Crunch

When it comes to designing a website, the applications you use are mostly a matter of taste, nearly all of them struggling to provide enhanced efficiency and ease of use. However, most have dedicated formats and use different programming languages. Luckily, with the help of utilities like Crunch, conversion is done fast, without affecting the code itself.

The application only targets a pair of programming languages, but manages to get the job properly done, and fast. Taking advantage of what the application has to offer, you are able to easily convert from LESS to CSS, for enhanced compatibility.

Similar in syntax and functions with CSS, LESS enables you to achieve the same result but in a shorter amount of time, since writing the code itself is simplified. Dragging either of the two supported formats over the main window gets them ready for analysis and processing.

In terms of visuals, the application is appealing and sports a clean interface that quickly gets you up and running. What's more, there's an integrated syntax highlighter that lets you quickly identify important parts in your code.

The preview section gives you the possibility to also interact and fill in any missing bits, or fix any errors. However, you must spot the by yourself, IntelliSense not being implemented since the application focuses on conversion.

Support for multiple tabs allows you to simultaneously work on multiple projects. What's more, you can simply open up a blank page to insert code or manually write it down. Moreover, adjusting a few options, you can enable compatibility with IE 8, minify CSS, or enable file monitoring.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Crunch is a straightforward application that lives up to expectations by wrapping pretty visuals with powerful conversion tools in a practical environment. The process is done fast, and even though it can benefit from a few more features, it greatly comes in handy, especially because you can also modify the code itself under both forms.