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Play is a high-productivity Java and Scala web application framework that integrates the components and APIs you need for modern web application development.

Play is based on a lightweight, stateless, web-friendly architecture and features predictable and minimal resource consumption (CPU, memory, threads) for highly-scalable applications thanks to its reactive model, based on Pekko Streams.

General

• [[Play 3.0 vs Play 2.9: How Play Deals with Akka’s License Change|General#How-Play-Deals-with-Akkas-License-Change]]
• [[End-of-life-(EOL) dates|General#End-of-life-(EOL)-Dates]]
• Sponsoring the Play Framework

Latest release

Built on Pekko / Pekko HTTP:

• [[What's new in Play 3.0?|Highlights30]]
• [[Play 3.0 Migration Guide|Migration30]]

Built on Akka / Akka HTTP:

• [[What's new in Play 2.9?|Highlights29]]

• [[Play 2.9 Migration Guide|Migration29]]

• [[Other Play releases|Releases]]

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Modules

[[Module directory|ModuleDirectory]]