GeoExt (http://geoext.github.io/geoext2/) is Open Source and enables building desktop-like GIS applications through the web. It is a JavaScript framework that combines the GIS functionality of OpenLayers with the user interface savvy, rich data-package and architectural concepts of the ExtJS library provided by Sencha. Version 2.1 of GeoExt (currently in alpha-status) is the successor to the GeoExt 1.x-series and brought support for ExtJS 5 and is built atop the following installments of its base libraries: OpenLayers 2.13.1 and ExtJS 5.1.0 (or ExtJS 4.2.1 at your choice). The next version of GeoExt (v3.0.0?) will support OpenLayers 3 and the new and shiny ExtJS 6 (not finally released at the time of this writing). The talk will focus on the following aspects: * Introduction into GeoExt * New features in OpenLayers 3 and ExtJS 6 and how they can be used in GeoExt * The road towards GeoExt 3 * Results of the planned Code Sprint in June (see https://github.com/geoext/geoext3/wiki/GeoExt-3-Codesprint) * Remaining tasks and outlook The new features of OpenLayers (e.g. WebGL-support, rotated views, smaller build sizes, etc.) and Ext JS 6 (Unified code base for mobile and desktop while providing all functionality of ExtJS 5) and the description of the current state of this next major release will be highlighted in the talk. Online version of the presentation: http://marcjansen.github.io/foss4g-2015/Towards-GeoExt-3-Supporting-both-OpenLayers-3-and-ExtJS-6.html#/