Today, November 26, the Vite family celebrates an extraordinary milestone with the release of Vite 6. Spearheaded by Evan You, and powered by contributions from over 1,000 contributors, this release marks a significant leap forward in web development innovation.

While VoidZero, the new company dedicated to next-generation JavaScript tooling, is laying the groundwork for future integrations with Vite and designed the new landing page vite.dev, Vite 6 stands as a testament to the thriving ecosystem of developers and tools that have shaped it. With 17 million weekly downloads, Vite continues to be a cornerstone of modern web tooling.

Vite is now trusted by tech giants like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Shopify—a remarkable testament to its growing impact. Additionally, new frameworks such as TanStack Start, One, and Ember have joined the Vite ecosystem, while existing frameworks like Astro, Nuxt, SvelteKit, and Qwik City continue to innovate, showcasing Vite’s flexibility and power.

In this article, we’ll explore the highlights of this exciting release and how it sets the stage for the future of web development.

Major Features and Updates

1. Extended Node.js Support

• Supports Node.js 18, 20, and 22+.
• Dropped support for Node.js 21. Future releases will align with Node.js EOL policies.

2. Main Changes and Improvements

• Updated default values for resolve.conditions.
• Enhanced JSON stringify functionality.
• Extended support for asset references in HTML elements.
• Updated postcss-load-config, seamlessly uses postcss-load-config.
• Modern Sass API by default.
• Customize CSS output file names in library mode.

3. Framework and Tool Ecosystem

Vite 6.0 continues to foster innovation across various web development frameworks:

• Improvements in Astro, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Solid Start, Qwik City, and more.
• Storybook now offers Vitest-powered testing capabilities.
• Continued collaboration with ecosystem partners.

Conclusion

Here’s a quick summary of what’s new in Vite 6. For the full details, check out the official article from the Vite community here. You can also read my previous article about ViteConf 2024, where I summarize the key takeaways from the event.

So, what are you waiting for?
Give Vite 6 a try today and see the improvements for yourself—just run npm create vite to get started!

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