css-loader
Webpack loader for importing CSS as modules enabling styles scoping and composition.
Build tools and bundlers npm MIT
Used in agent projects
86
0.7% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in build tools and bundlers
#23 of 81
by use in those projects
Downloads
28.2M
npm, last 7 days, css-loader
GitHub stars
4,318
last push Aug 28, 2026
How css-loader is used
css-loader is a dependency in 86 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.7%), #23 of 81 in build tools and bundlers. The most used alternative there is Vite. Projects that use it most often also use webpack (84.9%), style-loader (75.6%), webpack CLI (68.6%).
Often used with css-loader
| webpack | 84.9% of css-loader projects · 42.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| style-loader | 75.6% of css-loader projects · 145.4× more than average |
| webpack CLI | 68.6% of css-loader projects · 43.3× more than average |
| webpack-dev-server | 61.6% of css-loader projects · 53.2× more than average |
| Babel Loader | 58.1% of css-loader projects · 51.3× more than average |
| Babel (JavaScript) | 57.0% of css-loader projects · 14.9× more than average |
| html-webpack-plugin | 57.0% of css-loader projects · 53.2× more than average |
| Phaser | 45.3% of css-loader projects · 11.1× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list css-loader as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install css-loader |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (71), Next.js (7), PHP (3), Python (3) |
| Example projects | Automattic/wp-calypso, blockscout/frontend, near/wallet-selector, Aristona/react-phaser-three-game, Ariorh1337/phaser-debug-tool |
Alternatives to css-loader
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vite npm Fast native-ESM powered web development build tool and dev server. |
2,897 (22.8%) | 194M | 83.3K | MIT |
| Babel (JavaScript) npm JavaScript compiler for transforming modern JavaScript to compatible code. |
484 (3.8%) | 187M | 44.1K | MIT |
| Turborepo npm High-performance build system for monorepos with task parallelization. |
399 (3.1%) | 29.5M | 31.2K | MIT |
| esbuild npm Extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier written in Go. |
342 (2.7%) | 3M | 40.1K | MIT |
| webpack npm Module bundler that packages JavaScript, assets and dependencies for browser deployment. |
255 (2.0%) | 54.9M | 66.1K | MIT |
| react-scripts npm Build configuration and scripts for Create React App zero-configuration setup. |
231 (1.8%) | 2.4M | 103K | MIT |
| React Compiler Babel Plugin npm Babel plugin for React Compiler that optimizes React component rendering. |
202 (1.6%) | 17.8M | 251K | MIT |
| webpack CLI npm Command-line interface for webpack bundler and related build tools. |
201 (1.6%) | 10.4M | 2,617 | MIT |