Herd is a blazing-fast, native macOS application designed to provide a complete local development environment for Laravel and PHP. It comes preconfigured with everything you need — including PHP, Nginx, DNS, and essential CLI tools — so you can start building applications immediately after installation.
Unlike traditional setups that rely on Homebrew, Docker, or virtual machines, Herd uses statically compiled binaries and a zero-dependency approach. This eliminates configuration complexity and significantly improves performance, allowing developers to focus on coding instead of environment management.
With built-in tooling, seamless PHP version switching, and automatic local domain handling, Herd delivers a streamlined development workflow tailored specifically for Laravel developers.
What’s New
Version 1.26.1:
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Compatibility
macOS 13.0 or later
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