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next.js
React framework for full-stack web apps with Rust-based build tooling
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- Stars
- 143.5k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
- Last release
- Oct 2026
- Language
- JavaScript
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Overview
Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications, extending current React features and using Rust-based JavaScript tooling for builds. This repository is the framework itself, not an AI starter. It is the base that many AI web app templates build on.
Who it is for: Web developers building React apps, including AI products on top
Ranked among open-source alternatives to ShipFast (#3 of 10).
Strengths
- Full documentation, a Learn course and a showcase of production sites
- Rust-based tooling is used for builds
- MIT license, with a recent release and recent commits
- GitHub Discussions, Discord and a bug bounty program
Weaknesses
- Framework only: no built-in AI features, auth, billing or database
- README gives no install steps, version requirements or feature list
- Not an AI project; relevant here only as a dependency of starters
- README does not describe hosting or deployment options
What it needs
- JavaScript
- Needs React
Quick answers
Is next.js open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
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