Vaadin Blog
Free Vaadin 8 support is over. What happens next?
Last updated 2025 After 5 years of free support, Vaadin 8 has reached its end of life. While applications developed with the unsupported framework will keep running, they will no longer receive security updates, compatibility patches and bug fixes. We recommend all projects to upgrade to the latest ...
.png)
Introducing the Vaadin Map component
We’ve all felt a bit lost at some point in our lives. Sometimes literally, when trying to find that place (“you can’t miss it”), sometimes metaphorically, when looking for the right add-on for an application. In both cases, a reliable, up-to-date map might be indispensable. Today we’re proudly ...
Vaadin 23 is finally here!
Vaadin 23 is finally here! It paves the road for our new, simplified release model where we recommend the latest Vaadin version to every user. The release already ships with new features and improvements, yet thanks to the upcoming minor releases (Vaadin 23.1, 23.2 and so forth) there are many more ...
Three tips to integrate your Vaadin app into your existing website
Nowadays, it is rare to implement all software with a single technology. There are different teams and requirements, which is a good reason to allow a certain amount of variance in the software toolkit. The same goes for UI frameworks, and that's the way it should be. Hosting static HTML files ...
Meet Hilla
We announced that we’re renaming Vaadin Fusion to Hilla last month. Today, we’re happy to publish the Hilla website where you can find everything related to the framework in one place. Go to hilla.dev to get started! If you’re currently a Vaadin Fusion developer or hybrid user, you’ll find all the ...
Why we built Hilla
Does the world really need yet another frontend framework? We believe it does, because different frameworks have different underlying assumptions that lead to optimizing for different things. Let's take a look at the principles that have led us to build Hilla as a framework that integrates Spring ...
Vaadin 23 will require Java 11
Vaadin 23, releasing in March 2022, will require Java 11. To give users additional time to upgrade from Java 8 to a newer version, we're extending the maintenance period of Vaadin 22 until March 2023. Time flies, and it’s already been 8 years since Java 8 was released. It has also been 4 years ...
Live stream recording: Web components, design systems and accessibility
Web Components are an excellent basis for building Design Systems, but providing good accessibility can seem like a daunting challenge. In this live stream, we were joined by engineers and product owners from Adobe, IBM, SAP, Vaadin, and ING for a panel discussion on the challenges they've faced, ...
JWT authentication with Vaadin Flow - for better developer and user experience
JWT (JSON Web Token) is a popular way to handle authentication in stateless, browser-centric web UIs. Vaadin Flow runs its UI state and logic in the server memory – by design. Without that, Flow users couldn’t have the pure Java developer experience and simplicity they love. At first glance, it ...