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WordPress StudioLocal
Free

Free to download and use.

 Free

Free to download; hosting and some cloud features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Desktop app and scriptable CLI share the same tool
  • Builds for macOS, Windows and Linux on Intel and ARM
  • One-click WordPress installs with SSL
  • Switchable PHP environments, SSH and WP-CLI
  • Focused on WordPress only
  • Studio Code agent is still in beta
  • Deployment features are tied to Flywheel and WP Engine hosting
  • Closed source
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
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Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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