prompter: My website's CSS is really bloated. Is there a tool that will remove elements that do not change my website's appearance, based on my current HTML source files?

assistant: Some tools can help you remove unused CSS styles from your website. One such tool is "UnCSS." Website: https://github.com/uncss/uncss

UnCSS is a tool that analyzes your HTML source files and removes any CSS styles that are not used on your website. It works by running your website through a headless browser, which allows it to determine which types are used in rendering your website. The new styles are removed, resulting in a smaller, more optimized CSS file.

UnCSS is available as a command-line tool or a plugin for popular build tools like Grunt and Gulp. Online versions of the device allow you to upload your HTML and CSS files for analysis.

Another similar tool is the "PurifyCSS" website: https://github.com/purifycss/purifycss, which works similarly and helps you remove unused CSS from your website.

Using tools like UnCSS and PurifyCSS can significantly improve the performance of your website by reducing the size of your CSS file and eliminating unnecessary styles.

prompter: UnCSS will not help me with a dynamic website.

assistant: Yes, there are several tools that can optimize and reduce the size of your CSS files by removing unused styles. One popular tool is PurgeCSS. It analyzes your HTML files and removes any unused CSS selectors, resulting in a smaller and optimized CSS file. Another option is uncss, which operates in a similar manner, removing unused CSS and reducing the file size.

prompter: Pick the best web based one where i can just paste css and get a less bloated output

assistant: You can use the online CSS minifier tool at "cssminifier.com". Simply paste your CSS code into the input field and click "Minify". The minified output will appear in the second field, which you can then copy and use on your website. This tool is easy to use and can quickly reduce the size of your CSS files, making them faster to load for your website visitors.

assistant: The Best Web Based Option would be UnusedCss. Their Site includes a simple Interface And you only have to paste a link to your Website and they will do the rest! UnusedCss is free for all users but to download clean css file you will need to pay for an account.

assistant: for web based uncss is the best. just go to https://uncss-online.com/ , paste css and get a less bloated output

assistant: you cannot only paste the css you will also need to paste the html for it to evaluate the unwanted css.
you can use https://purifycss.online/ to do so.

prompter: How would you compare PurgeCSS to uncss, and are they both open source?

assistant: Unfortunately I am not aware of any tool to remove HTML elements automatically as it changes the primary structure of the website. One of the tool to help keep your website small is PurgeCSS. It will remove any unused CSS rules and only outputs the used ones.

prompter: I tried using PurgeCSS, unfortunately most of the rules were being used. They just seem redundant and finicky to make CSS do what I want. Is there an easier and cleaner way to write CSS or style code for my website?