--- title: 5 Must-Have Tools for Building Web Applications with... description: Next.js App Router Server-only, Saas UI, TailwindCSS, Turbopack, the use() hook, and Tailwind CSS are among the tools that can enable you to build web... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/5-must-have-tools-for-building-web-applications-with-next-js-app-router-zrd2zoiys twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 5 Must-Have Tools for Building Web Applications with Next.js App Router | daily.dev og:description: Next.js App Router Server-only, Saas UI, TailwindCSS, Turbopack, the use() hook, and Tailwind CSS are among the tools that can enable you to build web... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/5-must-have-tools-for-building-web-applications-with-next-js-app-router-zrd2zoiys og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zrD2ZOiYS.png og:image:alt: 5 Must-Have Tools for Building Web Applications with Next.js App Router og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 5 Must-Have Tools for Building Web Applications with Next.js App Router **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · [@aviatorscode2](https://daily.dev/aviatorscode2) · 12 min read · 24 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Next.js App Router Server-only, Saas UI, TailwindCSS, Turbopack, the use() hook, and Tailwind CSS are among the tools that can enable you to build web applications with Next.JS App Router faster. The Pages Router was introduced as an intended replacement for the Pages Router. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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