Package

less-watch-compiler

A command that watches folders(and subfolders) for file changes and automatically compile the less css files into css. This is a file system watcher and compiler.

v1.19.9, 8 Aug 2026MITCommonJSTypes: BundledFiles and file systems

$ npm install less-watch-compiler

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 6k; -78% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 4; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 1 month ago; v1.19.9
GitHub stars: 286; 66 forks
Open issues / PRs: 5 / 8
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 247

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

6,045 downloads last week, 29,458 in the last month. The 12-month change of -78% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 1.19.9, 8 Aug 20261 month ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 24 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 5
Open pull requests: 8
Commits, last 52 weeks: 247
Dependents on npm: 6

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=22.12.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 117 kB
Dependencies (4): lessextendcommandersafe-regex2

Install

npm install less-watch-compiler

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/less-watch-compiler@1.19.9/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/less-watch-compiler@1.19.9/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/less-watch-compiler@1.19.9

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 6045 < 10000.