About
Laravel Herd Pro — The professional version of a native PHP development environment: an "all-in-one" solution covering everything from launching sites to debugging, service management, and testing—without containers, dependencies, or headaches.Features:
• Zero Configuration: One-click installation—no Homebrew, Docker, or VMs required
• Native Speed: Directly runs PHP, nginx, and dnsmasq binaries—faster than containers
• Auto-Domains: All sites are automatically accessible via *.test
• Multi-PHP Versions: Easily switch between PHP 7.4–8.5 and assign specific versions to sites
• CLI Integration: `php`, `composer`, `laravel`, and `node` are immediately available in the terminal
• Valet Migration: Automatically transfers sites, certificates, and settings
• Forge Integration: One-click deployment to remote servers
• Intercepts `dump()`/`dd()` output in a separate window with syntax highlighting
• Filter by Type: Variables, DB queries, jobs, views, logs, and HTTP requests
• Retains history between requests
• SMTP Server on Port 2525: All outgoing emails are intercepted and never leave your local machine
• View HTML/plain text versions, attachments, and headers
• Conveniently search and filter logs by project and file
• Jump directly to the relevant line of code in your IDE from the log entry
• One-click start/stop for databases and caches: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Redis, Memcached, Meilisearch, Typesense, MinIO, Laravel Reverb
• Configure ports, versions, and parameters for each service
• Automatically enables Xdebug only when a debug request is detected
• Zero performance impact during normal operation
• Manage Node.js versions directly from the Herd interface
• Site configuration file (PHP version, services, Forge settings) for quick team synchronization