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GUI compilers that use LESS.js

davidfregoli edited this page Jan 18, 2013 · 15 revisions

This page focuses on GUI compilers. For command line usage and tools see this page.

Tip: try out the different LESS tools available for your platform, to see which one fits you best.

Cross platform

Crunch!

http://crunchapp.net/

Crunch is not just a LESS compiler, it is also a LESS editor for Windows and Mac. If you work a lot with LESS files, you should definitely try it out. Crunch is built on the Adobe AIR platform.

Crunch screenshot

SimpLESS

http://wearekiss.com/simpless

SimpLESS is a minimalistic LESS compiler. Just drag, drop and compile. One of the unique features of SimpLESS is that it supports 'prefixing' your CSS by using http://prefixr.com.. SimpLESS is built on the Titanium platform.

SimpLESS screenshot

OSx

LESS.app

http://incident57.com/less

LESS.app was the first GUI compiler for LESS. LESS.app has a 'Compiler' tab where you can see the compiler results.

LESS.app screenshot

Windows

WinLess

http://winless.org

WinLess started out as a clone of LESS.app. It takes a more feature-complete approach and has several settings. It also supports starting with command line arguments.

WinLess screenshot

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