Live preview of CSS/Less/Sass code changes. Auto-save file, autocomplete, Less/Sass to CSS, beautify, CSS reloader, lint, ...
What is Live editor for CSS, Less & Sass - Magic CSS?
Live editor for CSS, Less & Sass - Magic CSS is a css extension for chrome. it's a free extension and is featured in Developer Tools, it has 60,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.64 from 238 rated user, last update is 409 days ago.
What’s new in version 8.20.3?
Run this extension and start writing your CSS/Less/Sass code which gets applied immediately. The code you write will be saved in the browser extension's storage space or the site's local storage.
Featuring:
✓ Live editor for CSS/Less/Sass code - Preview changes as you write code
✓ Autocomplete
✓ Live edit CSS files and auto-save on file system
✓ Open code editor in external window
✓ CSS reloader
✓ Option to reapply styles automatically
✓ Syntax Highlighting
✓ Auto-generate CSS selectors with point-and-click
✓ Emmet support
✓ Color picker
✓ Convert code from Less/Sass to CSS
✓ Beautify / Format code
✓ Minify code
✓ Highlight DOM elements matching the CSS selectors
✓ Option to load this extension in iframes as well
✓ Get SVG icons
✓ Lint CSS code
This extension is available for:
✓ Google Chrome
✓ Microsoft Edge
✓ Mozilla Firefox
✓ Opera
Open source:
✓ https://github.com/webextensions/live-css-editor
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What some of our users say:
Justin Hale - ★★★★★
"This extension is great! It allows me to pinpoint specific css modifiers to overwrite them properly."
Johnny Petro - ★★★★★
"I would have never expected this: this extension has changed the way I write code. This basically turns Chrome into a live typesetting system. No more developing css in the chrome debugger. No more developing css in an IDE/editor. I feel like this turns Chrome into a word processor."
Tanner Legasse - ★★★★★
"I use this plugin on a daily basis. I don't mean just once or twice in a day, I mean it makes 5 hours of work take 2 for me, and I use it constantly."
Władzix - ★★★★★
"Incredible! Everything I was searching for, runs Live so you don't have to refresh every time you edit something, very nice suggestions while typing and other small features like colors are displayed in squares while typing names. One of the best features is auto enable on websites. I have made dark theme mode for some websites, thanks to this extension! Awesome!!!"
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You might want to use it for:
➤ No need to refresh pages to test your CSS/Less/Sass code
➤ Auto-save your changes to filesystem as you write the code
➤ Reload CSS resources without refreshing the page
➤ Speed-up development by writing code directly on your page
➤ Develop and test your code before finalizing your changes
➤ Apply some temporary styles (like hiding some components)
➤ Do CSS changes on any website
Notes:
➤ The CSS/Less/Sass code you write gets applied as you write it
➤ The CSS reloader watches CSS files and live updates them immediately
➤ The Sass parser is loaded remotely from https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/sass.js/...
➤ You can develop the code and see the output at the same time
➤ The code is saved in file/browser as soon as you write it
➤ The code editor is draggable and resizable
➤ Use code editor in external window for developing responsive pages
➤ The code you write is auto-saved for the site
➤ You can use "TAB" key to indent your code
➤ Running Magic CSS again, while it is already loaded, disables the code
➤ Press "Esc" or click on close to hide it
➤ The code is added at the bottom of the <body> tag
➤ It includes CSS/Less/Sass beautifier
➤ It includes CSS minifier
➤ It highlights the DOM elements matching the CSS selectors
➤ Use it along with Chrome/Edge/Firefox/Opera Developer tools
➤ You might find it useful in creating your custom themes for websites based on Stylish / Stylist
➤ This extension was previously known as "MagiCSS - Live CSS Editor"
Security and privacy:
ⓘ No permissions approval is required for installing the extension
ⓘ For advanced features, like "Apply styles automatically", permissions are requested on-demand
ⓘ Google Analytics is used to get anonymized stats for improving UX
ⓘ Browser extension's storage, localStorage etc are utilized for the extension's core features.
Inspirations:
* "Auto-generate CSS selectors with point-and-click" feature is partly inspired by the Chrome extensions SelectorGadget and Stylebot
Alternative CSS development tools you may like if you are looking for features which are not yet available in Magic CSS:
* Amino: Live CSS Editor
* CSS Peeper
* CSSViewer
* Page Ruler Redux
* PerfectPixel
* Stylebot
* Stylus
* Viewport Resizer
* VisBug
* WhatFont
Visit https://webextensions.org/ for further details.
Created by:
➤ Priyank Parashar - https://linkedin.com/in/ParasharPriyank/
Connect to us at:
➤ https://webextensions.org/
➤ https://github.com/webextensions/live-css-editor
➤ https://twitter.com/webextensions
How to install Live editor for CSS, Less & Sass - Magic CSS?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Live editor for CSS, Less & Sass - Magic CSS
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 8.20.3
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Tuesday, March 14th, 2023
- Author: webextensions.org
Live editor for CSS, Less & Sass - Magic CSS Available languages:
English.
FAQ
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- activeTab
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- webNavigation
- <all_urls>
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Reviews of live editor for css, less & sass - magic css:
Bahar Sales
April 13th, 2023
Brilliant
Peter Boulton
April 6th, 2023
Really neat way of trying out design alternatives for my website without the complexity of browser development tools, and the ability to toggle the changes to see the differences. A keeper!
Sheena Tuazon
March 1st, 2023
This is amazing and there's like no other! It saves even when refreshed. Thank you so much!