Can Visual Studio 2013 generate CSS files from .less files?

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Lucian picture Lucian · Nov 8, 2013 · Viewed 39.9k times · Source

Visual Studio 2013 is awesome, now with syntax highlight and autocomplete for .less files. But does it also generate the respective CSS files? Do I need to install other extensions for that?

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BoltClock picture BoltClock · Nov 8, 2013

Yes, Visual Studio 2013 doesn't come with a LESS compiler built-in so you'll need to bring your own. You can either use an external compiler, or install an extension so you can compile your LESS files from within the IDE.

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