Creating a Vue 3 App in Vue.js
From the Vue.js cheat sheet · Getting Started · verified Jul 2026
Creating a Vue 3 App
Different ways to create Vue 3 applications
javascript
// CDN (Vue 3)
<script src="https://unpkg.com/vue@3/dist/vue.global.js"></script>
<div id="app">{{ message }}</div>
<script>
const { createApp } = Vue;
createApp({
data() {
return { message: 'Hello Vue!' }
}
}).mount('#app');
</script>
// Vite (Recommended for Vue 3)
npm create vue@latest my-app
cd my-app
npm install
npm run dev💡 Vue 3 is the current version, Vue 2 reached EOL in Dec 2023
⚡ Vite is the recommended build tool for Vue 3 projects
📌 Use create-vue for the best Vue 3 setup experience
🔥 CDN version is only for prototyping, not production