Radar check
What we found when we opened it. Every bar is one fact, with its date.
Last code pushed 19 Oct 2026, 6 days before this check.
Latest release v4.3.3 on 16 Jul 2026.
Public since October 2017, about 9 years.
98,120 stars and 7,652 forks.
65 commits and 47 new issues in the last 90 days.
385 contributors. 57 pull requests merged in 90 days.
No security policy file says how to report a problem. No published security advisories.
How the bars are scored
- Alive. Days since the last code push: a week or less 100, a month 90, three months 70, six months 50, a year 30, eighteen months 15, older 0.
- Releases. Age of the latest GitHub release, on a similar scale; no bar when the project publishes no releases.
- Maturity. Age of the project: eight years 100, five 90, three 70, two 55, one 40, six months 25, younger 10.
- Adoption. Stars on a log scale: 100,000 stars is 100, 10,000 is 80, 1,000 is 60, 100 is 40.
- Activity. Commits in the last 90 days: 300 or more 100, 100 85, 30 65, 10 45, any 25.
- Community. People who have contributed: 100 or more 100, 30 80, 10 60, 5 40, 2 25, one 10.
- Security. A published security policy 80, none 40; published advisories are listed, not scored.
Checked by Repo Radar on 26 Oct 2026 from the repository on GitHub.
In simple English
This tool helps you design buttons, text, and layouts directly inside your HTML code. Instead of writing separate style sheets, you paste short pre-made words that control spacing, color, and size. Your project stays tidy because you never leave your main markup files. It costs you nothing in money, but you must learn a new list of shorthand names. The MIT licence lets you use it on any project for free.
What it is
A utility-first CSS (Cascading Style Sheets, the language that controls how a website looks and how its parts are arranged) framework for building custom user interfaces. It scans your code files and generates the exact style rules you need.
What it is good for
Solo builders who want to create clean, modern web pages without writing custom styles from scratch.
- Speeds up web design by letting you style elements directly in your markup.
- Removes unused rules automatically, so your final page loads fast.
- Has a large community with thousands of ready-made design blocks.
- HTML files can get cluttered with long strings of design words.
- Requires time to learn the shorthand names for colors, padding, and layout.
- Needs a Node.js build step to process your styles before they work on a live server.
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npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/cli npx @tailwindcss/cli -i ./src/input.css -o ./src/output.css --watch