Is there an online tool to compile LESS? [closed]

Question

I'm trying to use LESS in my webpage, but am having trouble compiling it. It's built to work on ruby, which I don't have permission to install on my pc. Is there an online tool for this compilation?

I know that lessphp exists, but I can't find the demo on their site any longer.

To summarise, I'm looking for a quick and dirty solution to compiling LESS to test my stylesheets locally. Ideally, this would integrate with Microsoft Expression Web 4 (hooray for dreamspark), but I'd be perfectly happy with a "copy, paste, compile, copy, paste" web interface.

Does such an interface exist?

Answer 1

For mac, just use: http://incident57.com/less/

For windows, use: http://winless.org/

Answer 2

I don't want to advertise my own stuff, but it answers the question and it's open source! I made this about two weeks ago - The Online LESS Converter.

Blog entry: "Try the LESS converter, right now!"

GitHub project: NathanStrutz/LESS-Converter

Answer 3

Recommended list form less official website:

Online Less Compilers

• less2css.org
• winless.org/online-less-compiler
• lesstester.com
• dopefly.com/less-converter
• lessphp.gpeasy.com/demo
• leafo.net/lessphp/editor

Online Web IDEs/Playgrounds with Less support

• CSSDeck Labs
• CodePen
• Fiddle Salad
• JS Bin
• jsFiddle

Answer 4

These are basically GUI LESS compilers. https://github.com/cloudhead/less.js/wiki/GUI-compilers-that-use-LESS.js

My personal favorite is Crunch. It's in ADOBE Air format.

Answer 5

http://incident57.com/less/ LESS app or http://fadeyev.net/2010/06/19/lessjs-will-obsolete-css/ LESS.js (my preference, since you can link it from google, however it does not run locally).

Answer 6

LessTester (http://lesstester.com/) is an online LESS compiler that also does CSS minification. Very nice for deploying CSS code developed in LESS.