# Panda CSS, release history and use on real websites.

CSS-in-JS from the creators of Chakra UI that compiles styles into static CSS at build time. Type-safe tokens and recipes with no runtime cost in the browser.

- **Status:** Modern. Actively developed.
- **Category:** [JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)
- **First release:** 2023
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 2.5.0 (2 Nov 2026)
- **Official website:** https://panda-css.com
- **Documentation:** https://panda-css.com/docs
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/chakra-ui/panda
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/panda-css

## Panda CSS on audited websites

None of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st runs Panda CSS so far. Tech Stack looks for it in every audit, so it shows up here as soon as a website with it is audited.

### Most used in JS/CSS Frameworks

1. [Tailwind CSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tailwind-css): 34% (5,653)
2. [jQuery](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/jquery): 29% (4,883)
3. [Next.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/next-js): 23% (3,836)
4. [React](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/react): 22% (3,626)
5. [Bootstrap](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/bootstrap): 13% (2,198)
6. [PHP](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/php): 3.0% (502)
7. [Lit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/lit): 2.9% (487)
8. [Astro](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/astro): 2.4% (405)
9. [Vue.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/vue-js): 2.2% (373)
10. [Alpine.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/alpine-js): 2.0% (341)

The number for React counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Next.js, Gatsby, and Remix, which run it too. The number for Vue.js counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Nuxt, which run it too.

## Panda CSS versions and release history

3 release lines since 2023, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 2.5.0, released 2 Nov 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | 29 Sep 2026 | 2.5.0 (2 Nov 2026) | 9 |
| 1 | 5 Aug 2025 | 1.12.2 (2 Nov 2026) | 33 |
| 0.x (before 1.0) | 18 May 2023 | 0.54.0 (12 Jun 2025) | 107 |

Sources: [npm registry, package @pandacss/dev](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pandacss/dev), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks

- [TanStack Start](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tanstack-start): 1.9% of websites
- [Nette](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nette): 1.8% of websites
- [Nuxt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nuxt): 1.5% of websites
- [Angular](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/angular): 1.2% of websites
- [Preact](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/preact): 1.2% of websites
- [UnoCSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/unocss): 1.2% of websites
- [Express](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/express): 1.1% of websites
- [SvelteKit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/sveltekit): 1.1% of websites
- [ASP.NET](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/asp-net): 1.0% of websites
- [Django](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/django): <1% of websites
- [HTMX](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/htmx): <1% of websites
- [Turbo (Hotwire)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/turbo): <1% of websites

[All 38 in JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)

## Questions about Panda CSS

### What is Panda CSS?

CSS-in-JS from the creators of Chakra UI that compiles styles into static CSS at build time. Type-safe tokens and recipes with no runtime cost in the browser. The be1st catalog lists Panda CSS under JS/CSS Frameworks. License of Panda CSS: MIT.

### What is the latest version of Panda CSS?

The latest version of Panda CSS is 2.5.0, released 2 Nov 2026 (source: npm registry, package @pandacss/dev).

### How many websites use Panda CSS?

None of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st runs Panda CSS yet, as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Panda CSS first released?

Panda CSS was first released in 2023.

### Is Panda CSS still a modern choice?

Yes. Panda CSS counts as a modern technology. Actively developed.

### What are the alternatives to Panda CSS?

Technologies that do the same job as Panda CSS include vanilla-extract and StyleX.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.