https://github.com/less/less.js

css language stylesheet-language

Score: 36.582262222517

Last synced: about 22 hours ago
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Repository metadata:

Less. The dynamic stylesheet language.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/less/less.js
Owner: less
License: apache-2.0
Created: 2010-02-20T17:25:38.000Z (over 16 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2026-10-30T18:04:56.000Z (3 days ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T05:08:27.363Z (3 days ago)
Topics: css, language, stylesheet-language
Language: JavaScript
Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Size: 17.3 MB
Stars: 17,008
Watchers: 628
Forks: 3,366
Open Issues: 192
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Security: .github/SECURITY.md

Owner metadata:

Name: Less
Login: less
Email:
Kind: organization
Description:
Website:
Location:
Twitter:
Company:
Icon url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3538330?v=4
Repositories: 18
Last Synced at: 2024-10-29T20:08:09.131Z
Profile URL: https://github.com/less

GitHub Events

Total

Create event: 15
Delete event: 9
Fork event: 35
Issue comment event: 232
Issues event: 46
Pull request event: 84
Pull request review comment event: 31
Pull request review event: 25
Push event: 66
Release event: 8
Watch event: 175
Total: 726

Last Year

Create event: 8
Delete event: 8
Fork event: 3
Issue comment event: 43
Issues event: 15
Pull request event: 34
Pull request review comment event: 18
Pull request review event: 13
Push event: 58
Release event: 2
Watch event: 20
Total: 222

Committers metadata

Last synced: 2 days ago

Total Commits: 2,599
Total Committers: 308
Avg Commits per committer: 8.438
Development Distribution Score (DDS): 0.678

Commits in past year: 79
Committers in past year: 18
Avg Commits per committer in past year: 4.389
Development Distribution Score (DDS) in past year: 0.557

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Jacob Thornton	j**n@g**m	7
Calvin Juárez	c**z@g**m	7
GU Yiling	j**0@g**m	6
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Issue and Pull Request metadata

Last synced: 8 days ago

Total issues: 164
Total pull requests: 241
Average time to close issues: about 1 year
Average time to close pull requests: about 1 month
Total issue authors: 136
Total pull request authors: 57
Average comments per issue: 5.59
Average comments per pull request: 1.97
Merged pull request: 113
Bot issues: 0
Bot pull requests: 28

Past year issues: 22
Past year pull requests: 99
Past year average time to close issues: 2 months
Past year average time to close pull requests: 3 days
Past year issue authors: 19
Past year pull request authors: 23
Past year average comments per issue: 2.77
Past year average comments per pull request: 1.93
Past year merged pull request: 69
Past year bot issues: 0
Past year bot pull requests: 28

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Top Issue Authors

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Top Pull Request Authors

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Package metadata

Total packages: 24
Total downloads:
- npm: 43,123,324 last-month
- conda: 69,197 total
Total docker downloads: 1,412,598,141
Total dependent packages: 38,960 (may contain duplicates)
Total dependent repositories: 952,159 (may contain duplicates)
Total versions: 655
Total maintainers: 29

npmjs.org: less

Leaner CSS

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.9.1 (published 2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-11-01T20:11:16.403Z (about 22 hours ago)
Versions: 168
Dependent Packages: 38,920
Dependent Repositories: 951,165
Downloads: 43,113,387 Last month
Docker Downloads: 1,374,676,853
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 0.003%
- Dependent repos count: 0.036%
- Docker downloads count: 0.054%
- Downloads: 0.058%
- Average: 0.255%
- Forks count: 0.605%
- Stargazers count: 0.777%
Maintainers (5)

nixpkgs-unstable: lessc

Dynamic stylesheet language

Homepage: https://github.com/less/less.js
Documentation: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-unstable/pkgs/by-name/le/lessc/package.nix#L110
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.9.1 (published 1 day ago)
Last Synced: 2026-11-01T10:02:22.000Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 2
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Forks count: 0.596%
- Average: 0.663%
- Stargazers count: 0.731%
Maintainers (1)
- lelgenio

