less-loader VS Less

Compare less-loader vs Less and see what are their differences.

less-loader

Compiles Less to CSS (by webpack-contrib)

Less

Leaner CSS, in your browser or Ruby (via less.js). (by cowboyd)
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less-loader Less
3 2
952 121
0.1% -
7.2 0.0
21 days ago about 7 years ago
JavaScript Ruby
MIT License -
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less-loader

Posts with mentions or reviews of less-loader. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-02-26.
  • Node module version problem
    1 project | /r/webdev | 21 Sep 2022
    The fix here would be to downgrade to a compatible version of less-loader. The simplest way to do this is to check release notes, frequently found on a package's repository page. The repository for less-loader is webpack-contrib/less-loader on Github (found via npm info less-loader), and on their releases page they have notes for each major, minor, and patch (or bugfix) release.
  • using less-loader in webpack
    1 project | dev.to | 27 Feb 2022
  • CSS Deep
    2090 projects | dev.to | 26 Feb 2021
    webpack-contrib/less-loader - Less loader for webpack. Compiles Less to CSS.

Less

Posts with mentions or reviews of Less. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-02-26.
  • CSS Deep
    2090 projects | dev.to | 26 Feb 2021
    mrkrupski/LESS-Dynamic-Stylesheet - A set of useful mixins for LESS, the CSS pre-processor: http://lesscss.org
  • Setting Up a JavaScript Build Process using Rollup
    8 projects | dev.to | 17 Feb 2021
    Now that we have addressed our scripts, we can focus on our styles. In this setup, we will look at the CSS preprocessor Less which lets us write CSS simpler, use variables and mixins. We can add it to the project with the following command:

What are some alternatives?

When comparing less-loader and Less you can also consider the following projects:

fancyInput - Makes typing in input fields fun with CSS3 effects

rollup-plugin-postcss - Seamless integration between Rollup and PostCSS.

odometer

Less Rails - :-1: :train: Less.js For Rails

colors - Smarter defaults for colors on the web.

Quiet Assets

PageLoadingEffects - Modern ways of revealing new content using SVG animations.

Sass - Sass makes CSS fun!

SpinKit - A collection of loading indicators animated with CSS

Emoji - A gem. For Emoji. For everyone. ❤

pnotify - Beautiful JavaScript notifications with Web Notifications support.

Gutenberg - Modern framework to print the web correctly.