{"id":26357,"library":"sass-dev","title":"sass-dev","description":"sass-dev is a command-line tool that uses esbuild to dynamically compile Sass/SCSS files to CSS, designed for development workflows. Current stable version is 1.0.13. It supports watching directories and rebuilding on changes. Unlike full-featured build tools like Webpack or Gulp, sass-dev focuses solely on Sass compilation with minimal configuration, leveraging esbuild's speed. It is a lightweight alternative to node-sass or sass CLI, but offers no customization options like output style or source maps. Release cadence is low; maintained sporadically on GitHub. Not recommended for production use.","status":"active","version":"1.0.13","language":"javascript","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/lv-saharan/sass-dev","tags":["javascript","sass","esbuild","css","helper"],"install":[{"cmd":"npm install sass-dev","lang":"bash","label":"npm"},{"cmd":"yarn add sass-dev","lang":"bash","label":"yarn"},{"cmd":"pnpm add sass-dev","lang":"bash","label":"pnpm"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[],"quickstart":{"code":"// sass-dev is a CLI tool, not an importable module. To use it:\n// Install globally: npm install -g sass-dev\n// Then run in terminal:\nsass-dev .\n// Or specify paths:\nsass-dev src/styles dist/css\n// This will watch src/styles for .scss files and compile to dist/css.","lang":"javascript","description":"Installs globally and runs as a CLI command to watch and compile Sass files."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Use node-sass or sass CLI for full feature set.","message":"As of v1.0.13, sass-dev does not support output style options (nested, expanded, compressed) or source maps. Output is always expanded.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"<=1.0.13"},{"fix":"Manually exclude partial files from input paths.","message":"sass-dev may not handle partial files (files starting with underscore) correctly. It compiles them to CSS, which may be undesirable.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"<=1.0.13"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Install esbuild globally: npm install -g esbuild","cause":"esbuild is a peer dependency required at runtime but not auto-installed with -g flag.","error":"Error: Cannot find module 'esbuild'"}],"ecosystem":"npm","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}