mini-css-extract-plugin
Webpack plugin that extracts CSS into separate files for better caching and parallel loading.
Build tools and bundlers npm MIT
Used in agent projects
30
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in build tools and bundlers
#57 of 81
by use in those projects
Downloads
16M
npm, last 7 days, mini-css-extract-plugin
GitHub stars
4,654
last push Aug 27, 2026
How mini-css-extract-plugin is used
mini-css-extract-plugin is a dependency in 30 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #57 of 81 in build tools and bundlers. The most used alternative there is Vite. Projects that use it most often also use webpack (93.3%), css-loader (86.7%), webpack CLI (80.0%).
Often used with mini-css-extract-plugin
| webpack | 93.3% of mini-css-extract-plugin projects · 46.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| css-loader | 86.7% of mini-css-extract-plugin projects · 128.0× more than average |
| webpack CLI | 80.0% of mini-css-extract-plugin projects · 50.5× more than average |
| webpack-dev-server | 66.7% of mini-css-extract-plugin projects · 57.6× more than average |
| html-webpack-plugin | 63.3% of mini-css-extract-plugin projects · 59.1× more than average |
| Babel (JavaScript) | 50.0% of mini-css-extract-plugin projects · 13.1× more than average |
| Babel Loader | 50.0% of mini-css-extract-plugin projects · 44.1× more than average |
| style-loader | 50.0% of mini-css-extract-plugin projects · 96.2× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list mini-css-extract-plugin as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install mini-css-extract-plugin |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (24), Next.js (3), Python (2), PHP (1) |
| Example projects | Aristona/react-phaser-three-game, Autapomorph/dino, themoonrat/webgl-benchmark, JesusFilm/core, ferbaco86/summerhill-madness |
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