stylus-loader integrates the Stylus CSS preprocessor seamlessly into your webpack build process. It compiles .styl files into standard CSS, enabling you to leverage Stylus's powerful features like variables, mixins, and functions within your projects. This loader simplifies the workflow for incorporating Stylus stylesheets, allowing you to modularize and manage your CSS more effectively within a modern JavaScript environment. It's a key asset for developers who prefer Stylus and webpack.
Stylus-loader's release frequency is sporadic. Initial releases were more common between 2013-2016, with peaks in early 2016. Releases slowed significantly after 2017, with occasional updates until late 2024. No releases have occurred in the first seven months of 2025, indicating a potential pause in active development.
Stylus-loader downloads surged in early 2024 then stabilized around 8 million. A peak occurred from April to July 2025, reaching over 9.5 million downloads. August 2025 shows a significant drop to around 5.3 million, likely due to incomplete data for the current month.