diff --git a/packages/create-vite/index.js b/packages/create-vite/index.js
index 40d0aa583124d3..e19f53fe47a794 100755
--- a/packages/create-vite/index.js
+++ b/packages/create-vite/index.js
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs'
 import path from 'node:path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+import spawn from 'cross-spawn'
 import minimist from 'minimist'
 import prompts from 'prompts'
 import {
   blue,
   cyan,
   green,
+  lightGreen,
   lightRed,
   magenta,
   red,
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ const cwd = process.cwd()
 const FRAMEWORKS = [
   {
     name: 'vanilla',
+    display: 'Vanilla',
     color: yellow,
     variants: [
       {
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ const FRAMEWORKS = [
   },
   {
     name: 'vue',
+    display: 'Vue',
     color: green,
     variants: [
       {
@@ -52,11 +56,24 @@ const FRAMEWORKS = [
         name: 'vue-ts',
         display: 'TypeScript',
         color: blue
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'custom-create-vue',
+        display: 'Customize with create-vue',
+        color: green,
+        customCommand: 'npm create vue@latest TARGET_DIR'
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'custom-nuxt',
+        display: 'Nuxt',
+        color: lightGreen,
+        customCommand: 'npm exec nuxi init TARGET_DIR'
       }
     ]
   },
   {
     name: 'react',
+    display: 'React',
     color: cyan,
     variants: [
       {
@@ -73,6 +90,7 @@ const FRAMEWORKS = [
   },
   {
     name: 'preact',
+    display: 'Preact',
     color: magenta,
     variants: [
       {
@@ -89,6 +107,7 @@ const FRAMEWORKS = [
   },
   {
     name: 'lit',
+    display: 'Lit',
     color: lightRed,
     variants: [
       {
@@ -105,6 +124,7 @@ const FRAMEWORKS = [
   },
   {
     name: 'svelte',
+    display: 'Svelte',
     color: red,
     variants: [
       {
@@ -116,6 +136,12 @@ const FRAMEWORKS = [
         name: 'svelte-ts',
         display: 'TypeScript',
         color: blue
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'custom-svelte-kit',
+        display: 'SvelteKit',
+        color: red,
+        customCommand: 'npm create svelte@latest TARGET_DIR'
       }
     ]
   }
@@ -191,7 +217,7 @@ async function init() {
           choices: FRAMEWORKS.map((framework) => {
             const frameworkColor = framework.color
             return {
-              title: frameworkColor(framework.name),
+              title: frameworkColor(framework.display || framework.name),
               value: framework
             }
           })
@@ -206,7 +232,7 @@ async function init() {
             framework.variants.map((variant) => {
               const variantColor = variant.color
               return {
-                title: variantColor(variant.name),
+                title: variantColor(variant.display || variant.name),
                 value: variant.name
               }
             })
@@ -237,6 +263,46 @@ async function init() {
   // determine template
   template = variant || framework || template
 
+  const pkgInfo = pkgFromUserAgent(process.env.npm_config_user_agent)
+  const pkgManager = pkgInfo ? pkgInfo.name : 'npm'
+  const isYarn1 = pkgManager === 'yarn' && pkgInfo?.version.startsWith('1.')
+
+  if (template.startsWith('custom-')) {
+    const getCustomCommand = (name) => {
+      for (const f of FRAMEWORKS) {
+        for (const v of f.variants || []) {
+          if (v.name === name) {
+            return v.customCommand
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const customCommand = getCustomCommand(template)
+    const fullCustomCommand = customCommand
+      .replace('TARGET_DIR', targetDir)
+      .replace(/^npm create/, `${pkgManager} create`)
+      // Only Yarn 1.x doesn't support `@version` in the `create` command
+      .replace('@latest', () => (isYarn1 ? '' : '@latest'))
+      .replace(/^npm exec/, () => {
+        // Prefer `pnpm dlx` or `yarn dlx`
+        if (pkgManager === 'pnpm') {
+          return 'pnpm dlx'
+        }
+        if (pkgManager === 'yarn' && !isYarn1) {
+          return 'yarn dlx'
+        }
+        // Use `npm exec` in all other cases,
+        // including Yarn 1.x and other custom npm clients.
+        return 'npm exec'
+      })
+
+    const [command, ...args] = fullCustomCommand.split(' ')
+    const { status } = spawn.sync(command, args, {
+      stdio: 'inherit'
+    })
+    process.exit(status ?? 0)
+  }
+
   console.log(`\nScaffolding project in ${root}...`)
 
   const templateDir = path.resolve(
@@ -269,9 +335,6 @@ async function init() {
 
   write('package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2))
 
