django-tailwind

Tailwind CSS integration for Django a.k.a. Django + Tailwind = 💚

Goal

This project provides a convenient way to integrate the Tailwind CSS framework into a Django project. It creates a new Django app (named theme by default) that includes all the necessary files and configurations to get started with Tailwind CSS quickly.

Features

• An opinionated Tailwind CSS setup that makes your life easier;
• Hot reloading of CSS, configuration files, and Django templates. No more manual page refreshes!
• Out of the box support for CSS imports, Sass-like variables, and nesting;
• Supports the latest Tailwind CSS v4.x;
• Start both Tailwind CSS and Django development servers with a single command;
• An optional DaisyUI integration to spice up your Tailwind templates with pre-built components.
• A convenient management command for installing Tailwind CSS plugins;

Requirements

Python 3.10 or newer and Django 4.2.20 or newer.

Documentation

The full documentation is at https://django-tailwind.readthedocs.io/ or in the docs directory of this repository.

Getting Started

• Install django-tailwind:

  pip install django-tailwind
  

• Add to INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py:

  INSTALLED_APPS = [
      # ...
      'tailwind',
  ]
  

• Create Tailwind app:

  python manage.py tailwind init
  

• Add the generated app to INSTALLED_APPS and configure:

  INSTALLED_APPS = [
      # ...
      'tailwind',
      'theme',  # your generated app name
  ]
  
  TAILWIND_APP_NAME = 'theme'
  

• Install Tailwind CSS dependencies:

  python manage.py tailwind install
  

• Start development (runs Django + Tailwind):

  python manage.py tailwind dev
  

• Use Tailwind classes in your templates:

  {% load tailwind_tags %}
  <link href="{% tailwind_css %}" rel="stylesheet">
  
  <h1 class="text-4xl font-bold text-blue-600">Hello Tailwind!</h1>
  

That's it! 🎉 Your Django project now has Tailwind CSS installed and ready to use.

For configuring automatic page reloads during development, see the Installation instructions.

Bugs and suggestions

Please see CONTRIBUTING.

2019 - 2025 (c) Tim Kamanin - A Full Stack Django Developer