The best PostCSS alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to PostCSS, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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Sass
Open source · MIT · ★ 15.4k
The specification and proposal repository for the Sass CSS language.
Best for: Developers who want to read how specific Sass language features are defined; Implementers building a Sass compiler who need precise feature behavior
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Stylus
Open source · MIT · ★ 11.3k
A CSS preprocessor for Node.js that lets you write styles in a shorter, more flexible syntax.
Best for: Node.js developers who already build front-end projects and want a CSS preprocessor; Front-end developers who prefer a terse, indentation-based style syntax
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Prettier
Open source · MIT · ★ 52.4k
An opinionated code formatter that rewrites your code in one consistent style.
Best for: Teams that want one shared code style without writing their own rules; Developers who want formatting handled automatically on save
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to PostCSS. We don't take payment for placement.