mdcss
Generate style guides from CSS comments using Markdown, compatible with PostCSS, Gulp, and Grunt.
What is mdcss?
mdcss is a PostCSS plugin that transforms CSS comments written in Markdown into fully functional style guides. It enables developers to maintain documentation directly within their CSS files, ensuring that style guides stay synchronized with the codebase. The tool parses specially formatted comment blocks to generate HTML style guides, supporting themes and integration with build tools like Gulp and Grunt.
Frontend developers and CSS architects who need to create and maintain living style guides for design systems or component libraries. It is particularly useful for teams working with PostCSS-based workflows who want documentation to evolve alongside their CSS.
Developers choose mdcss because it embeds documentation directly in CSS, eliminating synchronization issues between code and style guides. Its unique selling point is the seamless integration as a PostCSS plugin, offering flexibility with customizable themes and support for external Markdown imports to keep CSS files clean.
Overview
Easily create and maintain style guides using CSS comments
Use Cases
Best For
- Generating style guides from CSS comments without separate documentation files
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