Windi CSS
Utility-first CSS framework that generates utility classes on demand while the project's build runs.
Windi CSS is a utility-first CSS framework installed from npm as windicss. The integration docs show the install step for the JavaScript API. The project’s guide calls it an on-demand alternative to Tailwind CSS.
Worth knowing
The project is sunsetting. Its README and the sunsetting post state that the team no longer has the time to work on it and does not expect new features, while security fixes continue.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Install with
- npm9
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-28: Status
github.com/windicss/windicss/blob/main/README.md - 2026-10-28: Status, Maintainer
windicss.org/posts/sunsetting.html - 2026-10-28: links, Categories
windicss.org/ - 2026-10-28: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars, Contributors
github.com/windicss/windicss - 2026-10-28: links
windicss.org/guide/ - 2026-10-28: First release
github.com/windicss/windicss/releases/tag/v1.0.0 - 2026-10-28: Current major version, Last release
github.com/windicss/windicss/releases/tag/v3.5.6 - 2026-10-28: Runtime, Minimum runtime
github.com/windicss/windicss/blob/v3.5.6/package.json - 2026-10-28: Install with
windicss.org/integrations/javascript - 2026-10-28: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2026-09-28:2026-10-04/windicss - 2026-10-28: Dependent packages, Dependent repositories
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/windicss