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XAMPP vs WordPress Studio: catalog facts
XAMPP	WordPress Studio
Free Free to download and use. Components are under their own open-source licences.	Free Free to download and use.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
One installer produces a working Apache, MariaDB and PHP environment Control panel starts and stops each service without editing config files	Desktop app and scriptable CLI share the same tool Builds for macOS, Windows and Linux on Intel and ARM
Configured for convenience, not security; it is not meant to face the internet Bundled component versions lag upstream releases	Focused on WordPress only Studio Code agent is still in beta
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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