Compile Less files in Visual Studio 2013 for Web

Question

I am new to Less and I am using Visual Studio 2013 for Web for development. And i aware Visual Studio supports less files.

Less Style Sheet

I have added .less to my project and added small mix-ins..

While i build my project i didn't get corresponding css files.. Because of using Express edition i can't add Web Essential extension.

How do i compile my less files? Or is there is any other options to compile less files?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 07 '14 at 13:49

I know this is now old but if you happen to still be looking for a solution then you will need to use an external application to compile your LESS files. There are a few out there but two I can recommend are...

Koala - http://koala-app.com/
SimpLESS - http://wearekiss.com/simpless

I have used both in conjunction with Visual Studio and can recommend either. They can compile on-the-fly every time you save your LESS file within VS and work pretty seamlessly.

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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look at : Can Visual Studio 2013 generate CSS files from .less files?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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