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Add to SafariWhen comparing LiveReload vs Browserlink.vim, the Slant community recommends LiveReload for most people. In the question“What are the best cross-browser live-update / synchronization tools?” LiveReload is ranked 3rd while Browserlink.vim is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose LiveReload is:
LiveReload supports LESS, SASS, Compass, Stylus, CoffeeScript, IcedCoffeeScript, Eco, SLIM, HAML and Jade out of the box. It instantly compiles them and puts the compiled files in the specified folder.
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Pros
Pro Great bundled compilers
LiveReload supports LESS, SASS, Compass, Stylus, CoffeeScript, IcedCoffeeScript, Eco, SLIM, HAML and Jade out of the box. It instantly compiles them and puts the compiled files in the specified folder.
Pro Works with most modern browsers
LiveReload supports Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Mobile Safari and Opera with web sockets enabled.
Pro CSS injection
Once the monitored .css file is saved, changes are implemented without a refresh.
Pro Native Vim support
It's a Vim plugin, so it's natively tied to Vim itself.
Pro CSS injection
Live injects CSS. This means that any time that there is a change in the CSS stylesheet, the page does not reload, only the CSS does.
Pro Error and console support
Cons
Con To use it, a code snippet or an extension to the browser needs to be added
To use LiveReload, a code snippet needs to be added inside the view, or an extension to be installed to the browser(s) of choice. While it's not too much work, it can be a hassle and a deal-breaker for some people.
Con Only supports Vim
Supports only Vim, and works only for developers who use Vim.
