Installation in Svelte

From the Svelte cheat sheet · Setup & Basics · verified Jul 2026

Setting up a new Svelte 5 project

bash

# Quick Start
npm create vite@latest my-app -- --template svelte
cd my-app && npm install && npm run dev

💡 Svelte 5 compiles components to vanilla JavaScript

⚡ No virtual DOM - direct DOM manipulation for speed

📦 Smaller bundle sizes than most frameworks

🔧 Built-in state management with new runes system

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