tailwindcss VS postcss-plugins

Compare tailwindcss vs postcss-plugins and see what are their differences.

tailwindcss

A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development. [Moved to: https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss] (by tailwindcss)
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38,847 833
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9.6 9.9
about 3 years ago 3 days ago
CSS CSS
MIT License MIT No Attribution
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tailwindcss

Posts with mentions or reviews of tailwindcss. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-05.

postcss-plugins

Posts with mentions or reviews of postcss-plugins. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-11.
  • PostCSS - my initial experience
    3 projects | dev.to | 11 Jan 2024
    the author of the most popular PostCSS plugin himself recommended the postcss-preset-env over his own creation which is cssnex, and
  • CSS Is Fun Again
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Dec 2023
    The example in A) won't work as the plugin can't convert the functions with variables in it. https://github.com/csstools/postcss-plugins/tree/main/plugin...
  • What are some harsh truths that r/webdev needs to hear?
    1 project | /r/webdev | 3 Jun 2023
    You can use this today if you're using PostCSS in your build process (which is the case if you use autoprefixer)! https://preset-env.cssdb.org/
  • Vanilla+PostCSS as an Alternative to SCSS
    15 projects | dev.to | 30 Mar 2023
    Switching from a ready-made tool like Sass or a recommendation package like cssnext (deprecated since 2019) or PostCSS Preset Env (archived in 2022), to the modular PostCSS Preset Env plugin set we can choose a helpful and convenient set of future CSS features beyond the current stable client CSS.
  • More CSS reactions
    3 projects | dev.to | 28 Jan 2023
    To implement :has support, the css-has-pseudo polyfill can be used. This polyfill includes both a PostCSS plugin and a JS function to be used in the HTML page.
  • CSS nesting is coming
    1 project | dev.to | 15 Jan 2023
    Yes, it's behind a flag and only in future versions, but it is a huge step forward. Those versions will soon be available, and we can try it locally (unfortunately, not on production without a polyfill or a plugin).
  • The Complete Guide for Setting Up React App from Scratch (feat. TypeScript)
    16 projects | dev.to | 14 Dec 2022
    w/ postcss-preset-env(v7.8.3): convert modern CSS into something most browsers can understand, determining the polyfills you need based on your targeted browsers or runtime environments. It takes the support data that comes from MDN and Can I Use and determine from a browserlist whether those transformations are needed. It also packs Autoprefixer within and shares the list with it, so prefixes are only applied when you're going to need them given your browser support list.
  • In terms of styling, how does the structure of your project using traditional CSS look like?
    2 projects | /r/reactjs | 12 Dec 2022
    There's a @ custom-media proposal (and PostCSS plugin) that can make it a lot easier to use media queries across components. Define your MQs in your global CSS, use everywhere. If you're worried about repeating MQs in your CSS from a bloat perspective, there are PostCSS plugins for that as well.
  • Is there a way to shorten .contactform h2,… and to say something like .contactform (h2, ul, label)?
    3 projects | /r/webdev | 9 Nov 2022
  • Is a bracket within a bracket possible? (HTML/CSSS)
    4 projects | /r/HTML | 13 Aug 2022
    The term you are looking for is "nesting". CSS currently does not support it. But there is a draft being worked on. No browser currently supports it, though. Most CSS Pre- or Postprocessors like Sass, Less, Stylus, PostCSS support nesting.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing tailwindcss and postcss-plugins you can also consider the following projects:

pollen - The CSS variables build system

css-experiments

xns-seek-bar - A seekable progress bar component for Vue.js

css-houdini-drafts - Mirror of https://hg.css-houdini.org/drafts

xns-audio-player-simple - xns-audio-player vue plugin with a simple ui

cssnano - A modular minifier, built on top of the PostCSS ecosystem. [Moved to: https://github.com/cssnano/cssnano]

xns-audio-player - A simple customizable web music player powered by vue & HTMLAudioElement

awesome-typescript-loader - Awesome TypeScript loader for webpack

floating-vue - 💬 Easy tooltips, popovers, dropdown, menus... for Vue

react-refresh-webpack-plugin - A Webpack plugin to enable "Fast Refresh" (also previously known as Hot Reloading) for React components.

monkeytype-themes - custom css themes for monkeytype

postcss-define-function - PostCSS plugin for Sass-like function directive