About CSS Formatter — Beautify & Minify (SCSS/LESS)
Stylesheets arrive in every shape: minified one-liners pulled from a build, deeply nested SCSS, or hand-written CSS that drifted out of alignment. This free CSS formatter cleans them up — beautify to indent every rule and nesting level for readable, reviewable code, or minify to strip comments and whitespace down to the smallest production payload.
It speaks three dialects: plain CSS, SCSS, and LESS. A syntax selector switches the parser so nesting, variables, and mixins are understood correctly rather than mangled. Invalid syntax surfaces a clear, human error instead of failing silently.
Everything runs entirely in your browser. Your styles are never uploaded, so it's safe for proprietary design systems and works with the network unplugged.
Features
- Beautify or minify CSS, SCSS, and LESS
- Syntax selector routes to the correct parser
- Clear syntax-error messages, never a silent failure
- Fully offline — nothing leaves your browser
How to use
- Paste your CSS, SCSS, or LESS into the input pane.
- Pick the matching syntax (CSS / SCSS / LESS).
- Choose Beautify to format or Minify to compress.
- Copy the result from the output pane.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between beautify and minify?
Beautify pretty-prints your stylesheet with consistent indentation and one declaration per line for readability. Minify removes comments, whitespace, and newlines to produce the smallest valid CSS for production.
Does it support SCSS and LESS?
Yes. Use the syntax selector to choose CSS, SCSS, or LESS. Beautify understands nesting, variables, and mixins in each dialect so they are formatted correctly rather than broken.
Is my CSS sent to a server?
No. Formatting and minification happen entirely in your browser. Nothing you paste ever leaves your device, so it is safe for private or proprietary stylesheets.
Why does it show a syntax error?
The formatter validates as it parses. A missing brace, stray token, or malformed rule produces a clear error message pointing at the problem instead of returning broken output.
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Everything runs locally in your browser — your input is never uploaded.