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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. zizaco/lessy ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) zizaco/lessy ============ Lessy is a simple and lean LESS compiler for Laravel v0.7(13y ago)2116.7k7[2 PRs](https://github.com/Zizaco/lessy/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0 Since Jan 17Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Zizaco/lessy)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/zizaco/lessy)[ RSS](/packages/zizaco-lessy/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (6)Used By (0) Lessy (Laravel4 Package) ======================== [](#lessy-laravel4-package) [![Confide Poster](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f407e8d6e9a30eea348bf461daa2863b05602f076df452ec596ea66f6e111794/68747470733a2f2f646c2e64726f70626f782e636f6d2f752f31323530363133372f6c6962735f62756e646c65732f6c657373792e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f407e8d6e9a30eea348bf461daa2863b05602f076df452ec596ea66f6e111794/68747470733a2f2f646c2e64726f70626f782e636f6d2f752f31323530363133372f6c6962735f62756e646c65732f6c657373792e706e67) [![ProjectStatus](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/32a98a2c475851208709bccf22744d3ade1c68cce958853c21bcce7d77b90c27/687474703a2f2f7374696c6c6d61696e7461696e65642e636f6d2f5a697a61636f2f6c657373792e706e67)](http://stillmaintained.com/Zizaco/lessy) Lessy is a simple and lean LESS compiler for Laravel. In summary, Lessy will compile the files contained in `app/less` to the `public/asset/css` directory respecting any existing directory structure. For example: if you have `app/less/admin/panel.less` lessy will compile it to `public/asset/css/admin/panel.css` when the application receives a request. You can change the input and output directories trough configuration (see below). The automatic compilation occurs only if the output file doesn't exist or it's an older version than the input file. **Important:**Note that the **automatic compilation does not occur when the application is in 'production' environment**. So make sure to [change the application environment](http://four.laravel.com/docs/configuration#environment-configuration "Environment Configuration") to `'local'` or something that is not `'production'` if you need Lessy to automagically compile your LESS files. Features -------- [](#features) **Current:** - Automagically compiles LESS files when not in production - Respects directory structure when compiling - Compile LESS files trough `artisan lessy:compile` Quick start ----------- [](#quick-start) ### Required setup [](#required-setup) In the `require` key of `composer.json` file add the following ``` "zizaco/lessy": "dev-master" ``` Run the Composer update comand ``` $ composer update ``` In your `config/app.php` add `'Zizaco\Lessy\LessyServiceProvider'` to the end of the `$providers` array ``` 'providers' => array( 'Illuminate\Foundation\Providers\ArtisanServiceProvider', 'Illuminate\Auth\AuthServiceProvider', ... 'Zizaco\Lessy\LessyServiceProvider', ), ``` **You are ready to go!** Your application will now compile LESS files when needed. Remember that this does not occur in production environment. ### Configuration (Optional) [](#configuration-optional) By default, Lessy will consider the directory `app/less` as the input and `public/assets/css` for the output. But if you wish to change these values ​​simply publish the package config files: ``` $ php artisan config:publish zizaco/lessy ``` and define the `origin` and `destination` keys in `config/packages/zizaco/lessy/config.php`. Example: ``` // config/packages/zizaco/lessy/config.php // Paths should be relative to app folder. 'origin' => 'mylessfiles', 'destination' => '../public/mycss', ``` The automatic **compilation does not occur when the application is in 'production' environment**. So make sure to [change the application environment](http://four.laravel.com/docs/configuration#environment-configuration "Environment Configuration") to `'local'` or something that is not `'production'` if you need Lessy to automagically compile your LESS files. ### Console usage [](#console-usage) If for some reason you need to force the compilation of LESS files (ex: in production environment), its possible through the command: ``` $ php artisan lessy:compile ``` License ------- [](#license) Lessy is a free software distributed under the terms of the MIT license Aditional information --------------------- [](#aditional-information) Any questions, feel free to contact me. ### Health Score 32 — LowBetter than 72% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity31 Limited adoption so far Community12 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity52 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 94.7% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~23 days Total 5 Last Release 4779d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a0300b524cec176bcf86cb356eab35fa035a74f5f0a651c362abf3d0e0b9e891?d=identicon)[Zizaco](/maintainers/Zizaco) --- Top Contributors [![Zizaco](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/777635?v=4)](https://github.com/Zizaco "Zizaco (18 commits)")[![boydcl](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6942044?v=4)](https://github.com/boydcl "boydcl (1 commits)") --- Tags laravelscsslessilluminate ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/zizaco-lessy/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/zizaco-lessy/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/zizaco-lessy) ``` ### Alternatives [lampager/lampager-laravel Rapid pagination for Laravel 7641.4k](/packages/lampager-lampager-laravel)[efficiently/larasset Larasset is a library for Laravel 5 which manage assets in an easy way. 684.8k](/packages/efficiently-larasset)[mindtwo/native-enum Package for using native php enums. 2626.0k1](/packages/mindtwo-native-enum)[interaction-design-foundation/laravel-geoip Support for multiple Geographical Location services. 17221.0k3](/packages/interaction-design-foundation-laravel-geoip)[jtgrimes/less4laravel Bringing lessphp into Laravel 183.4k](/packages/jtgrimes-less4laravel)[trentrichardson/cakephp-shrink Compiles, combines, and minifies javascript, coffee, less, scss, and css 1619.3k](/packages/trentrichardson-cakephp-shrink) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)