| title: Pages Router | |
| description: Before Next.js 13, the Pages Router was the main way to create routes in Next.js with an intuitive file-system router. | |
| > You're viewing the documentation for the Pages Router. See the [App Router](/docs/app) documentation for the latest features. | |
| The **Pages Router** uses an intuitive file-system router to map each file to a route. | |
| Before Next.js 13, the Pages Router was the main way to create routes in Next.js. It's still supported in newer versions of Next.js, but we recommend migrating to the new [App Router](/docs/app) to leverage React's latest features. | |