Keep multiple browsers & devices in sync when building websites.
Follow @browserSync for news & updates. Check out the website too.
##Features
- Scroll - I can keep your pages in sync when scrolling.
- Forms - You fill out a form in one browser, I'll copy the data to all the others.
- Links - I'll watch your clicks & and make all the other browsers follow you.
- CSS injecting - I can even watch your CSS files & inject them when they change.
- Live Reload - I can also watch files like HTML and PHP & when they change I can reload all browsers for you.
- Built-in Server - Yep, I can serve static files too if you need me to (uses Connect).
- Use with any back-end setup - Browser-sync includes a proxy option so that it can be used with any existing PHP, Rails, Python, Node or ASP.net setup.
##When is it useful? It's pretty useful when used with a single browser, watching a CSS file for changes & injecting it. But the real power comes when you're building responsive sites and using multiple devices/monitors because it can keep all browsers in sync & make your workflow much faster.
##Install
npm install -g browser-sync
##How to use it There are currently 2 ways to use browser-sync - with a config file & without a config file. Both options are explained on the following pages.
There's a separate plugin for that
No problem, here's a setup guide
##Screencasts ( < 3 min each )
- Using the Static Server with css injecting
- Keeping browsers at the same scroll position
- Keeping form fields in sync
- When should you use the built-in server?
- Browser Sync + Laravel 4 (php server & proxy)
- Browser Sync + Laravel 4 (Mamp Pro & proxy)
- Browser Sync + Laravel 4 (Config file & Proxy)
- Browser Sync + Laravel 4 (Config file & no proxy)
Want any more? Something specific? ask me nicely @shaneOsbourne
##Support If you've found Browser-sync useful and would like to contribute to its continued development & support, please feel free to send a donation of any size - it would be greatly appreciated!
##Contributors
Commits | Name |
293 | Shane Osbourne |
11 | Hugo Bessa |
2 | brutaldev |
2 | chase_chou |
1 | Sylvain Emery |
1 | Tony Holdstock-Brown |
1 | Werner van Deventer |
1 | mericson |
1 | Carl Henderson |
1 | viktor hesselbom |
1 | Dave Hall |
1 | Jory Graham |
1 | Robert Vock |
Copyright (c) 2013 Shane Osbourne Licensed under the MIT license.