⚠️ ALPHA SOFTWARE WARNING

Vista is currently in alpha stage. It is not recommended for production use yet. APIs and features may change without notice. Use at your own risk.

Vista is a modern, high-performance React framework built for the creators of tomorrow. It combines the component model of React with the raw speed of Rust, delivering an unparalleled development experience and lightning-fast production builds.

Vista is designed to be the foundation for the next generation of web applications:

• React Server Components (RSC): Default server-side rendering for optimal performance and zero-bundle-size components.
• Rust-Powered Core: Built with Rust and SWC for blazing fast transpilation, minification, and bundling.
• Instant HMR: Hot Module Replacement that scales with your project, keeping development feedback loops instant.
• File-Based Routing: Intuitive routing system based on the file system structure.
• TypeScript Native: First-class TypeScript support out of the box.
• Streaming SSR: Stream content to the client as it's generated, improving perceived load times.
• Global Layouts: Powerful layout system for persistent naming and state.
• Optimized Image Component: Built-in vista/image for automatic image optimization.

Vista is built on the shoulders of giants:

• Rust: For the core CLI, file scanning, and performance-critical tasks.
• React 19: Leveraging the latest React features including Server Components and Actions.
• SWC: For super-fast JavaScript/TypeScript compilation.
• Webpack 5: Highly tuned for module bundling (with Rust-based loaders).
• Node.js: For the server runtime environment.

To create a new Vista project:

npx create-vista-app@latest my-app
cd my-app
npm run dev

We welcome contributions! Please see our CONTRIBUTING.md for details on how to get started.

Vista is released under the MIT License — one of the most permissive open-source licenses available.

What this means for you:

• ✅ Use it freely — personal projects, commercial products, startups, enterprises
• ✅ Modify it — fork it, customize it, make it your own
• ✅ Distribute it — share your creations with the world
• ✅ No royalties, no fees — completely free, forever

The only requirement is to include the original copyright notice in any substantial portions of the software you distribute.

See the full LICENSE file for details.

You are not too young. You are not too inexperienced. You are exactly where you need to be.

The greatest technologies were not built by those who waited for permission—they were built by those who dared to begin. Every framework you use today was once just an idea in someone's mind, just like the ideas in yours right now.

Vista exists because we believe the next revolution in web development won't come from big corporations—it will come from you. From late nights of curiosity. From that stubborn refusal to accept "that's just how it's done."

So build. Break things. Learn. And most importantly—ship your ideas into the world.

The future of the web is being written today. Make sure your code is part of that story.

Built with passion, curiosity, and an unreasonable belief in what's possible.

Ankan Dalui — Founder, Vista.js