docs: "What's new in Svelte" August newsletter

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+title: "What's new in Svelte: August 2025"
+description: 'Async Svelte is out - with all the fixins'
+author: Dani Sandoval
+authorURL: https://dreamindani.com
+---
+
+With [Async Svelte](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/discussions/15845) and its companion [Remote Functions](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/discussions/13897) officially out in the world, there's a lot of updates to share!
+
+Be sure to check out the showcase for videos from Rich, Paolo, and Stanislav about all the brand new features in Svelte.
+
+Let's dive into the highlights...
+
+## What's new in Svelte, SvelteKit, Language Tools and CLI (sv)
+
+- Remote functions can be called anywhere in your app, but always run on the server, and as such can safely access server-only modules containing things like environment variables and database clients (**[email protected]**, [Docs](https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/remote-functions), [#13986](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/13986))
+- `getAbortSignal` returns an `AbortSignal` that aborts when the current derived or effect re-runs or is destroyed (**[email protected]**, [Docs](https://svelte.dev/docs/svelte/svelte#getAbortSignal), [#16266](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/16266))
+- A new `parent` property has been added to the `__svelte_meta` properties that are added to elements at dev time - useful for debugging nested hierarchies (**[email protected]**, [#16255](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/16255))
+- `await` is now supported in components when using the `experimental.async` compiler option (**[email protected]/[email protected]**, [Docs](https://svelte.dev/docs/svelte/await-expressions), [#15844](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/15844))
+- There are now types for the `params` prop and `page` attributes in page/layout components (**[email protected], [email protected] & [email protected]**, [#13999](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/13999) / [#13864](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/13864))
+- SvelteKit's `read` now works in edge environments where `fs.readFile` isn't available such as in Cloudflare's workers, Netlify, and Vercel's edge functions (**[email protected]**, [#13859](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/13859))
+- The `resolve(...)` and `asset(...)` helpers have been added for resolving paths (**[email protected]**, [#13864](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/13864))
+- Support for modern SvelteKit prop typings has been added to VS Code snippets (**extensions-109.10.0**, [#2796](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/pull/2796))
+- The new `vite.addPlugin` simplifies adding a plugin on various vite config styles (**[email protected]**, [#633](https://github.com/sveltejs/cli/pull/633))
+- vite-plugin-svelte is out with support for vite7, rolldown-vite and [more](https://github.com/sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte/blob/main/packages/vite-plugin-svelte/CHANGELOG.md)
+
+For a full list of bug fixes in Svelte, SvelteKit and its adapters, check out their CHANGELOGs [here](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/blob/main/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md) and [here](https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/tree/main/packages).
+
+---
+
+## Community Showcase
+
+### Apps & Sites built with Svelte
+
+- [Logitech's new site](https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/comments/1m991ts/the_logitech_site_is_built_with_svelte/) is built in Svelte 🎉
+- [hend.world](https://hend.world/) is a language learning application that surrounds you with comprehensible input: compelling stories, articles, and videos that match your level
+- [Amgiflol](https://github.com/sm17p/amgiflol) is a Figma-like Layout Inspector For Web
+- [Formcord](https://formcord.app/) is a Google Forms alternative built specifically for Discord communities
+- [Freq](https://www.freq.social/) is a community-based social media platform for groups of music listeners to share, talk about, and enjoy music together
+- [Salora](https://salora.app/) is a salon booking application (de)
+- [Animal Well Shrine](https://anxpara.com/animalwellshrine) is an low-spoiler egg tracker for the video game, Animal Well
+- [TypingGym](https://www.typinggym.com/) is a typing practice site with automatic difficulty adjustment
+
+### Learning Resources
+
+_Featuring Svelte Contributors and Ambassadors_
+
+- [promise.then(...)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-1pVKUWlOQ) by Rich Harris - what's next now that Svelte is Async
+- [Asynchronous Svelte](https://www.youtube.com/live/kL4Tp8RmJwo) with Rich Harris by CodeTV (Jason Lengstorf)
+- [Remote Functions are coming to SvelteKit - and they are amazing!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BID8r5LObvI) by Code with Stanislav
+- [Svelte London - June 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKSmlp2S-jQ) feat. "Svelte, svelte everywhere" by Paolo Ricciuti and "Testing your Svelte app in an actual browser" by Willow / Scott
+
+_This Week in Svelte_
+
+- [Ep. 108](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp4Y1tMo5AQ) — Svelte Flow
+- [Ep. 109](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LghoZmFzWYM) — Ark UI
+- [Ep. 110](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia8N6S2OkpM) — Neodrag v3
+- [Ep. 111](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fExlOwTtZqM) — Best LLMs for Svelte 5 tested, MCP server, llms.txt
+
+_Svienna (Svelte Society Vienna)_
+
+- [Lightning talk 10 tips in 5 mins!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hptgxIdnDdg) by Jean Yves Couet
+- [Using SvelteKit and MIT appinventor to inspire young girls for tech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDx1a078in8) by Domenik Reitzner
+- [Adding full to your full stack SvelteKit app](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3cqzv-zRe8) by Jean Yves Couet
+- [ZeeltePHP (Svelte + PHP)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sm4oPwvPVU) by derharry
+- [Svelte at Geizhals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJVdfPk9WmI) by Martin Grubinger
+
+_To Watch/Read_
+
+- [Build a SvelteKit Admin App with Drizzle, Tailwind & Postgres](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Mk6ozq69U) by Tyler Codes
+- [Master Svelte in 15 Minutes: From React Dev to Svelte Pro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhfcgnt5nO8) by Neuronfire
+- [Simple but Effective Skeleton Loaders](https://www.matsimon.dev/blog/simple-skeleton-loaders) by Mat Simon
+- [Building Smart Intervals with Svelte 5](https://www.puruvj.dev/blog/svelte-5-interval-rune) by Puru VJ
+
+### Libraries, Tools & Components
+
+- [Svelte Interval](https://github.com/PuruVJ/svelte-interval) is a comprehensive Svelte utility package for managing intervals with reactive durations, synchronization, and advanced control features
+- [@hvniel/svelte-router](https://github.com/HanielU/svelte-router) is a Svelte 5 port of React Router
+- [@hvniel/vite-plugin-svelte-inline-component](https://github.com/hanielu/vite-plugin-svelte-inline-component) lets you write tiny Svelte components straight inside your JavaScript / TypeScript tests using tagged‑template literals
+- [wuchale](https://github.com/wuchalejs/wuchale) is a non-invasive, normal code based compile-time internationalization (i18n) toolkit
+- [SSGOI](https://github.com/meursyphus/ssgoi) brings native app-like page transitions to the web
+- [Svelte Form Builder](https://github.com/moalamri/svelte-form-builder) is a modern, drag-and-drop form builder built with Svelte 5
+- [Svelte persistent runes](https://github.com/MacFJA/svelte-persistent-runes?tab=readme-ov-file#svelte-persistent-runes) provides a Svelte reactive rune that keep its value through pages and reloads
+- [gositemap](https://github.com/lelabdev/gositemap) is a fast, test-driven sitemap.xml generator for static SvelteKit sites
+
+That's it for this month! Let us know if we missed anything on [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/) or [Discord](https://discord.gg/svelte).
+
+Until next time 👋🏼!