sass-loader
Webpack loader to compile Sass/SCSS into CSS during the build process.
Build tools and bundlers npm MIT
Used in agent projects
40
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in build tools and bundlers
#47 of 81
by use in those projects
Downloads
12.6M
npm, last 7 days, sass-loader
GitHub stars
3,889
last push Sep 11, 2026
How sass-loader is used
sass-loader is a dependency in 40 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #47 of 81 in build tools and bundlers. The most used alternative there is Vite. Projects that use it most often also use Sass (75.0%), webpack (67.5%), css-loader (60.0%).
Often used with sass-loader
| Sass | 75.0% of sass-loader projects · 40.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| webpack | 67.5% of sass-loader projects · 33.6× more than average |
| css-loader | 60.0% of sass-loader projects · 88.6× more than average |
| style-loader | 55.0% of sass-loader projects · 105.8× more than average |
| Babel (JavaScript) | 47.5% of sass-loader projects · 12.5× more than average |
| webpack CLI | 47.5% of sass-loader projects · 30.0× more than average |
| Lodash | 40.0% of sass-loader projects · 18.9× more than average |
| ESLint | 75.0% of sass-loader projects · 2.0× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.4% 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 sass-loader as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install sass-loader |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (31), PHP (6), Go (1), React Native / Expo (1) |
| Example projects | Automattic/wp-calypso, thepower/PowerDapp, Ortus-Solutions/ContentBox, Aristona/react-phaser-three-game, Ariorh1337/phaser-debug-tool |
Alternatives to sass-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 |