Can I remove Next.js?

Next.js is a react framework which gives you the best developer experience with all the features you need for production: hybrid static & server-side rendering, TypeScript support, smart bundling, route pre-fetching, your custom webpack, etc. React also recommends to start a new project with Next.js. Please refer to the official React documentation for the same.

Please refer following articles which should convince you to start your next project on Next.js rather than on plain React. It does not have a huge learning curve and it will benefit you in many ways:

• Create React App (CRA) vs Next.js
• Next.js Benefits

You may refer to the official Next.js documentation.

This template is created with Next.js as the base and thus, Next.js cannot be removed from the template.