Herd is an ultra-fast native macOS app that delivers a fully local development environment for Laravel and PHP. It ships preconfigured with PHP, Nginx, DNS, and essential CLI tools so you can start building immediately after installation.

Instead of relying on Homebrew, Docker, or VMs, Herd uses statically compiled binaries and a zero-dependency design to remove setup friction and boost performance. With built-in tooling, effortless PHP version switching, and automatic local domain handling, Herd streamlines the development workflow for Laravel developers.

What's New:

Version 1.28.0

New features

• The site creation wizard now includes an option to install team support when using a starter kit with authentication
• Added --update-env flag to herd link that forces updating the APP_URL in your .env file, even when it already contains the current TLD

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed an issue where the ~/Herd directory was created during onboarding before the user had finished choosing a custom sites path
• Fixed Svelte icon in site wizard

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