (Apache License 2.0 prior to 3.1.0)[3]
Websitegetbootstrap.com Edit this on Wikidata

Bootstrap (formerly Twitter Bootstrap) is a free and open-source CSS framework directed at responsive, mobile-first front-end web development. It contains HTML, CSS and (optionally) JavaScript-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, navigation, and other interface components.

As of May 2023, Bootstrap is the 17th most starred project (4th most starred library) on GitHub, with over 164,000 stars.[4] According to W3Techs, Bootstrap is used by 19.2% of all websites.[5]

  1. ^ "Release 5.3.3". February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "bootstrap/LICENSE". Github.
  3. ^ "bootstrap/LICENSE (v3.0.3)". Github.
  4. ^ "Search · stars:>100000". GitHub. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Usage statistics and market share of Bootstrap for websites". w3techs.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.