# Standalone CLI: Use Tailwind CSS without Node.js

DevFeed: [Standalone CLI: Use Tailwind CSS without Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/standalone-cli-use-tailwind-css-without-node-js-3478.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tailwindcss.com/blog/standalone-cli>)

Published: 2021-12-16T16:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Tailwind CSS Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tailwind-css-blog.md>)

Topics: [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>), [modern web development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/modern-web-development.md>)

Tags: [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [css](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/css.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [phoenix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoenix.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>), [tailwind](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tailwind.md>), [vercel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vercel.md>)

## AI overview

Tailwind CSS announces a standalone CLI executable that provides Tailwind CLI without requiring Node.js or npm. It packages the Node.js project with pkg while retaining JavaScript configuration support and includes first-party plugins.

## Source excerpt

Today we're announcing a new standalone CLI build that gives you the full power of Tailwind CLI in a self-contained executable -- no Node.js or npm required.