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Install tailwindcss-language-server with Homebrew, Nix, pacman

LSP for TailwindCSS. Version 0.16.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-18. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#tailwindcss-language-server.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tailwindcss-language-server

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tailwindcss-language-server

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ta/tailwindcss-language-server/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S tailwindcss-language-server

Arch Linux sync databases · tailwindcss-language-server · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

LSP for TailwindCSS

Commands and aliases

  • tailwindcss-language-server

history

Project history and usage

Tailwind CSS Language Server is the Language Server Protocol implementation for Tailwind CSS. Tailwind Labs documents it as the language server used by Tailwind CSS IntelliSense for VS Code and as a globally installable command-line package named `@tailwindcss/language-server`.

Project history

The language server lives inside the Tailwind CSS IntelliSense repository, tying the standalone LSP executable to Tailwind Labs' broader editor tooling. The package exposes `tailwindcss-language-server` and supports stdio, node-ipc, and socket transports, which are the interfaces editor integrations expect from an LSP server.

Adoption history

Homebrew, Arch, and Nix packaging in the input metadata reflects demand outside VS Code, especially from users of Neovim, Emacs, and other editors that consume language servers directly rather than installing a VS Code extension.

How it is used

The upstream package README documents installation with `npm install -g @tailwindcss/language-server` and running the server with `tailwindcss-language-server --stdio`. In practice, package managers install the executable so an editor's LSP client can launch it.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care because this is the editor-tooling half of Tailwind CSS split into a reusable CLI. It turns Tailwind's framework-specific class knowledge into an editor-neutral service that can be packaged independently of VS Code.

Timeline

  • Current upstream README: Documents the package as the Tailwind CSS LSP implementation used by Tailwind CSS IntelliSense for VS Code.
  • Current package metadata: Homebrew, Nix, and Arch package the language server as a standalone executable.

Related projects

  • It is closely related to Tailwind CSS itself and to Tailwind CSS IntelliSense, the VS Code extension that provides autocomplete, syntax highlighting, and linting for Tailwind projects.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:server

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
tailwindcss-language-serverexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.16.0
manager updated2026-07-18
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:tailwindcss-language-server
Version0.16.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-intellisense/tree/HEAD/packages/tailwindcss-language-server
Repositoryhttps://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-intellisense
Last updated2026-07-18T02:43:36Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

tailwindcss-language-server

nix profile install nixpkgs#tailwindcss-language-server
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailwindcss Language Server
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/tailwindcss-language-server/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
pacman95%

tailwindcss-language-server 0.14.29-1

Tailwind CSS Language Server

https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-intellisense/tree/main/packages/tailwindcss-language-server

sudo pacman -S tailwindcss-language-server
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: any
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tailwindcss Language Server
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: tailwindcss-language-server from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

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Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation