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Dev tools · October 25, 2016

Next.js

A small framework for server-rendered universal JS webapps

Next.js launched on October 25, 2016 with 19 votes, #1,575 of 3,690 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

What it does

We're very proud to open-source Next.js, a small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript webapps.

We're very proud to open-source Next.js , a small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript webapps, built on top of React, Webpack and Babel, which powers this very site! To start using it, run inside a new directory with a package.json : This blog post will go into the philosophy and design decisions of the project. To learn how to use Next.js instead, please refer to the README , where you can learn the entirety of the tool's capabilities in just a few minutes. For many years now, we have been pursuing a vision of universal JavaScript applications . Node.js led the way, by enabling code sharing between client and server, broadening the contribution surface for many developers…from vercel.com

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