Tailwind Builder
Dev tools
visual ui builder
SHOW HN2019
295points
43comments
#103of 2,195 in 2019
Top 5%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstPricing: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, sane use of the framework with no custom CSS
From 2 comments
From all the tools I've seen, yours is really nice. It respects both the framework and the developer by not adding crappy custom CSS, using the framework as the official…
bbmario on HNI can't agree. Tailwind is against components like "card" in Bootstrap. We do not use any custom CSS to build our components, only classes from Tailwind CSS. :)
kemyd on HN
Lifetime pricing instead of subscription
From 2 comments
I really like the idea of life time purchases rather than subscriptions. To minimize the risk that your site goes down (or is economically unstable at some point in time), you…
milsebg on HNCongrats on your launch - this is fantastic, and I'll be signing up for a pro account. To echo what others have said here, having an $89 lifetime option made this an easy…
martypitt on HN
Useful for rapid prototyping, especially for Bulma users
From 2 comments
>https://bulma.dev I've been looking for a bulma drag and drog builder for years I'm going to test it out asap
maxencecornet on HNSame. Well, I've been looking for a replacement rapid UI prototyping tool since I have recently moved away from bootstrap and adopted Bulma. This looks very, very promising!
james_s_tayler on HN
Objections
Goes against Tailwind's utility-first, no-predesigned-components philosophy
From 1 comment
While I am sure that people will be using this, this product simply and completely disregards what Tailwind was designed for: Rapid development by building from utilities in just…
jstummbillig on HN
Editor gets in the way and causes UI glitches
From 2 comments
The problem with this solutions IME is that now you start to fight the editor and wasting a lot time: https://imgur.com/a/Zt0M9DX
Scarbutt on HNFun, got the same issue. Clicking around & opening stuff makes it eventually disappear.
Zopieux on HN
Certificate error on tailwind.build domain
From 1 comment
Certificate error: https://tailwind.build - NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID https://bootstrapshuffle.com and https://bulma.dev - Work fine
license2e on HN
Requests
More components and content, including enterprise SaaS UI
From 3 comments
From all the tools I've seen, yours is really nice. It respects both the framework and the developer by not adding crappy custom CSS, using the framework as the official…
bbmario on HNSo happy to learn of Bulma.dev!!! One thing I would really, really love is more Components found in enterprise SaaS ui. Stuff that you find in any reasonable component library I…
james_s_tayler on HNLooks nice, - What are your plans to expand the amount of items? - What do you think about the option to add your own build items, and maybe share them across users?
greensoup on HN
Self-hosted or offline version
From 2 comments
I'd pay double for a self-hosted version, that isn't phone-home dependent. This removes a huge risk that the service will one day disappear. (If your sites go down you may not be…
camkego on HNCongrats on your launch - this is fantastic, and I'll be signing up for a pro account. To echo what others have said here, having an $89 lifetime option made this an easy…
martypitt on HN
Ability to add custom components or templates
From 3 comments
Is it possible to add your own templates/components and pick them from the menu?
deltron3030 on HNSo happy to learn of Bulma.dev!!! One thing I would really, really love is more Components found in enterprise SaaS ui. Stuff that you find in any reasonable component library I…
james_s_tayler on HNLooks nice, - What are your plans to expand the amount of items? - What do you think about the option to add your own build items, and maybe share them across users?
greensoup on HN
Import existing Tailwind config
From 1 comment
Love this. For those of us with existing colors, plugins etc in our config, any chance you plan on allowing import of existing configs? Even if just for the colors in the beginning
timboslice on HN
Questions
Does it produce a responsive design?
From 1 comment
Does it make a responsive design or do you have to do that yourself?
rbur0425 on HN
Does it generate a tailwind config usable in other projects?
From 1 comment
I'm yet to try it, so pardon my question. Does it generate a tailwindconfig.js that I can replace in any tailwind project? A good friend introduced me to Tailwind about a year…
Brajeshwar on HN
How does it compete with Tailwind UI?
From 1 comment
How do you plan to compete with https://www.tailwindui.com/ or do you see it working alongside?
jdefelice on HN
Alternatives named
Tailwind UI by Adam Wathan
From 2 comments
How do you plan to compete with https://www.tailwindui.com/ or do you see it working alongside?
jdefelice on HNIt's notable that the creator of Tailwind, Adam Wathan, is working on something similar [1]. Whether it fits the paradigm or not, there definitely seems to be a demand for such a…
dimfeld on HN
Bootstrap Shuffle and Bulma builders by the same maker
From 1 comment
Hi! I am the author of Tailwind Builder. I launched it today! It's the first genuinely advanced online editor for the Tailwind CSS framework. I based it on the same technology I…
kemyd on HN
Material-UI
From 1 comment
I'd really like to see something like this for the material-ui UI framework. https://material-ui.com/
jadbox on HN