Bootstrap Magic

What Bootstrap Magic is

Bootstrap Magic is a browser-based tool for creating Bootstrap themes, with a live preview and live HTML coding. Its site describes Bootstrap Magic 4.0 as a generator for Bootstrap 4.0 themes. You can choose colors with a color picker or enter hex or rgba values, then add your own HTML and CSS to preview them with the generated theme. A variable typeahead helps locate Bootstrap variables and create links between variables, while the font typeahead includes Google Fonts. Sass helpers include functions for darkening and lightening colors, along with mixins. When a theme is ready, you can download a CSS stylesheet or SCSS variables. The project is open source and released under the MIT License, and its listed price is free. The repository describes the implementation as made with AngularJS. Its listed platforms are web and self-hosted, with browser as the primary platform. For local development, the README gives npm run dev to launch Bootstrap Magic and npm run watch to compile SCSS while editing a theme. The site says the project was crafted in Paris and links to Orson Website Builder.

Who it suits

Bootstrap Magic suits people creating Bootstrap 4.0 themes who want to adjust colors and preview their own HTML and CSS in a browser. Developers who prefer working locally can use the documented npm commands to launch the tool and compile SCSS while editing.

Getting started

1. Open the Bootstrap Magic website in a browser.
2. Choose colors with the picker or enter hex or rgba values.
3. Add HTML and CSS to preview them with the theme.
4. Use the variable or font typeahead as needed.
5. Download the CSS stylesheet or SCSS variables.
6. To work locally, run npm run dev; use npm run watch to compile SCSS while editing.

Verdict

Choose Bootstrap Magic if you want a free, open-source browser tool for shaping Bootstrap 4.0 themes and exporting CSS or SCSS variables. Its preview and Sass helpers support theme editing, while the documented local route uses npm commands.