In this section we will see tailwind css vs windicss. Also we will see which one is good for your next project. plz note this is my personal opinion. Tailwind CSS and Windi CSS both are utility-first CSS framework.
Tailwind CSS
Tailwind CSS easily support modern frontend framework like , reactjs, vuejs, sveltejs. You can create simple fast and custimze tailwind css own components. Tailwind CSS also support backend frameworks ruby on rails, laravel. Also you can use tailwind css for mobile like react native and Tailwind Mobile.
After release tailwind css 3v and jit (Just-in-Time Mode) it become more easy customized and power. The good thing about tailwind you can simply start project with tailwind CND.
Tailwind CSS 3.0 CDN
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
Simple Card Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Tailwind CSS v3.0</title>
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mx-auto">
<div class="max-w-sm p-4 shadow-lg shadow-indigo-900">
<h2 class="mb-2 text-xl font-bold text-blue-600">Tailwind v3</h2>
<p>Tailwind CSS v3 is more awesome !</p>
<button
class="px-2 py-1.5 text-sm text-indigo-100 bg-indigo-600 rounded"
>
Read more
</button>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Features
Tailwind utility-first css framework
Easy to start and learn
Large community support
Tailwind jit (Just-in-Time Mode) support
It is highly customizable
Responsiveness and Security
Easy to support frontend and backend framework
UI Libraries, Components Support
Easy Configure with Vue, React, Svelte and vanilla
CSS @apply / @screen directives transforms
Support Variant Groups - e.g. bg-red-600 hover:(bg-red-700 text-red-100)
There are many UI Libraries, Components & Templates available for tailwind like.
Tailwind UI - Component library made with Tailwind CSS.
Headless UI - Completely unstyled, fully accessible UI components.
VueTailwind - Vue.js UI library using Tailwind CSS.
Meraki UI Components - Beautiful Tailwind CSS components that support RTL languages.
Vechai UI - High-quality accessible React components with the built-in dark mode using Tailwind CSS.
Flowbite - Open-source component library built with Tailwind CSS.
a17t - Atomic design toolkit built to extend Tailwind CSS.
tails-ui - React UI library using Tailwind CSS.
tails - Hand-crafted templates and components using Tailwind CSS.
TailBlocks - 60+ different ready to use Tailwind CSS blocks.
So question is when you should use tailwind css. It simple, if you are beginner or intermediate you can use tailwind css. For backend laravel developer project you can use laravel breeze, jetstream , Tall Ui. For frontend developer you use react, vue headless ui.
WindiCSS
Windi CSS is a next-generation utility-first CSS framework. If you already know Tailwind CSS, then no problem to use windicss. The most and unique about windicss is you can use tailwind css classes in WindiCSS and you can config tailwind css with windicss. windicss is build with typescript, so it easy to debug and compile.
simple windicss button example.
<button class="px-6 py-2 bg-gray-500 font-medium text-sm hover:bg-gray-600 text-gray-100 rounded">
Button
</button>
Then, the following is the Attributify mode by windi:
<button
bg="gray-500 hover:gray-600"
text="sm gray-100"
font="font-medium"
p="y-2 x-6"
border="rounded">
Button
</button>
windi css button
Build Tools
WindiCSS is new but it also support most build-tools like vite, webpack, postcss and own windi cli.
Features
TypeScript support
It's FAST - 20~100x times faster than Tailwind on Vite
On-demand CSS utilities (Fully compatible with Tailwind CSS v2)
On-demand native elements style resetting (preflight)
Hot module replacement (HMR)
Load configurations from tailwind.config.js
Framework-agnostic - Vue, React, Svelte and vanilla!
CSS @apply / @screen directives transforms (also works for Vue SFC's <style>)
Support Variant Groups - e.g. bg-gray-200 hover:(bg-gray-100 text-red-300)
Conclusion
So question is when you should use WindiCSS. If you are beginner then you should learn first html, css, then you can start with tailwind css. In my opinion windicss is not for beginner. if you are create vuejs enterprise level applications the, vitesse starter template good for you. it come with windicss, PWA, State Management via Pinia, TypeScript and much more. there is some cons of windicss, Not big community like tailwindcss, there is not much article and UI Libraries, Components & Templates available for windicss.
Read Also
Tailwind CSS 3 FAQ Accordion UI Example
Tailwind CSS 3 Alert Message Example
Tailwind CSS 3 Avatars Example
Tailwind CSS 3 Breadcrumb Example
Tailwind CSS Gradient Button Example
Tailwind CSS 3D Button Example
Tailwind CSS Loading Button Example
Tailwind CSS v3 Cards Examples
Tailwind CSS Checkbox Form Examples
Tailwind CSS Dropdowns (Menu) on Hover Example
Tailwind CSS Multiselect Dropdown Example
How to use dark mode toggle switch in Tailwind CSS 3
How to use @apply directive in Tailwind CSS
Tailwind CSS sticky header & fixed navbar example
Tailwind CSS Navbar UI Example
Tailwind CSS 3 Login Page UI Example
Tailwind CSS Login Modal Example
Tailwind CSS 3 Overlay Image Example
Tailwind CSS Thank You Page Example
Tailwind CSS Timeline UI Example
Tailwind CSS Responsive Footer Section Example
Tailwind CSS Background Image Header Example
