--- title: "What's new in Svelte: June 2024" description: 'Better `bind`s, migration tooling and a new comparison rune' author: Dani Sandoval authorURL: https://dreamindani.com --- The maintainers have been hard at work getting the [Svelte 5 Release Candidate](https://svelte.dev/blog/svelte-5-release-candidate) ready for release. In this month's newsletter, you'll find highlights from the pre-release [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/blob/main/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md) and a host of items from our community showcase. Let's dive in! ## What's new in Svelte - `bind:` is now disallowed on component exports in runes mode and has much better types to tell if a prop is `$bindable` (**5.0.0-next.113, 114 and 125**, [Docs](https://svelte-5-preview.vercel.app/docs/runes#bindable), [#11238](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/11238), [#11225](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/11225) and [#11498](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/11498)) - Tons of work on the `migrate` tool to make migrating to Svelte 5 syntax easier (**5.0.0-next.116, 136 and 137**, [Docs](https://svelte-5-preview.vercel.app/docs/old-vs-new), [#11334](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/11334), [#11659](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/11659), [#11704](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/11704)) - MathML is now supported (**5.0.0-next.120**, [Docs](https://www.w3.org/TR/mathml-core/#mathml-elements-and-attributes), [#11387](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/11387)) - The Svelte Inspector is now supported (**5.0.0-next.125**, [Docs](https://github.com/sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte/blob/main/docs/inspector.md), [#11514](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/11514)) - The `$state.is` rune lets you compare values or check if an object exists within a deeply reactive object/array (**5.0.0-next.134**, [Docs](https://svelte-5-preview.vercel.app/docs/runes#state-is), [#11613](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/11613)) - The `rootDir` compiler option makes filenames relative to simplify development in monorepos or complex folder structures (**5.0.0-next.135**, [#11627](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/11627)) --- ## Community Showcase **Apps & Sites built with Svelte** - [Onlook](https://onlook.dev/) is a chrome extension that enables designers to contribute to their team's UI codebase - [Fluid Type Generator](https://fluid-type.tolin.ski/) is a modern fluid type generator built with Svelte 5 - [LCH Palette Generator](https://github.com/pauslyapp/lch-palette) is a tool that allows you to easily create and save gradient palettes to be used in UI design - [Typepost](https://dezain.io/typepost/) is a simple text post generator for social media - [Equimake](https://equimake.com/) is a collaborative real-time 3D platform for learners, gamers, artists, and coders - [svelte.dev-machine](https://github.com/Neosoulink/svelte.dev-machine) is a physical based animation to replicate the Svelte machine on the svelte.dev homepage **Learning Resources** _Featuring Svelte Contributors and Ambassadors_ - [Svelte 5: Compiler, Signals, and Web App Performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjYt35lN3-k) by JSJ 627 with Rich Harris - [Svelte London - May 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EggM2qMzqdU) - This Week in Svelte - deep dives into the Svelte changelog and new learnings from the week: - [3 May](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FXwOtj5NpY) - [10 May](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WcU7imp0lQ) - [17 May](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1VoD-xhYqs) - [24 May](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDjPn8FH-X0) _To Read_ - [Securing Your SvelteKit App](https://captaincodeman.com/securing-your-sveltekit-app) and [Prevent Waterfalls from Multiple SvelteKit Server Hooks in sequence](https://captaincodeman.com/prevent-waterfalls-from-multiple-sveltekit-server-hooks-in-sequence) by Captain Codeman - [Svelte 5 Todo App with Firebase](https://code.build/p/svelte-5-todo-app-with-firebase-X1Tr3J) by Jonathan Gamble _To Watch_ - [Svelte 5 Runes Demystified](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBvLZ-dkskrKpA01nOZiQE_1SBFyFNB-6) by Peter Makes Websites Ltd - [How to Build an eCommerce Store with SvelteKit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1lK4eJH0tI&t=6s) by Crystallize **Libraries, Tools & Components** - [Floating UI Svelte](https://github.com/skeletonlabs/floating-ui-svelte) is a library for positioning floating elements and handling interaction - [Svelte Animated Pixels](https://github.com/tncrazvan/svelte-animated-pixels) provides an easy way to create pixelated canvas animations by just declaring maps of pixels a strings - [SvelteKit Passkey Template](https://github.com/passlock-dev/svelte-passkeys) is a SvelteKit template project featuring Passkey authentication, Google sign in and mailbox verification - [svelte-infinite](https://github.com/ndom91/svelte-infinite) is an infinite scrolling library designed for Svelte 5 with runes - [svelte-next](https://github.com/shinokada/svelte-next) attempts to automated Svelte library updates 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 month 👋