Astro 4.11 is out with custom 500 page improvements and Shiki transformers in the Code component.

Part one of our series on The Future of Astro. Browser-native page transitions are now possible with zero JavaScript required.

Astro 4.8 is here! This release includes experimental support for Astro actions and request rewriting, performance improvements, and more.

Like anyone, I love a good “native-feeling” experience on the web. I’ve really enjoyed creating that vibe with the new View Transitions API. Luckily it’s is pretty clean to …

March 2024 - Astro DB, Astro Developer Portal and so much more

Yesterday we launched a fully managed SQL database service designed exclusively for the Astro web framework. Let's dive into the implementation details of Astro DB: how it works, why we built it, and why we're adopting libSQL.

Today, we’re launching the Astro Developer Portal, a platform where theme authors can submit, manage, and promote their themes built for Astro.

The SQL database platform for content-driven websites.

Astro relies on the hard work and dedication of several open-source projects, and we are extremely thankful to the maintainers of each and every one. In this article, we'd like to highlight one specific project that made a significant impact to the Astro experience: Volar.

Astro 4.5 is out! This release includes a new Dev Audit UI, View Transition improvements, Shiki 1.0, multi-CDN asset prefixing, and more!

I wanted to turn one of my side projects into a statically generated website. But the backend was written in Rust. So I decided to combine them.

Leap into Astro news with a bonus February day!

Astro 4.4 is now available! This release includes the addition of performance audits for the dev toolbar, performance upgrades, the ability to automatically infer the dimensions of remote images, and more.

Astro 4.3 is out now! This release includes support for domain routing in i18n, better support for relative images in Markdown, a new `ComponentProps` type export, and more.

2023 was a huge year for Astro, and 2024 is already shaping up to be even bigger. Let's dive into the updates!

Astro 4.2 is out now! This release includes two new experimental features to try out, improvements to accessibility rules, and more.

Astro 4.1, our first release of the new year, is here! This release includes new accessibility audit rules, an extended `client:visible` directive, and more.

December: last month of the year, a time to reflect on all the amazing things we've shipped, including Astro 4.0!

Today, we launch our newest initiative to recognize people in our community who go above and beyond, including our very own maintainers.

Astro 4.0 is here! New APIs, faster builds, redesigned docs, and a unique new Dev Toolbar for Astro that enhances your local dev environment in new and exciting ways.

A basic intro to Astro.

Astro — the web framework for building content-driven websites like blogs, marketing, and e-commerce — is giving away $100,000 to support other open-source projects in our ecosystem that improve the lives of Astro users everywhere, every day.

November: the month of migrating the Astro Docs to Starlight, 3 Starlight minor releases, new view transition events and more! Read more about what's new in Astro this month.

The first Astro 4.0 beta release is now available for you to try out in any existing Astro project! Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming Astro 4.

Astro 3.5 is out! It includes experimental support for i18n routing, prefetch for speedier page loads, form support with ViewTransitions, image optimization improvements, and more.

Another busy month in Astro! From Hacktoberfest to releasing Page Partials. Read up on everything that happened this month in the Astro universe.

Astro 3.4 is now released with support for page partials, improved image optimization performance, and an early preview of a new dev overlay.

30% faster and more powerful than ever, Astro 3.0 is here! Includes new features and enhancements around View Transitions, Image Optimization, Fast Refresh JSX and more.

Vercel is Astro's new official hosting partner. To celebrate, we're launching new features for Astro users who deploy to Vercel's frontend cloud.

How Firebase, a Google-backed company, used Astro to improve their blog performance by 71%.

Persistent UI in View Transitions and our first look at Astro 3.0

Astro 2.9 is out with experimental support for View Transitions, allowing smooth page transitions.

Generating pagination links is not as straightforward as it may seem. So, while rebuilding my own site with Astro, I released a component on...

How an AI content company used Astro and Netlify's on-demand builders to enable users to share their generated blog posts with each other - all in one month.

A new feature brings built-in image optimization to Astro. Coming in Astro 3.0, you can opt-in to try it yourself in today. Images in Astro have been completely redesigned with more features, faster performance, and a better end-user experience with automatic layout shift prevention.

Astro builds fast content sites, powerful web applications, dynamic server APIs, and everything in-between.