Canadian CSS educator with 1,000+ YouTube videos and The Cascade course platform
The Cascade, CSS Demystified, Kevin Powell YouTube channel
stack --tool css · #31 of 80
Indie makers who build with CSS (2026)
4 indie makers on IndieMakerList list CSS in their stack — 2% of makers who share one — including Kevin Powell, Brian Casel and Jason Leow. The stylesheet language used to describe the presentation of web pages. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with CSS.
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makers
15
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$1K/mo
combined revenue*
2
exits
Official site: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS
Top indie makers using CSS
4 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Serial bootstrapper behind Audience Ops, Clarityflow and Builder Methods
Builder Methods, Agent OS, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage) +2
Singapore solopreneur behind Jason's Plugins for Carrd, Lifelog, Lists Kit and Commit365
Jason's Plugins for Carrd, Lifelog, Lists Kit +1~$12K/yr
Montreal developer-educator behind CSS for JavaScript Developers and The Joy of React
CSS for JavaScript Developers, The Joy of React, Whimsical Animations
Products built by CSS makers
A selection of the 15 products shipped by these makers.
The Cascade
thecascade.dev
Kevin Powell's learning platform hosting free and premium CSS courses and learning paths.
by Kevin Powell
CSS Demystified
thecascade.dev
Flagship course on how CSS really works, with lessons and interactive challenges.
by Kevin Powell
Builder Methods
buildermethods.com
Training, workshops and community for developers building software with AI.
by Brian Casel
Agent OS
buildermethods.com
Free open-source system for spec-driven development with AI coding agents.
by Brian Casel
Jason's Plugins for Carrd
plugins.carrd.co
Plugins, widgets, components and scripts that extend Carrd sites.
~$12K/yrby Jason Leow
Lifelog
golifelog.com
Writing community for writing 100 words a day toward your goals.
by Jason Leow
CSS for JavaScript Developers
css-for-js.dev
Interactive course that builds a robust mental model of CSS.
by Josh W. Comeau
The Joy of React
joyofreact.com
Interactive course for learning React from the ground up.
by Josh W. Comeau
Revenue of indie makers using CSS
Combined self-reported revenue: about $1K/mo across 1 maker. *Figures come from the makers' own posts and interviews, at different dates, and cover their whole business — not just CSS projects.
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Jason LeowSingapore solopreneur behind Jason's Plugins for Carrd, Lifelog, Lists Kit and Commit365
~$12K/yras of 2023
Tools commonly used with CSS
How many CSS makers also list each tool.
What CSS makers build
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CSS indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with CSS?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list CSS in their stack include Kevin Powell, Brian Casel, Jason Leow and Josh W. Comeau.
How popular is CSS with indie makers?
4 makers — 2% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use CSS, ranking it #31 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with CSS?
The tools most often listed alongside CSS are HTML (2 makers), Next.js (1 maker), React (1 maker) and JavaScript (1 maker).
How much do indie makers using CSS earn?
1 maker using CSS have shared revenue figures, adding up to roughly $1K per month combined. The highest is Jason Leow (~$12K/yr (Plugins for Carrd)). Figures are self-reported and from different dates.
What do indie makers build with CSS?
Makers using CSS mostly work in Educators & Course Creators (3), Creators & Writers (2) and AI Builders (1), and have shipped 15 listed products between them.
What is CSS?
The stylesheet language used to describe the presentation of web pages. Official site: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS
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