Overview
Next.js is a framework for building full-stack web applications by extending React. It combines React UI work with application infrastructure such as routing, rendering, and builds in a project maintained by Vercel.
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Bring React and web-application tooling into one framework
Next.js extends current React features and integrates Rust-based JavaScript tooling to support full-stack application development. Its README routes readers to the official course, showcase, and complete documentation.
Sources: [1]
Use it when React is the foundation for both sides of the app
It is a candidate for teams that want React for UI while managing the wider application, build, and server concerns in the same framework. Compare the official showcase and documentation with the release you plan to adopt.
Sources: [1]
Do not treat the repository README as versioned behavior
The repository's default branch is the development canary branch, and the README delegates detailed behavior to the documentation. Verify routing, rendering, and other specifics against the release you deploy. Security reports should use the responsible-disclosure channel instead of a public issue.
Sources: [1]
Official sources
- [1]vercel/next.js — package README(2026-09-12)
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Built with
- JavaScript
- React
- Next.js
Categories and tags
Categories
GitHub Topics
- react
- server-rendering
- universal
- node
- components
- browser
- nextjs
- vercel
- static-site-generator
- hybrid
- ssg
- static
GitHub dataView detailed GitHub data
- Stars
- 142,251
- Forks
- 31,908
- Watchers
- 1,635
- Open issues
- 1,012
- Primary language
- JavaScript
- License
- MIT
- Repository last updated
- Sep 12, 2026
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