less has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.6.4). DepScope rates its health at 93/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of less?

The latest version of less is 4.6.4, released 2026-03-13.

Does less have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of less.

No, less is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.6.4 (2026-03-13).

What are alternatives to less?

Popular alternatives to less in npm include: minimatch, chalk, commander, picomatch, eslint-visitor-keys.

What license does less use?

less is licensed under Apache-2.0.

less

npmv4.6.4

Leaner CSS

License Apache-2.0permissive143 versions5 maintainers2 deps10,261,547 weekly dl

less/less.js

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 93/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

13/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

147.2 KBminified

46.0 KB gzipped

2 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/less (DefinitelyTyped)

Quality signals

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

npm attested

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

copy-anything parse-node-version

API access

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