Native local development environment for Windows, macOS & Linux. A modern alternative to XAMPP, MAMP, Laragon and Laravel Herd, with runtimes, databases, web servers, local sites, HTTPS, AI coding tools and MCP.
Open-source local PHP development environment for Linux, macOS and Windows (WSL2). Automatic .test domains, per-project PHP/Node isolation, one-command TLS. Podman-native, rootless.
Free and open source Native macOS local development environment for PHP, Node.js. Automatic HTTPS, .test domains, databases, Mailpit and Cloudflare Tunnel sharing.
EnvKit — free local development environment for Windows & macOS: nginx/Apache, multiple PHP versions, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Mailpit, Node.js, trusted .test HTTPS, and a built-in MCP server for AI-assistant control. A Laragon/XAMPP/Herd alternative.
Laragon is a portable, isolated, fast & powerful universal development environment for PHP, Node.js, Python. It is fast, lightweight, easy-to-use and easy-to-extend.
Easily install and configure your development environment with PHP. Serve sites with Laravel Valet, switch PHP versions, manage extensions, and quickly resolve issues automatically.