Host a Less file and share it as a link
Put a Less stylesheet at a public address that displays as readable source.
Drop your Less file here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your LESS file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .less file?
Less is a CSS preprocessor adding variables, mixins and nesting, and it compiles to plain CSS before a browser sees it. It predates Sass's dominance and remains in use across older codebases and Bootstrap 3-era projects.
What people use LESS files for
- Theme variables shared across projects
- Mixin libraries
- Examples in documentation
- Legacy project stylesheets
What opens a LESS file
- Any browser, which displays it as text
- lessc, the Less compiler
- VS Code and every editor
- Older build pipelines and Bootstrap 3 projects
How to host a LESS file
- 1
Drop your LESS file in
Drag it onto the box at the top of this page, or click to choose it. Files up to 25 MB are supported, and nothing is uploaded until you publish.
- 2
Pick an address
Type a name and we'll tell you straight away whether it's free. That becomes the link: theme.99helpers.site
- 3
Publish and share
Create a free account — that step exists so the file is yours to update, replace or delete — and the link is live within seconds.
The same three steps work for any file — see how file hosting works on 99helpers.com.
What happens when someone opens the link
The source displays as text. A browser can't use Less directly — it needs compiling to CSS first.
Why host a LESS file instead of emailing it?
Theme variables get copied between projects, and a link is a better reference than a paste in a chat thread.
Worth knowing before you publish
- Host the compiled .css too if a page needs to load these styles.
- Less and Sass solve the same problem; most new projects choose Sass.
- Variables in Less use @ where Sass uses $ — worth noting if people will adapt the file.
LESS hosting questions
- Can I link a Less file from my page?
- No — browsers only understand CSS. Compile with lessc and host the resulting .css.
- Less or Sass?
- They do much the same job. Sass has the larger ecosystem now; Less persists in older codebases and Bootstrap 3-era projects.
- Will it display in the browser?
- Yes, as text with formatting intact.
Put your LESS file online now
It takes about ten seconds, and you only make an account once the file is ready to go live.
Hosting guides for related formats
LESS is one of over 211 formats you can host — see free file hosting for any file type for the full list, or read the hosting guides for other file types.