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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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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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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
Tracking DevWorkspace Pro since Nov 2025.