Vue Weekly #2 - Jan 03 - Jan 10, 2026
Vue 3.6 beta with Vapor Mode, Vite 8 with Rolldown bundler, Nuxt Studio goes free and open-source, and Nuxt 3 EOL in 3 weeks.
Vue Weekly #2
Jan 03 - Jan 10, 2026 | Your weekly dose of Vue ecosystem news
TL;DR
This week: The Vue ecosystem accelerates toward its next major chapter - Vue 3.6 beta advances Vapor Mode, Vite 8 integrates Rolldown for faster builds, Nuxt Studio goes fully open-source, and teams have 3 weeks to migrate before Nuxt 3 EOL.
Must-read:
- Nuxt Studio is now FREE and open-source - Major shift from premium to self-hosted OSS
- Vue 3.6.0-beta.2 - Vapor Mode and alien-signals reactivity refactor
- Vite 8.0.0-beta.7 - Rolldown bundler integration progresses
- Nuxt 3 EOL: January 31, 2026 - 3 weeks to migrate to Nuxt 4
- Vue hits 6.4M weekly npm downloads (+37% YoY growth)
Week theme: Transition and Transformation - Nearly every major story involves the ecosystem evolving to its next iteration.
Releases
Vue.js
- v3.6.0-beta.2 (Jan 4) - Vapor Mode and major @vue/reactivity refactor based on alien-signals. The Vapor Mode hype train keeps rolling.
Vite
- v8.0.0-beta.7 (Jan 8) - Latest beta with Rolldown bundler integration.
- v7.3.1 (Jan 7) - Stable patch for production users on v7.x.
Nitro
- v2.13.0 (Jan 8) - Vercel skew protection enhancements and Bun idle timeout support.
Official Announcements
- Nuxt Studio is Now Free and Open Source (Jan 5) - The content management platform transitions to a self-hosted, open-source Nuxt module. Big win for content-heavy Nuxt projects.
- Nuxt Studio 1.0 (Jan 7) - Official 1.0 launch following the open-source announcement.
- Vite 8 Beta (Dec 3) - Rolldown bundler promises significant compilation speed improvements.
Community Highlights
Articles & Tutorials
- Vue.js - 2025 In Review and a Peek into 2026 (Vue School) - Comprehensive overview: Vapor Mode expected 2026, Vite+ unified toolchain, Nuxt 5 with Nitro 3.
- Nitro v3: What's Coming with Nuxt 5 (Mastering Nuxt) - Deep dive into the next generation server engine.
- Complete Guide: How to Upgrade to Nuxt 4 (Mastering Nuxt) - Timely given Nuxt 3 EOL on January 31.
- Crypto Forge - Embracing Nuxt by James 'Dante' Midzi - Real-world Nuxt adoption story.
Projects
- Roast Feast by Mateusz Szczudlowski - Solo dev ships social platform with Nuxt 3 + Supabase. Always love seeing indie devs ship.
Trending in the Ecosystem
| Repository | Stars | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vue.js Core | 209,821 | The Progressive JavaScript Framework |
| Nuxt | 59,277 | The Full-Stack Vue Framework |
| language-tools | 6,569 | High-performance Vue language tooling (Volar) |
| vue-jsx-vapor | - | Vapor Mode of Vue JSX in Rust |
| nuxt-mcp-toolkit | 92 | Create MCP servers directly in Nuxt |
By the Numbers
- 6.4M weekly npm downloads for Vue (+37% YoY)
- January 31, 2026 - Nuxt 3 EOL deadline approaching
Vue 3.6 Vapor Mode remains the story to watch. With the beta progressing and Nuxt 3 EOL imminent, Q1 2026 is shaping up to be a significant transition period for the ecosystem.
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