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Spring Framework
Also known as Spring, springframework, ac, ApplicationContext
application framework for Java platform
Key facts
- Developer
- VMware
- Initial release
- 1 October 2002 ; 23 years ago ( 2002-10-01 )
- Stable release
- 7.0.5 / 18 February 2026 ; 3 months ago ( 18 February 2026 )
- Written in
- Java
- Platform
- Jakarta EE
- Type
- Application framework
- License
- Apache License 2.0
- Website
- spring .io /projects /spring-framework
- Repository
- github .com /spring-projects /spring-framework
via Wikipedia infobox
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This is the home of the Spring Framework: the foundation for all Spring projects. Collectively the Spring Framework and the family of Spring projects are often referred to simply as "Spring". Spring provides everything required beyond the Java programming language for creating enterprise applications for a wide range of scenarios and architectures. Please read the Overview section of the reference documentation for a more complete introduction. For access to artifacts or a distribution zip, see the Spring Framework Artifacts wiki page. The Spring Framework maintains reference documentation (published and source), GitHub wiki pages, and an API reference. There are also guides and tutorials across Spring projects. Follow @SpringCentral, @SpringFramework, and its team members on 𝕏. In-depth articles can be found at The Spring Blog, and releases are announced via our releases feed. The Spring Framework is released under version 2.0 of the Apache License.
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The Spring Framework is an application framework and inversion of control container for the Java platform. The framework's core features can be used by any Java application, but there are extensions for building web applications on top of the Jakarta EE platform. The framework does not impose any specific programming model. The framework has become popular in the Java community as an addition to the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) model. The Spring Framework is free and open source software.
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