The Spring Framework is an application framework and inversion of control container for the Java platform.[2] The framework's core features can be used by any Java application, but there are extensions for building web applications on top of the Java EE (Enterprise Edition) platform. The framework does not impose any specific programming model.[citation needed]. The framework has become popular in the Java community as an addition to the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) model.[3] The Spring Framework is free and open source software.[4]: 121–122 [5]
| Spring Framework | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | VMware |
| Initial release | 1 October 2002 |
| Stable release | 6.2.9[1] 
/ 17 July 2025 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | Java |
| Platform | Java EE |
| Type | Application framework |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | spring |
See also
- Apache Tapestry
- Google Guice
- Hibernate (framework)
- List of Java frameworks
- Comparison of web frameworks
- Spring Web Flow
- ^ spring-projects. "Release v6.2.9 · spring-projects/spring-framework". Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ Deinum et al. 2014, p. 47, §2 Spring Core Tasks.
- ^ Deinum et al. 2014, pp. 694–698, §16-2 Integrating Two Systems Using JMS.
- ^ Johnson & Hoeller 2004.
- ^ Deinum & Cosmina 2021, p. 1, §1 Setting up a Local Development Environment.