PurgeCSS
No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 8 Oct 2026. How this is checked
PurgeCSS analyzes project files and removes CSS selectors that are not used by the application. It can run through a command-line interface, programmatic API, or integrations with tools such as PostCSS, Webpack, Gulp, and Grunt.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Removing unused CSS from web projects to reduce stylesheet size and improve performance.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: web developers and frontend build engineers
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: Unknown
Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: API, CLI, WEB · deployment: browser, cli, api_only, self_hosted
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: purgecss.com · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
PurgeCSS is a Static analysis & linters project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on removing unused CSS from web projects to reduce stylesheet size and improve performance. Inferred · not functionally tested: PurgeCSS is an open-source project aimed at web developers and frontend build engineers. Basis unknown · not verified: PurgeCSS is open source under the MIT license. Basis unknown · not verified: PurgeCSS is available on the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.
Full Human Ltd builds and maintains PurgeCSS, and it first shipped in 2017. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 8k stars and 8 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are Unused CSS removal, CLI, and Programmatic API.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Unused CSS removal
- CLI
- Programmatic API
- Safelisting
- Custom extractors
- PostCSS integration
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- Claude Code
- commit fcfdcc3f5f75 · since Oct 2026
- GitHub Copilot
- commit ef56034d0cfc · since Oct 2026
- Vue
- bdata-v- in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about PurgeCSS
- What is PurgeCSS?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: PurgeCSS focuses on removing unused CSS from web projects to reduce stylesheet size and improve performance. It is catalogued under Static analysis & linters on PulseGate.
- Who is PurgeCSS for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: PurgeCSS is an open-source project built for web developers and frontend build engineers.
- Is PurgeCSS free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — PurgeCSS is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does PurgeCSS run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: PurgeCSS runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is PurgeCSS still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 8 commits in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to PurgeCSS?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include ACSS Purger, UnusedCSS, and CSS Optimizer – Remove Unused CSS.ACSS PurgerUnusedCSSCSS Optimizer – Remove Unused CSS
- Who makes PurgeCSS?
- PurgeCSS is developed by Full Human Ltd.
- When did PurgeCSS launch?
- PurgeCSS first shipped in 2017.
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