# Local

Free desktop application for developing WordPress sites on the developer's own computer.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/local-wp/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-28
Listed since: 2026-10-28

## Record

### Links

- home: https://localwp.com
- docs: https://localwp.com/help-docs/
- x: https://x.com/localwp
- forum: https://community.localwp.com

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: WPEngine, Inc.
- maintainerType: company
- parent: WPEngine, Inc.
- firstRelease: unknown
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: dev-tool
- hosting: not applicable
- language: unknown
- runtime: unknown
- runtimeMin: not applicable
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: not applicable
- databases: mysql
- adminUi: not applicable
- headlessApi: not applicable
- templating: not applicable
- i18n: not applicable

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: local
- renderingModes: not applicable
- installMethod: desktop installer download

### License

- licenseModel: commercial
- license: proprietary

### Releases

- currentMajor: 10
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-15

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: unknown
- packagistDownloads: unknown
- npmWeeklyDownloads: unknown
- contributors: unknown
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://localwp.com/ (read 2026-10-28)
- urls: https://localwp.com/help-docs/ (read 2026-10-28)
- category: https://localwp.com/ (read 2026-10-28)
- installMethod: https://localwp.com/ (read 2026-10-28)
- runsAs: https://localwp.com/ (read 2026-10-28)
- databases: https://localwp.com/features/ (read 2026-10-28)
- license: https://localwp.com/legal/terms-of-service/ (read 2026-10-28)
- maintainer: https://localwp.com/legal/terms-of-service/ (read 2026-10-28)
- maintainerType: https://localwp.com/legal/terms-of-service/ (read 2026-10-28)
- parent: https://localwp.com/legal/terms-of-service/ (read 2026-10-28)
- currentMajor: https://cdn.localwp.com/stable/latest/mac (read 2026-10-28)
- latestReleaseDate: https://cdn.localwp.com/stable/latest/mac (read 2026-10-28)

## Notes

Local is a free desktop application for developing WordPress sites on the developer's own computer. It is made by WPEngine, Inc., and runs WordPress sites with MySQL as the database. Its downloads cover macOS, Windows and Debian-based and RPM-based Linux.

## Worth knowing

Local is proprietary software. Its terms of service say the software is licensed, not sold, and grant use and unmodified redistribution. The homepage links to WP Engine's hosting as a separate product.

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