Command-line tool

node-sass

brew/node-sass

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC · Still published on npm

JavaScript implementation of a Sass compiler

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC

Install it

Windows

npm install -g sass
scoop install sass

macOS

brew install node-sass
npm install -g sass

Linux

brew install node-sass
npm install -g sass

Convert a SCSS or Sass file to CSS and print out the result

sass inputfile.scss

Convert a SCSS or Sass file to CSS and save the result to a file

sass inputfile.scss outputfile.css

Watch a SCSS or Sass file for changes and output or update the CSS file with same filename

sass --watch inputfile.scss

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