# Vite 8.1 is out!

DevFeed: [Vite 8.1 is out!](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/vite-8-1-is-out-3023.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://vite.dev/blog/announcing-vite8-1>)

Author: The Vite Team

Published: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Vite](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/vite.md>)

Topics: [Vite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vite.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [announce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announce.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [linear](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linear.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [vite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vite.md>)

## AI overview

Vite 8.1 has been released with experimental bundled dev mode, which is intended to improve development performance for large applications. Initial testing reported faster startup and full-page reloads than the unbundled dev server.

## Source excerpt

Vite 8.1 is out!  June 23, 2026 Vite 8 was released in March with a single unified bundler powered by Rolldown, opening the door to further improvements. It is now seeing 41.6 million weekly downloads, almost reaching the total downloads of Vite 7. Alongside resolving upgrade regressions, we've been working on new features, and we're excited to announce the release of Vite 8.1. Quick links: Docs Translations: 简体中文, 日本語, Español, Português, 한국어, Deutsch, فارسی GitHub Changelog Play online with Vite 8.1 using vite.new or scaffold a Vite app locally with your preferred framework running pnpm create vite. Check out the Getting Started Guide for more information. We invite you to help us improve Vite (joining the more than 1.2K contributors to Vite Core), our dependencies, or plugins and projects in the ecosystem. Learn more at our Contributing Guide. A good way to get started is by triaging issues, reviewing PRs, sending tests PRs based on open issues, and supporting others in Discussions or Vite Land's help forum. If you have questions, join our Discord community and talk to us in the #contributing channel. Stay updated and connect with others building on top of Vite by following us on Bluesky, X, or Mastodon. Features  Experimental Bundled Dev Mode  Experimental support for bundled dev mode is now available. This was previously called as "Full Bundle Mode". This mode is to improve performance of huge applications that suffer from the number of modules. In our initial testing with an app loading 10,000 React components, bundled dev mode achieved around 15x faster startup and 10x faster full page reloads compared to the unbundled dev server, while keeping HMR instant regardless of the application size. Early testing on real-world applications shows similar gains: the Linear team saw cold start rendering up to 3x faster, full reloads around 40% faster, and 10x fewer network requests. Why bundled dev mode? Vite is known for its unbundled dev server approach, which is a