--- title: Build Better React apps with Next.js | daily.dev description: Next.js is an open-source React front-end framework that adds additional optimization capabilities like server-side rendering (SSR) and static-site generation.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/build-better-react-apps-with-next-js-au69l-1me twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Build Better React apps with Next.js | daily.dev og:description: Next.js is an open-source React front-end framework that adds additional optimization capabilities like server-side rendering (SSR) and static-site generation.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/build-better-react-apps-with-next-js-au69l-1me og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AU69l-1mE.png og:image:alt: Build Better React apps with Next.js 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. # Build Better React apps with Next.js **[JavaScript in Plain English](https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish)** · 10 min read · 34 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Next.js is an open-source React front-end framework that adds additional optimization capabilities like server-side rendering (SSR) and static-site generation. 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