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A desktop application for easily building and managing Docker-powered web apps easily

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Laragon
MAMP
Laravel Herd
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Free, open-source XAMPP alternative for Windows

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DevStackBox is a free, open-source (MIT) alternative to XAMPP for Windows 10 and 11. One installer sets up Apache 2.4.65, PHP 8.3.31, MySQL 8.4.11 LTS and phpMyAdmin 5.2.2, so you get a working localhost without stitching together separate downloads. Need another PHP version? Download PHP 8.1,...
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As answered by people managing DevWorkspace Pro and DevStackBox.
DevWorkspace Pro's answer
It's like Laravel Herd, but for DDEV, i.e. it makes building web applications super easy via the intuitive dektop GUI
DevWorkspace Pro's answer
It adds other affordances that makes working with, and managing your web apps a breeze, such as remote ssh with auto-session keep-alive, executing code on server for easy remote debugging, etc.
DevWorkspace Pro's answer
DevWorkspace Pro primarily targets web developers
DevWorkspace Pro's answer
I was using Laravel Herd but switched to DDEV and learnt that DDEV does not have a Laravel Herd equivalent, so I built a supercharged GUI for DDEV with affordances that 10x the DX
DevWorkspace Pro's answer
It's an Electron app like Discord and VS Code, and intentional care was taken to ensure it is very fast and lightweight.
DevStackBox's answer:
Rust, Tauri, TypeScript
DevWorkspace Pro's answer
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