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Local vs WordPress Studio: catalog facts
Local	WordPress Studio
Free Free to download; hosting and some cloud features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine…	Free Free to download and use.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
One-click WordPress installs with SSL Switchable PHP environments, SSH and WP-CLI	Desktop app and scriptable CLI share the same tool Builds for macOS, Windows and Linux on Intel and ARM
Deployment features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine hosting Closed source	Focused on WordPress only Studio Code agent is still in beta
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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