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Build system for creating cross-platform styles. Version 5.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Package summary
Build system for creating cross-platform styles
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Commands and aliases
- style-dictionary
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Project history and usage
Style Dictionary is a design-token build system and CLI that transforms a shared token dictionary into platform-specific outputs such as CSS, iOS, Android, JavaScript, HTML, and documentation.
Project history
AWS's open source blog says Style Dictionary began inside Amazon and was released publicly on GitHub in the summer of 2017 after an internal presentation led to requests to make the tool available outside the company.
The official project documentation now describes Style Dictionary as a build system for exporting design tokens to any platform and notes forward compatibility with the Design Tokens Community Group specification.
Adoption history
The project is distributed as an npm CLI and module, while the input package facts show it is also packaged by Homebrew. That puts it in both JavaScript dependency workflows and system package-manager workflows.
Style Dictionary became important as design systems moved token data out of visual design tools and into source-controlled build pipelines that can generate platform-native assets.
How it is used
A typical project keeps token files and a Style Dictionary configuration in the package root, then runs style-dictionary build or calls the Node API to transform and write platform outputs.
The official configuration docs say the CLI looks for config.json or config.js by default and supports JSON, JSONC, JSON5, and JavaScript configuration files, with custom transforms, formats, filters, and actions available for advanced builds.
Why package nerds care
Style Dictionary matters to package nerds because it turns design-system data into a build artifact problem: token files in, platform packages and generated source out.
It is also a useful case study in CLI packaging across ecosystems. The canonical distribution is npm, but Homebrew packaging makes the command easy to install as a general developer tool.
Timeline
- 2017: AWS says Style Dictionary was released on GitHub in the summer of 2017.
- 2020s: The official docs describe forward compatibility with the Design Tokens Community Group format.
- 2026: Input package facts list Style Dictionary as a Homebrew formula.
Related projects
- The Design Tokens Community Group specification is a related standard the docs mention.
- npm is the primary JavaScript packaging channel documented by the README.
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security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
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- generalized runtime or code generation signal
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Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
config.jsonconfig.js
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
style-dictionary | cli | global executable |
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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 generated2026-07-08
manager version5.5.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://styledictionary.comnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:style-dictionary |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.5.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/style-dictionary |
| Homepage | https://styledictionary.com |
| Repository | https://github.com/style-dictionary/style-dictionary |
| Upstream docs | https://styledictionary.com/ |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/style-dictionary/-/style-dictionary-5.5.0.tgz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:22:46Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | style-dictionary |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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