-  const pkgInfo = pkgFromUserAgent(process.env.npm_config_user_agent)
-  const pkgManager = pkgInfo ? pkgInfo.name : 'npm'
-
   console.log(`\nDone. Now run:\n`)
   if (root !== cwd) {
     console.log(`  cd ${path.relative(cwd, root)}`)
diff --git a/packages/create-vite/package.json b/packages/create-vite/package.json
index 77ae57a92c60fd..5ec35494d5a90a 100644
--- a/packages/create-vite/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-vite/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/vitejs/vite/tree/main/packages/create-vite#readme",
   "dependencies": {
+    "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
     "kolorist": "^1.5.1",
     "minimist": "^1.2.6",
     "prompts": "^2.4.2"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 74c0cc0cb09e17..502a334b1bff44 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -128,10 +128,12 @@ importers:
 
   packages/create-vite:
     specifiers:
+      cross-spawn: ^7.0.3
       kolorist: ^1.5.1
       minimist: ^1.2.6
       prompts: ^2.4.2
     dependencies:
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
       kolorist: 1.5.1
       minimist: 1.2.6
       prompts: 2.4.2
@@ -3955,7 +3957,6 @@ packages:
       path-key: 3.1.1
       shebang-command: 2.0.0
       which: 2.0.2
-    dev: true
 
   /crosspath/0.0.8:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-IKlS3MpP0fhJ50M6ltyLO7Q4NzwfhafpmolMH0EDKyyaY81HutF2mH4hLpCdm3fKZ/TSTW5qPIdTy62YnefEyQ==}
@@ -5814,7 +5815,6 @@ packages:
 
   /isexe/2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RHxMLp9lnKHGHRng9QFhRCMbYAcVpn69smSGcq3f36xjgVVWThj4qqLbTLlq7Ssj8B+fIQ1EuCEGI2lKsyQeIw==}
-    dev: true
 
   /jiti/1.13.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/n9mNxZj/HDSrincJ6RP+L+yXbpnB8FybySBa+IjIaoH9FIxBbrbRT5XUbe8R7zuVM2AQqNMNDDqz0bzx3znOQ==}
@@ -6796,7 +6796,6 @@ packages:
   /path-key/3.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ojmeN0qd+y0jszEtoY48r0Peq5dwMEkIlCOu6Q5f41lfkswXuKtYrhgoTpLnyIcHm24Uhqx+5Tqm2InSwLhE6Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
-    dev: true
 
   /path-key/4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-haREypq7xkM7ErfgIyA0z+Bj4AGKlMSdlQE2jvJo6huWD1EdkKYV+G/T4nq0YEF2vgTT8kqMFKo1uHn950r4SQ==}
@@ -7724,7 +7723,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
     dependencies:
       shebang-regex: 3.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /shebang-regex/1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-2kL0l0DAtC2yypcoVxyxkMmO/qM=}
@@ -7734,7 +7732,6 @@ packages:
   /shebang-regex/3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7++dFhtcx3353uBaq8DDR4NuxBetBzC7ZQOhmTQInHEd6bSrXdiEyzCvG07Z44UYdLShWUyXt5M/yhz8ekcb1A==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
-    dev: true
 
   /shell-exec/1.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-jyVd+kU2X+mWKMmGhx4fpWbPsjvD53k9ivqetutVW/BQ+WIZoDoP4d8vUMGezV6saZsiNoW2f9GIhg9Dondohg==}
@@ -8735,7 +8732,6 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       isexe: 2.0.0
-    dev: true
 
   /wide-align/1.1.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eDMORYaPNZ4sQIuuYPDHdQvf4gyCF9rEEV/yPxGfwPkRodwEgiMUUXTx/dex+Me0wxx53S+NgUHaP7y3MGlDmg==}