diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da918e0..0694171 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ npm install vueify --save-dev
 browserify -t vueify -e src/main.js -o build/build.js
 ```
 
-If you are using npm 3+, it no longer auto install the peer dependencies. So you will also have to also install the babel-related dependencies:
+If you are using npm 3+ and **babel**, it no longer auto install the peer dependencies. So you will also have to also install the babel-related dependencies:
 
 ``` bash
 npm install\
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ Make sure to have the `NODE_ENV` environment variable set to `"production"` when
 
 If you are using Gulp, note that `gulp --production` **does not** affect vueify; you still need to explicitly set `NODE_ENV=production`.
 
-## ES2015 by Default
+## ES2015 when `babel-core` installed
 
-Vueify automatically transforms the JavaScript in your `*.vue` components using Babel. Write ES2015 today!
+Vueify automatically transforms the JavaScript in your `*.vue` components using Babel when it is installed. Write ES2015 today!
 
 The default Babel (6) options used for Vue.js components are:
 
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ These are the built-in preprocessors:
 - jade
 - pug
 - coffee-script (use `coffee` in [config section](#configuring-options))
+- livescript ( lang="livescript" )
 
 ## Autoprefix by Default
 
diff --git a/lib/compiler.js b/lib/compiler.js
index 09bb491..293eca7 100644
--- a/lib/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/compiler.js
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ try {
   hotReloadAPIPath = 'vueify/node_modules/vue-hot-reload-api'
 }
 
+var hasBabel = true
+try {
+  require('babel-core')
+} catch (e) {
+  hasBabel = false
+}
+
 var htmlMinifyOptions = {
   collapseWhitespace: true,
   removeComments: true,
@@ -291,7 +298,8 @@ function processStyle (node, filePath, id) {
  */
 
 function processScript (node, filePath, content) {
-  var lang = checkLang(node) || 'babel'
+  var lang = checkLang(node) || (hasBabel ? 'babel' : null)
+
   var script = checkSrc(node, filePath)
   if (!script) {
     script = parse5.serialize(node)
diff --git a/lib/compilers/index.js b/lib/compilers/index.js
index f7cbfa7..8f81d32 100644
--- a/lib/compilers/index.js
+++ b/lib/compilers/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // built-in compilers
 module.exports = {
   coffee: require('./coffee'),
+  livescript: require('./livescript'),
   babel: require('./babel'),
   less: require('./less'),
   sass: require('./sass'),
diff --git a/lib/compilers/livescript.js b/lib/compilers/livescript.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76a3bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compilers/livescript.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+var options = require('./options')
+
+module.exports = function (raw, cb) {
+  try {
+    var ls = require('livescript')
+  } catch (err) {
+    return cb(err)
+  }
+  try {
+    var js = ls.compile(raw, options.coffee || {})
+  } catch (err) {
+    return cb(err)
+  }
+  cb(null, js)
+}
diff --git a/lib/style-rewriter.js b/lib/style-rewriter.js
index a212d0a..3639240 100644
--- a/lib/style-rewriter.js
+++ b/lib/style-rewriter.js
@@ -45,9 +45,16 @@ module.exports = function (id, css, scoped) {
   if (val) {
     return Promise.resolve(val)
   } else {
-    var plugins = options.postcss
-      ? options.postcss.slice()
-      : []
+    var plugins = []
+    var opts = {}
+
+    if (options.postcss instanceof Array) {
+      plugins = options.postcss.slice()
+    } else if (options.postcss instanceof Object) {
+      plugins = options.postcss.plugins || []
+      opts = options.postcss.options
+    }
+
     // scoped css rewrite
     if (scoped) {
       plugins.push(addId)
@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@ module.exports = function (id, css, scoped) {
     }
     currentId = id
     return postcss(plugins)
-      .process(css)
+      .process(css, opts)
       .then(function (res) {
         var val = {
           source: res.css,
@@ -77,3 +84,4 @@ module.exports = function (id, css, scoped) {
       })
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e11b99f..6e9e0ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vueify",
-  "version": "8.5.4",
+  "version": "8.7.0",
   "description": "Vue component transform for Browserify",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {