October 21st, 2025
Next.js 16 is now available with major improvements to developer experience, routing, and caching. Highlights include:
- Cache Components: A new programming model leveraging Partial Pre-Rendering (PPR) and
use cachefor instant navigation. - Turbopack (stable): Default bundler for all apps
- Turbopack File System Caching (beta): Even faster startup and compile times
- React Compiler Support (stable): Built-in integration for automatic memoization
- Enhanced Routing: Optimized navigation and prefetching
- Build Adapters API (alpha): Create custom adapters to modify the build process
- Improved Caching APIs: New
updateTag(),refresh(), and refinedrevalidateTag() - React 19.2: View Transitions,
useEffectEvent(),<Activity/> - Breaking Changes: Async params, image defaults, and more