Error: 'could not determine executable to run' when running 'npx tailwindcss init -p' [duplicate]

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I'm trying to set up Tailwind CSS in a React project using Vite. Here's what I did:

Installed the required dependencies: npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer vite

Attempted to initialize Tailwind CSS with: npx tailwindcss init -p

However, I encountered the following error: npm error: could not determine executable to run

Here’s a screenshot of the issue: error image

I'm using: Windows 11 Node.js version: v22.13.1 npm version: 10.9.2

I expected the command to generate the tailwind.config.js and postcss.config.js files but instead received this error. How can I resolve this and proceed with my setup?

Use npm install @tailwindcss/cli or pnpm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/cli if you are using pnpm. you can try following npx @tailwindcss/cli init -p — Anees
– Anees, Commented Jan 30 at 4:08
See this: github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/discussions/… — Nusab19
– Nusab19, Commented Feb 1 at 0:41
Related: Problem installing TailwindCSS with Vite, after "npx tailwindcss init -p" command; Deprecated: Sass, Less and Stylus preprocessors support; New CSS-first configuration option in v4 & backwards compatible with v3; Separated plugins for TailwindCSS — rozsazoltan
– rozsazoltan, Commented Feb 21 at 14:11
i dont understand what this man said so here is the copiolt explanation " Tailwind v4 removed the init command from its default CLI, so npx tailwindcss init -p won’t work. Instead, install the CLI manually: npm install -D @tailwindcss/cli npx @tailwindcss/cli init -p This will generate the config files properly. Tailwind v4 also changed plugin structure and config options. " — Tahmid
– Tahmid, Commented Aug 13 at 20:33

Sahil Makhija · Accepted Answer · 2025-01-25 03:08:28Z

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Reinstalling the Extension worked for me.

answered Jan 25 at 3:08

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rozsazoltan Jan 25 at 9:46

What. Impossible.

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