create-t3-app
Open SourceThe best way to start a full-stack, typesafe Next.js app — interactive CLI that scaffolds Next.js with tRPC, Prisma or Drizzle, Tailwind, and NextAuth, only including the pieces you pick. Open-source, hugely popular.
Why we recommend create-t3-app
create-t3-app is less a template than a philosophy with a CLI: full-stack TypeScript where the compiler catches integration bugs, delivered via tRPC (typesafe APIs without codegen), Prisma/Drizzle (typesafe DB), and NextAuth — but strictly à la carte, so the scaffold contains only what you selected and nothing to delete. Born from Theo Browne's community, it became one of the most-starred scaffolds on GitHub, and that community is the real asset: T3 patterns are documented, debated and updated constantly, so you're never alone with an architectural question. It is the fastest route to the 'typesafe by default' experience that defines modern React development.
Best use cases
Best for: TypeScript developers starting any full-stack Next.js project, teams that want end-to-end type safety without adopting GraphQL machinery, hackathons, and as the neutral base under your own product code when mega-kits feel like someone else's house.
Honest limitations
Not for: shipping a business in a weekend — there's no billing, no marketing pages, no admin; T3 is a foundation, not a product shell. tRPC couples client and server in a monorepo worldview that fits poorly if you need a public REST API. Check current defaults (App Router vs Pages) against your preferences before scaffolding.
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