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

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Based on our record, ShellNewHandler seems to be more popular. It has been mentioned 2 times since March 2021.
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As answered by people managing DevWorkspace Pro and ShellNewHandler.
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.
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Tracking DevWorkspace Pro since Nov 2025.
Use Shell New Handler. Run the portable app and simply untick the items you don't want to appear in your new context menu. Source: about 4 years ago
I've always used ShellNewHandler for this. It's a really simple portable utility that allows you to remove most of the items from that menu. Tested it out on Windows 11 and it's still compatible. Source: over 5 years ago
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