# [picocss/pico](https://github.com/picocss/pico)

Minimal CSS Framework for semantic HTML

16.8k stars · 519 forks · CSS · archived

Quick update: star history is from the full report of Nov 1, 2026.

Avoid

Archived on GitHub.

## Why

- The repository is archived on GitHub, so it no longer accepts changes. ([source 1](https://github.com/picocss/pico))

### What would change this

- The owner unarchives the repository.
- Partly checked: people (Only 2 human commits were found, too few to judge who maintains the project.)

## Maintenance

Complete

Archived

**Human commits, 30 days**
0

**Human commits, 90 days**
2

**Human commits, 365 days**
2

**Bot share of commits, 365 days**
0%

**Last commit**
Oct 4, 2026 (1 month ago)

**Last human commit**
Oct 4, 2026 (1 month ago)

**Authors, 90 days**
1

**Last release**
Mar 15, 2025 (1 year ago)

**Median PR merge time**
3 days

Too few recent issues to measure responsiveness.

- The repository is archived, so no new work is expected.
- Only 1 recent issues can be checked for a response, too few to measure response time.

Sources: [Commits](https://github.com/picocss/pico/commits), [Releases](https://github.com/picocss/pico/releases), [Merged pull requests](https://github.com/picocss/pico/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged), [Issues](https://github.com/picocss/pico/issues?q=is%3Aissue)

## People

Partial

**Owner**
Organization

**Commits sampled**
2 since Nov 13, 2025

**Authors for half of commits**
1

**Authors for 80% of commits**
1

**Contributors**
61

### Top committers

- lucaslarroche: 100% of commits

- Only 2 human commits were found, too few to judge who maintains the project.

Sources: [Commits](https://github.com/picocss/pico/commits), [Contributors](https://github.com/picocss/pico/graphs/contributors)

## Stars

Complete

Organic, confidence medium

Bars show stars gained each week. Red bars overlap a burst.

### Bursts

- **Sep 18, 2021 to Sep 20, 2021**: about 37 more stars than usual, peak 21 in one day, a spike that tapers off. No outside explanation found, so this burst is unexplained.
- **Oct 14, 2021 to Oct 15, 2021**: about 60 more stars than usual, peak 51 in one day, a spike that tapers off. No outside explanation found, so this burst is unexplained.
- **Dec 14, 2021 to Jan 13, 2022**: about 2.8k more stars than usual, peak 572 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a Hacker News post, a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests.
- **Dec 21, 2022 to Dec 22, 2022**: about 53 more stars than usual, peak 48 in one day, a spike that tapers off. No outside explanation found, so this burst is unexplained.
- **Jan 16, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023**: about 1.4k more stars than usual, peak 517 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks.
- **Oct 9, 2023 to Oct 9, 2023**: about 54 more stars than usual, peak 62 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks.
- **Feb 8, 2024 to Feb 9, 2024**: about 67 more stars than usual, peak 65 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests.
- **Mar 24, 2024 to Mar 27, 2024**: about 96 more stars than usual, peak 53 in one day, a spike that tapers off. No outside explanation found, so this burst is unexplained.
- **Sep 7, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025**: about 303 more stars than usual, peak 187 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a Hacker News post, a jump in forks.

Anyone can buy stars for any repo; bursts alone don't prove the owner did.

- The star history looks organic.
- Star history from the full report of Nov 1, 2026; this update did not re-read it.

Sources: [How star history is analyzed](https://reporadar.ai/methodology#stars)

## Risk

Complete

### Flags

- **High:** GitHub marks this repository as archived, so it is read-only and receives no new changes. [Details](https://github.com/picocss/pico)
- **Info:** The OpenSSF Scorecard for this project is 3.6 out of 10 (deps.dev). [Details](https://deps.dev/project/github/picocss%2Fpico)

### License

**Now**
MIT (OSI-approved)

**A year ago**
MIT (OSI-approved)

### Packages

- **@picocss/pico** (NPM): latest 2.1.1, published Mar 15, 2025
Advisories for the latest version: none listed

Package and advisory data: deps.dev and OSV.

OpenSSF Scorecard: 3.6 out of 10 (via deps.dev).

Sources: [GitHub: picocss/pico](https://github.com/picocss/pico), [deps.dev: npm @picocss/pico](https://deps.dev/npm/%40picocss%2Fpico)

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## Badge

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## Earlier verdicts

- Nov 13, 2026: Avoid
- Nov 12, 2026: Avoid
- Nov 11, 2026: Avoid
- Nov 10, 2026: Avoid
- Nov 9, 2026: Avoid
- Nov 8, 2026: Avoid
- Nov 7, 2026: Avoid
- Nov 6, 2026: Avoid
- Nov 5, 2026: Avoid
- Nov 4, 2026: Avoid

Computed 13 hours ago · method 2026.10.2

Source: https://reporadar.ai/picocss/pico
