Repository profile
vuejs/vue
This is the repo for Vue 2. For Vue 3, go to https://github.com/vuejs/core
Why this page exists
Use this profile to move from awareness into adoption-oriented inspection.
Best next step
Check the summary, then compare it against similar projects before touching production.
Research posture
Momentum helps discovery. Fit, maintenance quality, and reversibility decide adoption.
Editorial summary
Vue is a progressive framework for building user interfaces, designed to be incrementally adoptable. It offers a core library focused on the view layer, while also providing an ecosystem of supporting libraries for complex Single-Page Applications (SPAs). Although this repository is now inactive, Vue 2 remains accessible for existing projects, with a strong recommendation for users to upgrade to the actively maintained Vue 3 for new projects.
Use cases for Vue 2 include building interactive web applications, creating dynamic user interfaces, and managing state in SPAs. Its flexibility allows developers to integrate Vue into projects incrementally or use it as a full-fledged framework, making it suitable for both small and large-scale applications. However, as of December 31st, 2023, the framework has reached End of Life, meaning it will no longer receive updates or support.
Adoption analysis
Best-fit use case
vuejs/vue is most useful to evaluate when your team is researching web application development. Compare its documented workflow with your runtime, deployment model, and maintenance capacity before adopting it.
Momentum signal
Recent tracked star growth is modest, so maintenance quality and fit may matter more than momentum. Daily and three-day changes are discovery signals, while total stars show accumulated awareness.
Adoption caution
Before adding it to production, review license terms, dependency footprint, security guidance, open issue quality, and whether there is a clear path to migrate away later.
What to inspect next
- 1Look for a documented installation or setup path before using the project.
- 2Compare its topic focus (framework, frontend, javascript, vue) with the problem your team is actually solving.
- 3Identify at least two alternatives so the decision is not based on one ranking page.
- 4Read recent issues and releases to understand maintenance rhythm, breaking changes, and common failure modes.