# @vitejs/plugin-react 6.1.0

- Product: @vitejs/plugin-react (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/vite-plugin-react)
- Vendor: Vite
- Date: 2026-08-20
- Version: 6.1.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/releases/tag/plugin-react%406.1.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/vite-plugin-react/releases/6.1.0

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- **added** — Experimental native React Compiler support via the compiler option

###### Add experimental native React Compiler support ([#1419](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/pull/1419))

Add experimental native React Compiler support.

You can use it by installing `oxc-transform-react` and enabling it via the `compiler` option:
```sh
npm install -D oxc-transform-react
```
```js
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
     react({ compiler: true })
  ]
})
```