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2 more ways to get Local
Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install local - Homebrew
brew install --cask local
About Local
Local installs WordPress for you in one click, with SSL included, so you can build and test sites without a server. It provides root SSH access, WP-CLI, one-click admin login and the ability to switch PHP versions to test compatibility.
Live Links create persistent URLs so clients can preview a local site without deploying. Local Connect pushes and pulls sites to Flywheel and WP Engine hosting, and MagicSync lets you choose which changed files to deploy. A link checker, image optimizer and instant reload help before launch.
Strengths
- One-click WordPress installs with SSL
- Switchable PHP environments, SSH and WP-CLI
- Shareable Live Links for client previews
- Built-in link checker and image optimizer
Limitations
- Deployment features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine hosting
- Closed source
- Only for WordPress sites
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download; hosting and some cloud features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine accounts.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- WP Engine
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- WordPress developers who want a local site without configuring a server stack
- Categories
- Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Local
Compare allSoftware that can replace Local for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
MAMP
A local web server environment with Apache or Nginx, MySQL and PHP for macOS and Windows.
MAMP provides a general Apache or Nginx, MySQL and PHP stack on macOS and Windows for any PHP site, but has no Linux version or built-in Live Links.
XAMPP
Apache, MariaDB, PHP and Perl packaged as one local development stack.
XAMPP is open source and runs any PHP site with Apache and MariaDB, but you install WordPress yourself and lose Local's one-click sites and client preview links.
Laragon
A lightweight, portable local development environment for PHP, Node.js and other web stacks on Windows.
Laragon is a lightweight Windows-only environment for PHP, Node.js and other stacks with automatic SSL, so it covers more than WordPress but not macOS or Linux.
Laravel Herd
A native PHP and Laravel development environment for Windows and macOS with PHP and nginx included.
Laravel Herd is a native PHP environment for Windows and macOS aimed at Laravel, with database tools in the paid Pro tier and no Linux version.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
PHP
A general-purpose scripting language and interpreter especially suited to web development.
DBngin
A free desktop app for starting local PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and Redis servers with one click.
mkcert
A zero-config command-line tool that creates locally trusted HTTPS certificates for development.
Mailpit
An email testing tool that catches outgoing messages over SMTP and shows them in a web interface.
ngrok
A tunnelling agent and gateway that exposes a local app to the internet with request inspection.
MySQL Workbench
Oracle's desktop application for developing SQL, administering MySQL servers and analysing query performance.