bower.io: less.js

Homepage:
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: v4.5.1 (published 11 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-04T12:46:55.684Z (8 months ago)
Versions: 101
Dependent Packages: 4
Dependent Repositories: 484
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.299%
- Stargazers count: 0.356%
- Dependent repos count: 0.667%
- Average: 1.649%
- Dependent packages count: 5.274%

proxy.golang.org: github.com/less/less.js

Homepage:
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/less/less.js#section-documentation
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: v4.9.1+incompatible (published 2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:22:53.168Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 125
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 1
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.091%
- Stargazers count: 0.464%
- Average: 3.433%
- Dependent repos count: 4.802%
- Dependent packages count: 8.376%

repo1.maven.org: org.webjars.npm:less

WebJar for less

Homepage: https://www.webjars.org
Documentation: https://appdoc.app/artifact/org.webjars.npm/less/
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.9.1 (published about 2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:28:19.093Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 33
Dependent Packages: 14
Dependent Repositories: 4
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 1.373%
- Forks count: 1.933%
- Dependent packages count: 4.387%
- Average: 4.935%
- Dependent repos count: 12.047%

bower.io: leancss

Homepage:
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: v4.6.3 (published 8 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-04-01T06:07:32.606Z (7 months ago)
Versions: 103
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 1
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.299%
- Stargazers count: 0.356%
- Dependent packages count: 5.274%
- Average: 6.504%
- Dependent repos count: 20.085%

npmjs.org: @less/test-data

Less files and CSS results

Homepage: https://github.com/less/less.js#readme
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.9.1 (published 2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:23:58.496Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 43
Dependent Packages: 11
Dependent Repositories: 498
Downloads: 4,282 Last month
Docker Downloads: 37,905,228
Rankings:
- Docker downloads count: 0.215%
- Dependent repos count: 0.785%
- Dependent packages count: 1.937%
- Average: 6.604%
- Downloads: 23.478%
Maintainers (2)
- matthew-dean
- cloudhead

npmjs.org: @elastic/less

Leaner CSS

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 2.7.3-kibana2 (published over 4 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:23:19.326Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 2
Dependent Packages: 2
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 5,108 Last month
Docker Downloads: 16,060
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.729%
- Stargazers count: 0.917%
- Downloads: 2.233%
- Average: 7.738%
- Dependent packages count: 9.482%
- Dependent repos count: 25.328%
Maintainers (7)

npmjs.org: less-g

Leaner CSS

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 3.9.2 (published almost 8 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:26:02.703Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 3
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 119 Last month
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.601%
- Stargazers count: 0.765%
- Average: 9.103%
- Dependent repos count: 10.702%
- Downloads: 12.372%
- Dependent packages count: 21.076%
Maintainers (1)
- dbsgen

npmjs.org: less-pure-expose

Leaner CSS

Homepage: https://github.com/less/less.js#readme
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.1.4 (published over 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:23:52.366Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 2
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 4 Last month
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.572%
- Stargazers count: 0.718%
- Average: 11.836%
- Dependent repos count: 18.77%
- Dependent packages count: 27.282%
Maintainers (1)
- tangshuang

npmjs.org: less-compat

Leaner CSS

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Licenses: Apache v2
Latest release: 1.7.5 (published almost 9 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:23:19.158Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 2
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 37 Last month
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.601%
- Stargazers count: 0.765%
- Dependent packages count: 8.713%
- Dependent repos count: 10.702%
- Average: 12.641%
- Downloads: 42.424%
Maintainers (5)
- conwnet
- afcfzf
- zqqhyy
- cgzero
- mrqway

npmjs.org: @codepen/less

Leaner CSS

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 3.13.1-fork.1 (published about 5 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:24:51.925Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 3
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 139 Last month
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.729%
- Stargazers count: 0.917%
- Average: 12.984%
- Dependent packages count: 16.224%
- Downloads: 21.72%
- Dependent repos count: 25.328%
Maintainers (3)

npmjs.org: less-minimal

Leaner CSS

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Licenses: Apache v2
Latest release: 1.7.4 (published about 12 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:24:51.635Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 3
Dependent Repositories: 3
Downloads: 26 Last month
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.601%
- Stargazers count: 0.765%
- Dependent packages count: 5.751%
- Dependent repos count: 6.605%
- Average: 13.038%
- Downloads: 51.468%
Maintainers (1)
- marekhrabe

