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Vite

Frontend build tool with a native-ESM dev server and hot reload

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What it is

Vite is a build tool for modern web projects made of two parts: a development server that serves source files as native ES modules with hot module replacement, and a build command that bundles code with Rolldown into optimized static assets for production. It can be extended through a typed plugin API and a JavaScript API, and ships a project scaffolder, create-vite. Frontend developers use it to start new apps quickly and to get near-instant feedback while editing code in frameworks like Vue, React, or Svelte.

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83,416 GitHub stars.
83,416

Forks
8,892
Commits
9,803
Contributors
500+
Language
TypeScript
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
April 2020
First release
December 2021
Platforms
CLI, library
Self-hostable
No
Tags
  • web-framework
  • build-tool

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsVite 8.0 Is OutMar 13, 2026 · 560 points · 202 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“80k GitHub stars! 🌟”Apr 22, 2026 · 87 likes · 2 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Should we create the e18e.dev, vite.dev, and vitest.dev Bluesky accounts? 👀”Oct 29, 2024 · 35 likes · 6 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Let it rain ✨ & celebrate OSS 🚀 Quote this post to keep the appreciation train going and 👉 list 3 OSS repos with links ⭐ star them on GH 🌟 star all repos of…”Nov 22, 2024 · 27 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVite 8.0 is out!Mar 12, 2026 · 16 points · 2 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVite 6.0 Is OutNov 26, 2024 · 12 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVite 8 BetaDec 3, 2025 · 9 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVite 7.0Jun 25, 2025 · 9 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVite 6.0 Is OutNov 27, 2024 · 5 points · 3 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Working on a project that needs a web extension right now, and wow grateful to be alive when wxt.dev and vite.dev exist. Thank you for your good work, open…”Apr 25, 2025 · 6 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVite 8.1Jun 24, 2026 · 5 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVite 7.0 Is OutJun 24, 2025 · 5 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVite is a fast front end build toolDec 28, 2024 · 4 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Hey vite.dev! ⚡ ToTheos Async AI Engineering offers a local edition for GitHub public repos. Deterministic workflows + #AI on GitHub infrastructure, where fix…”May 19, 2026 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVite.js – An opinionated web dev build toolJun 8, 2020 · 2 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“These monorepo's I already know of, but I do need more: * * * * (an example of synced version numbers)”Oct 2, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVite: The Build Tool for the WebAug 14, 2026 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Honestly? For the frontend I’d just use vite.dev (their create command sets everything up for you).”Feb 19, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Whatever do you mean? 🤣 vite.dev”Feb 19, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“vite.dev Vite is my current favorite bundler, if that's what you're looking for!”Jan 24, 2025 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)