Next.js Global Hackathon 2025: Celebrating Innovation, Performance, and AI

May 15, 2025

The Next.js Global Hackathon 2025 has concluded, marking another milestone in showcasing developer ingenuity worldwide. The event, culminating in a live-streamed awards ceremony hosted by Lee Robinson (VP of Developer Experience at Vercel), celebrated exceptional projects built with Next.js, with a strong emphasis on performance, design, and cutting-edge AI integration.

Work From Coffee OS

Hackathon Highlights: Pushing Boundaries

Participants were challenged across three main categories: Highest Quality, Fastest App, and Best Use of AI. The goal was to encourage developers to push the boundaries of what's possible with Next.js, from meticulous design and performance optimization to innovative AI-driven solutions.

🏆 Announcing the Winners

The competition was fierce, but several projects stood out for their excellence and innovation:

Overall Winner: Text0

Emerging as the grand prize winner, Text0 was recognized for its outstanding design, remarkable performance, and intuitive user experience. This AI-powered writing assistant masterfully leverages Next.js capabilities to provide a seamless and powerful platform for content creation. The Text0 team has earned a grand prize trip to San Francisco! Text0 also impressed with its sophisticated AI integration, earning it the Best Use of AI award.

Highest Quality App: Work From Coffee OS

Work From Coffee OS

Impressing the judges with its exceptional user experience, performance, and code quality, Work From Coffee OS (WFCOS) secured the award for Highest Quality App. This project offers a unique operating system experience meticulously tailored for remote work environments, enhancing productivity and focus.

Fastest App: gitfaster

gitfaster earned its title by showcasing exceptional performance. This application delivered rapid load times and highly efficient workflows, perfectly demonstrating the power of Next.js in building high-speed, responsive applications.

A Collaborative Effort: Our Partners

The success of the Next.js Global Hackathon 2025 was made possible by the generous support of a diverse group of partners, reflecting the vibrant and collaborative spirit of the developer community. We extend our heartfelt thanks to:

Anthropic, Browserbase, Clerk, Convex, Cursor, Eleven Labs, Fal, Gemini, Groq, Langbase, Luma, Neon, OpenAI, Polar, Replicate, Resend, Scrapybara, Sentry, Supabase, Tinybird, Upstash, Windsurf, and xAI.

The Enduring Impact

The Next.js Global Hackathon is more than a competition; it's a crucible for innovation, learning, and community building. It provides a fertile ground for developers to experiment, collaborate, and transform visionary ideas into tangible products. Many projects born from this hackathon will undoubtedly go on to become influential open-source tools, successful startups, or vital resources for the global developer community.

Congratulations to all participants, finalists, and winners of the Next.js Global Hackathon 2025! The creativity and skill showcased promise an exciting future for web development.

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