npmjs.org: mdm-less

Leaner CSS

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.0.2 (published about 6 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:22:28.929Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 3
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 10 Last month
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.729%
- Stargazers count: 0.95%
- Average: 14.97%
- Dependent packages count: 16.224%
- Dependent repos count: 25.328%
- Downloads: 31.618%
Maintainers (1)
- lcqwz

nuget.org: nodelesstest

Node LESS Package. Compiles LESS files into CSS

Homepage:
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: (published 2 days ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:22:29.926Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 12.697%
- Average: 16.122%
- Dependent packages count: 19.548%

repo1.maven.org: org.webjars.bower:less.js

WebJar for less.js

Homepage: http://webjars.org
Documentation: https://appdoc.app/artifact/org.webjars.bower/less.js/
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 2.7.3 (published over 8 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:32:35.963Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 3
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 1
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 1.373%
- Forks count: 1.933%
- Average: 18.459%
- Dependent repos count: 20.657%
- Dependent packages count: 49.872%

npmjs.org: less_browser_fix

Less monorepo

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.2.2 (published over 1 year ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:23:18.754Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 3
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 156 Last month
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.729%
- Stargazers count: 0.917%
- Dependent packages count: 16.224%
- Average: 19.47%
- Dependent repos count: 25.328%
- Downloads: 54.149%
Maintainers (1)
- langren1353

repo1.maven.org: org.webjars.npm:github-com-less-less-js

WebJar for @less/root

Homepage: https://www.webjars.org
Documentation: https://appdoc.app/artifact/org.webjars.npm/github-com-less-less-js/
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 3.13.0 (published over 4 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:26:03.169Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 1.123%
- Forks count: 1.542%
- Average: 20.876%
- Dependent repos count: 31.98%
- Dependent packages count: 48.86%

repo1.maven.org: org.webjars.bowergithub.less:less.js

WebJar for less.js

Homepage: https://www.webjars.org
Documentation: https://appdoc.app/artifact/org.webjars.bowergithub.less/less.js/
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.1.2 (published over 4 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:37:43.063Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 4
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 1.123%
- Forks count: 1.542%
- Average: 20.876%
- Dependent repos count: 31.98%
- Dependent packages count: 48.86%

repo1.maven.org: org.webjars.bower:less

WebJar for less

Homepage: http://webjars.org
Documentation: https://appdoc.app/artifact/org.webjars.bower/less/
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 2.7.3 (published almost 9 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:26:38.137Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 9
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 1.123%
- Forks count: 1.542%
- Average: 20.876%
- Dependent repos count: 31.98%
- Dependent packages count: 48.86%

conda-forge.org: less.js

The dynamic stylesheet language

Homepage: https://github.com/less/less.js
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 3.10.3 (published about 7 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-29T14:29:08.389Z (4 days ago)
Versions: 13
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 69,197 Total
Rankings:
- Stargazers count: 1.662%
- Forks count: 1.702%
- Average: 22.141%
- Dependent repos count: 34.025%
- Dependent packages count: 51.175%

npmjs.org: @solidpixels/less

Leaner CSS

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 3.13.1-fork.5 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:22:29.592Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 10
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 42 Last month
Rankings:
- Forks count: 0.601%
- Stargazers count: 0.759%
- Average: 23.227%
- Dependent repos count: 37.223%
- Dependent packages count: 54.323%
Maintainers (2)
- vosatom
- martinhakl

repo1.maven.org: org.mvnpm:less

Leaner CSS

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Documentation: https://appdoc.app/artifact/org.mvnpm/less/
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.9.1 (published about 2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:26:37.338Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 20
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 33.124%
- Average: 40.239%
- Dependent packages count: 47.355%

npmjs.org: less-4.2.0-4261

Leaner CSS

Homepage: http://lesscss.org
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.2.0 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-10-31T12:24:10.515Z (2 days ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 14 Last month
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 33.784%
- Average: 41.025%
- Dependent packages count: 48.265%
Maintainers (1)
- chencaize

Dependencies

package-lock.json npm

722 dependencies

package.json npm

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packages/less/package.json npm

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.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yml actions

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pnpm-lock.yaml npm

861 dependencies

pnpm-workspace.yaml npm