Compile Less, Sass, Scss, Stylus, Jade, Coffeescript, Haml and Markdown with live browser refresh.


Live.js is described as 'Say goodbye to Alt-Tab. Live.js makes sure you're always looking at the latest version of the page you're working on, whether you're writing HTML, CSS or Javascript' and is a website reloader in the development category. There are eight alternatives to Live.js, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Google Chrome and Chrome OS apps. The best Live.js alternative is Prepros. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Prepros or Scout-App. Other great sites and apps similar to Live.js are Fire.app, Tincr, Emmet LiveStyle and LivePage.
Compile Less, Sass, Scss, Stylus, Jade, Coffeescript, Haml and Markdown with live browser refresh.


Fire.app is a menu bar only app for dead easy HTML prototyping. It supports Sass/Compass, Haml, ERB, Markdown, CoffeeScript, and more.

Emmet LiveStyle is a plugin for live bi-directional (editor <-> browser) CSS editing of new generation. Currently, it works in Google Chrome, Safari and Sublime Text, more browsers and editors will be available later.
LivePage is a developer tool which reloads website resources (such as CSS, HTML and JavaScript) as they update on the server, so you are always looking at the most up-to-date version of a web page. It can make developing websites a lot faster, by helping productivity.


This plugin enables live hot reloading functionality for WordPress theme development, as well as detecting content saves in the backend for automatic browser reloading.


