# Install less with npm Leaner CSS. Version 4.6.6 via npm; verified 2026-06-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install npm:less ``` Additional install commands: ### Portable and language managers - npm (100%): ```sh npm install -g less ``` Evidence: local npm package metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** npm:less - **Package manager:** npm - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.6.6 - **Source summary:** Leaner CSS - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Issue tracker:** - **Published:** 2026-06-14T00:18:38.547Z - **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T00:18:38.547Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - lessc (cli) - lessc (alias) ## Dependencies - copy-anything - parse-node-version ## Build dependencies - @less/test-data - @less/test-import-module - @rollup/plugin-commonjs - @rollup/plugin-json - @rollup/plugin-node-resolve - @types/node - @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin - @typescript-eslint/parser - benny - bootstrap-less-port - c8 - chai - chalk - cosmiconfig - cross-env - eslint - fs-extra - git-rev - glob - globby - grunt - grunt-cli - grunt-contrib-clean - grunt-contrib-connect - grunt-eslint - grunt-saucelabs - grunt-shell - html-template-tag - jest-diff - jit-grunt - less-plugin-autoprefix - less-plugin-clean-css - minimist - mocha - mocha-teamcity-reporter - npm-run-all - path-browserify - performance-now - phin - playwright - promise - read-glob - resolve - rollup - rollup-plugin-terser - semver - shx - time-grunt - typescript - uikit - url - webpack - webpack-cli ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.6.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/less/less.js - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for less. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** npm registry - **Dist Tags:** Alpha: 3.13.0-alpha.3, Beta: 4.6.3-beta.0, Canary: 3.13.1-next.1, Latest: 4.6.6 - **Version Count:** 145 - **Maintainers:** matthew-dean, cloudhead, meri, seven-phases-max, lukeapage - **Author:** Alexis Sellier - **Publisher:** GitHub Actions - **Engines:** Node: >=18 - **Optional Dependencies:** errno, graceful-fs, image-size, make-dir, mime, needle, source-map - **Integrity:** sha512-ooPSwQGQ2sVe8Dh1jVsbKKsRR2gd8lFK72BDkeSzjnD1T5aIHL65hCMfO0GVmtriKgDKrQv6xp9UrihUsWuAzA== - **Shasum:** f7854302a3389d2daf96fb3444ba80a54436e66e - **Unpacked Size:** 3,114,098 - **File Count:** 0 - **Created At:** 2011-01-23T22:28:07.815Z - **Latest Published At:** 2026-06-14T00:18:38.547Z - **Modified At:** 2026-06-14T00:18:38.884Z ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - less - 668-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: less from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | pager program similar to more | http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ - Nix - less: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/le/less/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - less - 590-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: less from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | pager program similar to more | http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ - apk - less - 702-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: less from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | File pager | https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ - apk - less-doc - 702-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: less-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | File pager (documentation) | https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ - dnf - less - 702-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: less from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A text file browser similar to more, but better | https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ - dnf - less-color - 702-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: less-color from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Colorizers for less | https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ - pacman - less - 1:704-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: less from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz | A terminal based program for viewing text files | https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ - zypper - less - 702-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: less from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Text File Browser and Pager Similar to more | https://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ - MacPorts - less: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/less/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - Less: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: Less from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','kubectx' - Scoop - main/less: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/less.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - jftuga.less: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: jftuga.less from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix - Nix - lessc: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/le/lessc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [ng-packagr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/ng-packagr/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: build, build-tools, cli, compile, css. - [node-minify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/node-minify/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: build, build-tools, cli, compiler, css. - [lightningcss-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/lightningcss-cli/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: build, build-tools, cli, css, developer. - [less](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/less/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem. ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph