Live.js Alternatives

    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 an website 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. The best alternative is Prepros. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Scout-App or Fire.app. Other great sites and apps similar to Live.js are Bourbon (Free, Open Source), Emmet LiveStyle (Free, Open Source), Crunch! (Freemium) and Tincr (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Sep 12, 2020

    1. Prepros

      • Free Personal • Proprietary
      • Mac
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      Compile Less, Sass, Scss, Stylus, Jade, Coffeescript, Haml and Markdown with live browser refresh. Prepros is a web design & development tool that does all the heavy lifting needed to preprocess, optimize and test your sites and keeps your workflow supercharged.
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    2. Scout-App

      • Free • Open Source
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      • node-webkit
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      Scout-App is a cross-platform desktop app that delivers the power of Sass to the hands of web designers. Scout-app helps make your CSS workflow a snap by delivering more control, optimization, and organization. No developer required.
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    4. Fire.app

      • Free • Open Source
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      Fire.app is a menu bar only app for dead easy HTML prototyping. It supports Sass/Compass, Haml, ERB, Markdown, CoffeeScript, and more. Fire.app is written in Java (JRuby), and works in Mac, Linux and PC.

    5. Bourbon

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Sass
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      Bourbon - A simple and lightweight mixin library for Sass / CSS.
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    6. Emmet LiveStyle

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Chrome OS
      • Google Chrome
      • Safari
      • Sublime Text
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        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.
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      • Crunch!

        • Freemium • Proprietary
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        Write your LESS markup. Crunch it into a CSS file. Link the crunched CSS file in your HTML. CRUNCH allows you to organize your LESS/CSS styles into some well-organized libraries, and then just serve a single file to the browser.

      • Tincr

        • Free • Open Source
        • Windows
        • Google Chrome
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        Edit and save files from Chrome Developer tools. Live reload for Chrome.
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      • LivePage

        • Online
        • Chrome OS
        • Google Chrome
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        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.
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