tailwindcss.cli
3.2.5
See the version list below for details.
dotnet tool install --global tailwindcss.cli --version 3.2.5
dotnet new tool-manifest
dotnet tool install --local tailwindcss.cli --version 3.2.5
#tool dotnet:?package=tailwindcss.cli&version=3.2.5
nuke :add-package tailwindcss.cli --version 3.2.5
A dotnet tool to install the tailwindcss cli for windows (x64), macos (x64 and arm64) and linux (x64 and arm64).
Installation
Global install
dotnet tool install --global tailwindcss.cli
Once installed, tailwindcss should now be added to the path and invokable in your command prompts or terminals.
Note: on macos when using the default terminal zsh, globally installed tools will not be found. They will be found however if you use a bash shell.
To add globally installed tools to your zsh profile, edit ~/.zshrc and add the following line:
export PATH=$HOME/.dotnet/tools:$PATH
See: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/9415 for more information.
Local install
dotnet tool install tailwindcss.cli
Once installed, dotnet tailwindcss should now be invokable in your command prompts or terminals.
Installing specific versions
# global installs
dotnet tool install tailwindcss.cli --version 3.0.10 --global
# local installs
dotnet tool install tailwindcss.cli --version 3.0.10
Upgrading installations
# global installs
dotnet tool update tailwindcss.cli --version 3.0.10 --global
# local installs
dotnet tool update tailwindcss.cli --version 3.0.11
Uninstallation
# global installs
dotnet tool uninstall tailwindcss.cli --global
# local installs
dotnet tool uninstall tailwindcss.cli
Bootstrap process
On initial run, there is a bootstrap process to download the platform specific tailwindcss cli binary to be used. e.g.:
PS C:\Users\Duane> tailwindcss
Running on windows-x64, downloading tailwindcss cli v3.0.23 using nuget...
Package found in repository nuget.org: https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
Downloaded package tailwindcss.cli.windows.x64 v3.0.23 from nuget.org.
Extracting tailwindcss cli for windows-x64...
tailwindcss v3.0.23
Usage:
tailwindcss [--input input.css] [--output output.css] [--watch] [options...]
tailwindcss init [--full] [--postcss] [options...]
...
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. |
|---|---|
| .NET | net6.0 is compatible. net6.0-android was computed. net6.0-ios was computed. net6.0-maccatalyst was computed. net6.0-macos was computed. net6.0-tvos was computed. net6.0-windows was computed. net7.0 was computed. net7.0-android was computed. net7.0-ios was computed. net7.0-maccatalyst was computed. net7.0-macos was computed. net7.0-tvos was computed. net7.0-windows was computed. net8.0 was computed. net8.0-android was computed. net8.0-browser was computed. net8.0-ios was computed. net8.0-maccatalyst was computed. net8.0-macos was computed. net8.0-tvos was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net9.0 was computed. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0 was computed. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-windows was computed. |
This package has no dependencies.
| Version | Downloads | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 4.3.1 | 120 | 6/13/2026 |
| 4.3.0 | 175 | 5/9/2026 |
| 4.2.4 | 160 | 4/22/2026 |
| 4.2.3 | 106 | 4/21/2026 |
| 4.2.2 | 533 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.2.1 | 111 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.2.0 | 101 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.18 | 106 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.17 | 104 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.16 | 101 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.15 | 96 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.14 | 99 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.13 | 105 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.12 | 107 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.11 | 106 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.10 | 103 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.9 | 107 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.8 | 108 | 3/25/2026 |
| 4.1.7 | 125 | 3/25/2026 |
| 3.2.5 | 681 | 3/20/2023 |
### Added
- Add standalone CLI build for 64-bit Windows on ARM (`node16-win-arm64`) ([#10001](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10001))
### Fixed
- Cleanup unused `variantOrder` ([#9829](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9829))
- Fix `foo-[abc]/[def]` not being handled correctly ([#9866](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9866))
- Add container queries plugin to standalone CLI ([#9865](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9865))
- Support renaming of output files by PostCSS plugins in CLI ([#9944](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9944))
- Improve return value of `resolveConfig`, unwrap `ResolvableTo` ([#9972](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9972))
- Clip unbalanced brackets in arbitrary values ([#9973](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9973))
- Don’t reorder webkit scrollbar pseudo elements ([#9991](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9991))
- Deterministic sorting of arbitrary variants ([#10016](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10016))
- Add `data` key to theme types ([#10023](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10023))
- Prevent invalid arbitrary variant selectors from failing the build ([#10059](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10059))
- Properly handle subtraction followed by a variable ([#10074](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10074))
- Fix missing `string[]` in the `theme.dropShadow` types ([#10072](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10072))
- Update list of length units ([#10100](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10100))
- Fix not matching arbitrary properties when closely followed by square brackets ([#10212](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10212))
- Allow direct nesting in `root` or `@layer` nodes ([#10229](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10229))
- Don't prefix classes in arbitrary variants ([#10214](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10214))
- Fix perf regression when checking for changed content ([#10234](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10234))
- Fix missing `blocklist` member in the `Config` type ([#10239](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10239))
- Escape group names in selectors ([#10276](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10276))
- Consider earlier variants before sorting functions ([#10288](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10288))
- Allow variants with slashes ([#10336](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10336))
- Ensure generated CSS is always sorted in the same order for a given set of templates ([#10382](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10382))
- Handle variants when the same class appears multiple times in a selector ([#10397](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10397))
- Handle group/peer variants with quoted strings ([#10400](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10400))
- Parse alpha value from rgba/hsla colors when using variables ([#10429](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10429))
- Sort by `layer` inside `variants` layer ([#10505](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10505))
- Add `--watch=always` option to prevent exit when stdin closes ([#9966](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9966))
### Changed
- Alphabetize `theme` keys in default config ([#9953](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/9953))
- Update esbuild to v17 ([#10368](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10368))
- Include `outline-color` in `transition` and `transition-colors` utilities ([#10385](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/10385))