Guillermo Rauch Unveils Broad Access to Free Nuxt Components and Templates

San Francisco, CA – Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel, announced on social media today, September 26, 2025, a significant initiative to provide "Free Nuxt components & templates for everyone." This move follows the recent integration of NuxtLabs, the company behind the popular Nuxt.js framework, into Vercel earlier this year on July 8, 2025, signaling a deepened commitment to the open-source Vue ecosystem.

The announcement by Rauch, a prominent figure in web development and creator of Next.js, underscores Vercel's strategy to foster broader accessibility and innovation across various frontend frameworks. The integration of NuxtLabs, which saw key members of the Nuxt core team join Vercel, aims to ensure the continued independent development and sustainability of the MIT-licensed Nuxt framework. This strategic acquisition extends Vercel's reach beyond its traditional React-centric ecosystem.

Nuxt UI, a component library within the Nuxt ecosystem, already offers a range of free, framework-optimized components and templates. These resources provide complete source code access and extensive customization options, designed to accelerate project development. The latest announcement from Rauch suggests a significant expansion or enhancement of these offerings, making robust development tools more readily available to a wider developer community.

Industry observers view Vercel's investment in Nuxt as a strategic play to support developer choice and the open web, moving away from a single-framework focus. Daniel Roe, Nuxt Project Lead at Vercel, previously emphasized that Nuxt would retain its independence and community-driven roadmap despite the acquisition. This commitment ensures that the newly emphasized free resources will remain aligned with Nuxt's core values and open-source principles.

The initiative aligns with Rauch's broader vision for the "Frontend Cloud," which prioritizes design-first development, rapid iteration, and the seamless integration of advanced tools, including AI-generated UI. By providing extensive free components and templates, Vercel and the Nuxt team aim to lower the barrier to entry for developers, enabling faster innovation and a more efficient workflow for building modern web applications.