# Install less-watch-compiler with npm

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. Version 1.19.6 via npm; verified 2026-07-19.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:less-watch-compiler
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g less-watch-compiler
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:less-watch-compiler
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/less-watch-compiler>
- **Version:** 1.19.6
- **Source summary:** 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.
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/jonycheung/deadsimple-less-watch-compiler>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jonycheung/deadsimple-less-watch-compiler>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/jonycheung/deadsimple-less-watch-compiler>
- **License:** MIT
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/jonycheung/deadsimple-less-watch-compiler/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-07-19T20:20:47.534Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-19T20:20:47.534Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- less-watch-compiler (cli)
- less-watch-compiler (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 1.19.6
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-19
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/jonycheung/deadsimple-less-watch-compiler
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for less-watch-compiler. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 1.19.6
- **Version Count:** 68
- **Maintainers:** jonycheung
- **Author:** Jony Cheung
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2015-04-09T10:13:27.379Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-07-19T20:20:47.534Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-07-19T20:20:47.534Z


## Related links

- [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [chokidar-cli](https://pkg.so/npm/chokidar-cli/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: changes, file, files, system, watch.
- [cpx](https://pkg.so/npm/cpx/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: changes, file, files, system, watch.
- [cpx-fixed](https://pkg.so/npm/cpx-fixed/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: changes, file, files, system, watch.

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