Django Packages : Asset Managers

Asset Managers

Asset managers for combining/compressing JavaScript/CSS and for versioning your media files.

Features currently being evaluated

Feature	Description
JavaScript compression	Whether JavaScript can be compressed
Auto-regenerates	Automatically regenerates/updates files and bundles when files change (during development)
Image versioning	Whether image files get versioned, too (or at least, whether it's compatible with Django's ManifestStaticFilesStorage or CachedStaticFilesStorage).
CSS compression	Whether CSS files can be compressed
HTML5 manifest	Can it auto-generate an HTML5 offline manifest file?
Dev mode	Is a development mode available where files aren't combined/compressed (for easier debugging)?
Sprites	Can it generate sprites? Only data URIs aren't enough because they don't work with all popular browsers.
Combining	Can concatenate/combine files into so-called bundles
Compressors	List of supported JS/CSS compressors
Manual regeneration	Has a command for regenerating all asset bundles. (Used in production.)
Other languages	Other supported languages (in addition to JavaScript and CSS)
Other features and notes	Any other extra features
Cache Busting	Adds version tag to file names for browser cache updates when content changes.
Gzips	Pre-generates gzipped version of asset
Filter backends API	Can it be extended via filter backends? This means at least being able to add CSS compilers like Sass.
Source Maps	Does it support sourcemaps in the generated js/css?
Works in sandbox (e.g. App Engine)	Whether it works in sandboxed environments like Google App Engine
Caching in dev mode	Are assets properly cached when using runserver? This means there will be no unnecessary HTTP requests (not even "if-modified-since"). This is important for fast reloads with large web apps.
staticfiles-compatible URL rewriting	In CSS files relative url() expressions stay valid no matter if you combine your CSS files with this particular asset manager or if you use the same files uncombined with django.contrib.staticfiles. This asset manager will correctly rewrite relative URL paths when files are combined, even if the CSS files are located in different subfolders at different depth levels.
new feature	new feature added

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Python 3

Stable

Package	whitenoise	django-compressor	django-webpack-loader	django-pipeline	webassets	django-sass-processor	django-static-precompiler	lesscpy	python-webpack-boilerplate	django-spa	django-webpacker	Django Bootstrap Customizer	django-node-assets	Django React Tools	Django Front End Validators

Package	whitenoise	django-compressor	django-webpack-loader	django-pipeline	webassets	django-sass-processor	django-static-precompiler	lesscpy	python-webpack-boilerplate	django-spa	django-webpacker	Django Bootstrap Customizer	django-node-assets	Django React Tools	Django Front End Validators
Description	Radically simplified static file serving for Python web apps	Compresses linked and inline javascript or CSS into a single cached file.	Transparently use webpack with django	Pipeline is an asset packaging library for Django.	Asset management for Python web development.	SASS processor to compile SCSS files into *.css, while rendering, or offline.	Django Static Precompiler provides template tags and filters to compile CoffeeScript, LiveScript, SASS / SCSS, LESS, Stylus, Babel and Handlebars...	Python LESS compiler	Django Webpack boilerplate & Flask Webpack boilerplate	Simple Django configuration to serve a single-page app	A django compressor tool that bundles css, js files to a single css, js file with webpack and updates you...	Build customized Bootstrap CSS using the Django admin	The Django application allows install and serve assets via Node.js package manager infrastructure.	Tools for helping integrate ReactJS into a Django project.	Use model field validator functions for front end JS form validation
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Python 3?
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Last updated	May 13, 2022, 4:22 a.m.	May 10, 2022, 8:48 a.m.	May 6, 2022, 9:12 a.m.	Jan. 10, 2022, 2:55 p.m.	May 1, 2021, 8:22 a.m.	March 2, 2022, 9:59 a.m.	Jan. 30, 2022, 5:46 a.m.	July 15, 2021, 2:45 a.m.	May 5, 2022, 10:30 p.m.	Dec. 7, 2021, 5:45 a.m.	Jan. 6, 2022, 11:47 p.m.	Jan. 13, 2021, 1:49 p.m.	Feb. 17, 2022, 7:53 a.m.	Feb. 8, 2022, 1:22 p.m.	Jan. 13, 2021, 8:54 p.m.
Version	6.1.0	4.0	1.5.0	2.0.8	2.0	1.1	2.1	0.15.0	1.0.0	0.3.6	0.1.1	0.2.0	0.9.11	0.2.15	0.1.1
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JavaScript compression
Auto-regenerates
Image versioning
CSS compression
HTML5 manifest				Using manifesto package.
Dev mode
Sprites
Combining
Compressors		Closure Compiler YUICompressor cssmin jsmin (rJSmin) SlimIt csstidy		csstidy Yui-compressor Closure Compiler UglifyJS Jsmin Any other via "plugin"	Closure Compiler YUICompressor jsmin cssmin jspacker cssutils						webpack
Manual regeneration
Other languages		LESS others via generic precompiler support		Coffee-script Less Sass Stylus Any other via "plugin".	CleverCSS LESS Sass/Scss/Compass CoffeeScript		SASS / SCSS / Compass / Libsass Less Stylus CoffeeScript Babel Handlebars				less, scss files
Other features and notes		CSS data URIs		JavaScript templates support. Data-URI support for embedding images and font. HTML compression middleware.	Has Jinja2 template tags and supports non-Django-based projects.
Cache Busting
Gzips
Filter backends API
Source Maps
Works in sandbox (e.g. App Engine)
Caching in dev mode
staticfiles-compatible URL rewriting
new feature