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oklai/koala

Koala is a GUI application for less, sass and coffeescript compilation, to help web developers to the development more efficient. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/oklai/koala · homepage · JavaScript · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4998
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1638
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3947 stars · 516 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Koala is a cross-platform desktop GUI application for compiling LESS, Sass/Compass, and CoffeeScript files with real-time file watching and automatic compilation. It is built on node-webkit and is officially discontinued by its author.

Use cases

  • compile less files with a gui
  • compile sass to css without command line
  • watch and auto-compile coffeescript files
  • compress compiled css automatically
  • set per-file compiler options visually

When to choose

  • you need a simple visual tool for LESS/Sass/CoffeeScript compilation on Windows, Linux, or Mac
  • you prefer a GUI over build-tool configuration for preprocessor compilation

When to avoid

  • you need maintained software - the project is officially discontinued
  • you use modern build tools like Vite, webpack, or PostCSS pipelines
  • you need current Sass/LESS language features or security updates

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

compiler gui developer-tools web-development frontend developer-tools windows cross-platform less sass coffeescript compass css-preprocessor watch-mode node-webkit discontinued linux macos desktop

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
oklai/koalamain23

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