# Vite

Next generation frontend tooling. It's fast!

Repository: https://github.com/vitejs/vite
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vite
Homepage: http://vite.dev
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vite, hmr, frontend, build-tool, dev-server
Last push: 2026-08-26T11:21:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2325, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 199}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 82542, forks 8681 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:21.980305+00:00)

## What it is
Vite is a frontend build tool and dev server that serves native ES modules with instant server start and lightning-fast Hot Module Replacement. It bundles production builds with Rolldown and is extensible via a fully typed plugin and JavaScript API.

## Use cases
- set up a fast dev server for a react or vue project
- get instant hot module replacement while editing frontend code
- bundle a modern web app for production with optimized static assets
- scaffold a new frontend project from a template
- replace webpack with a faster build tool
- serve typescript and jsx directly during development

## When to choose
- you are building a modern web app with a JS framework and want fast dev feedback
- you want minimal config for dev server plus production bundling
- you need a rich plugin ecosystem for frontend tooling

## When to avoid
- you need to bundle a backend or node server application
- you must support legacy browsers without ES modules and cannot add plugins
- your build relies on webpack-specific loaders or config

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: build-tool, http-server, developer-tools, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: hmr, dev-server, esbuild, rolldown, bundler, esm, typescript, build-tool, nodejs

## Member repositories
- vitejs/vite (main) score 95
- vitejs/vite-plugin-react (plugin) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:21.980305+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:30:48.420183+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vitejs/vite (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:21.980305+00:00, sha 50a8bb05b12e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.