Local
Free desktop application for developing WordPress sites on the developer's own computer.
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.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
Releases
Sources
- 2026-10-28: links, Categories, Install with, Runs as
localwp.com/ - 2026-10-28: links
localwp.com/help-docs/ - 2026-10-28: Databases
localwp.com/features/ - 2026-10-28: License, Maintainer, Maintained by, Owned by
localwp.com/legal/terms-of-service/ - 2026-10-28: Current major version, Last release
cdn.localwp.com/stable/latest/mac