# What is Thymeleaf ?

This tutorial explains to you what Thymeleaf is.

Thymeleaf is a modern server-side Java template engine for both web and standalone environments.

Good to know about Thymeleaf:

• is better suited for serving XHTML/HTML5
• is used for creating MVC-based application, and it can be integrated with Spring Framework
• is ideal for HTML5 Java web applications
• create a natural templates to your web application
• provides full Spring Framework integration
• can process any XML file even in offline environments