Is tailwindcss still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v4.3.5, 6 days ago.

Can I trust tailwindcss?

Widely used. 99k stars, 9 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install tailwindcss on Windows (tailwindlabs/tailwindcss) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

tailwindlabs/tailwindcss

A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.

Node.jsRust#css#css-framework#functional-css#postcss

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v4.3.5, 6 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used99k stars, 9 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 98,589
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on Windows?

Yes, it installs on your Windows

A ready-made Windows download is in the latest release.

Your system

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Start here

Website ↗tailwindcss.comThe project's own site.

Download for Windows

v4.3.5 · 11/6/2026 ↗

tailwindcss-windows-x64.exe

exe · x64 · 111.2 MB · 2,088 downloads · best match

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Standalone executable — no install needed.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/download/v4.3.5/tailwindcss-windows-x64.exe" -OutFile "tailwindcss-windows-x64.exe"
Start-Process ".\tailwindcss-windows-x64.exe"

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Parts list

1×Node.js LTS (no version pinned)runtime
1×Rust 1.95.0runtime
1×pnpm pnpm@11.9.0package manager

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Good to know

Monorepo (workspaces) — install from the repo root.
Cargo workspace — pick a crate with cargo run -p <name>.
Nested projects: crates/classification-macros/Cargo.toml, crates/ignore/Cargo.toml, crates/node/Cargo.toml, crates/node/npm/android-arm-eabi/package.json and 11 more

Details

License: MIT
Open issues: 123
Branch: main

package.json scripts (14)

formatprettier --write .
lintprettier --check . && turbo lint
buildturbo build --filter=!./playgrounds/*
postbuildnode ./scripts/pack-packages.mjs
devturbo dev --filter=!./playgrounds/*
testcargo test && vitest run --hideSkippedTests
test:integrationsvitest --root=./integrations
test:uipnpm run --filter=tailwindcss test:ui && pnpm run --filter=@tailwindcss/browser test:ui
tddvitest --hideSkippedTests
benchvitest bench
version-packagesnode ./scripts/version-packages.mjs
changelognode ./scripts/changelog.mjs
vitepnpm run --filter=vite-playground dev
nextjspnpm run --filter=nextjs-playground dev

Files we read (11)

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

.github/workflows/changelog.yml

.github/workflows/ci.yml

.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml

.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml

.github/workflows/release.yml

Cargo.toml

README.md

package.json

pnpm-workspace.yaml

rust-toolchain.toml

565 files in the repo

Yes, it installs on your Windows

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