v1.1.3

An easy-to-use automated front-end setup.

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Up and running in seconds

Headstart comes with a custom Command Line Interface (CLI) to get you going. Scaffold your projects in an instance, and see changes in the browser instantly thanks to the live-reload server. Get started now!

Think fragments

Forget about fitting together your assets and learn how to love the folder structure. Headstart takes care of dependencies and makes sure everything ends up where it needs to be.

No brainer optimizations

Give your visitors a fast experience without even having to think about it. It all happens while you work! Hinting, Uglyfication and Concatenation. Don’t forget about image and SVG optimization. Revelation? Yes!


Responsibly responsive

The no-class grid system takes care of building responsive layouts. It also puts media queries and grid declarations close to your selectors, making maintainance a breeze.

Be the better coder

Headstart can be configured to hint and validate your code. Following conducts make you write cleaner and better, which results in less bugs and happy colleagues.

(Single) Page specific

Scripts and styles can be assigned to a specific page if needed. Aside from that, Headstart supports rudimentary templating to keep your HTML lean and clean.

Forget about refreshing

No more manually refreshing the browser. Saving will auto-refresh the browser for you, making developing faster and easier on the fingers.


Headstart is built with open-source software: