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PostCSS

A tool for transforming CSS with JavaScript

A tool for transforming CSS with JavaScript plugins. Powers Autoprefixer, Tailwind CSS, and hundreds of other CSS tools.

29K
GitHub Stars
native
TypeScript
medium
Learning Curve
4.0
DX Score
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Pricing

Model
free
Free Tier
MIT licensed, fully open source

Features

  • ✓ Plugin architecture
  • ✓ Autoprefixer integration
  • ✓ CSS Modules support
  • ✓ Future CSS syntax
  • ✓ Linting (Stylelint)
  • ✓ Minification (cssnano)
  • ✓ Tailwind CSS engine
  • ✓ Source maps

Pros

  • + Extremely flexible
  • + Powers Tailwind CSS
  • + Huge plugin ecosystem
  • + Use only what you need
  • + Industry standard tool

Cons

  • - Configuration complexity
  • - Not a preprocessor itself
  • - Plugin compatibility issues possible
  • - Learning curve for plugin authoring

Best For

enterprise startup indie hacker

Alternatives

Sass Sass Lightning CSS Lightning CSS
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