2025-07-14

New features

You can now start using PHP 8.5 alpha1!
The Dumps UI can now detect Laravel Cache activity
Onboarding now allows users to select a different path to park instead of ~/Herd

Fixes and Improvements

Zed is added to the list of available IDEs
The shortcut settings are horizontally resizable

1.20.2

2025-05-28

Fixes and Improvements

We fixed an issue with dark-mode support for the new SQL highlighting in the Dumps window
We fixed an issue that resulted in a crash when sending mails to the local mailserver

1.20.1

2025-05-27

Fixes and Improvements

We fixed an issue with the mailserver in combination with CC email recipients
The selected dump type filter now remains in effect after clearing the dumps
Searching for text within collapsible strings in the dumps window is now possible
New instances of the “Reverb” service now contain a debugging dashboard that can be opened from the services window
Updated the built-in cacert.pem file

1.20.0

2025-04-16

New features

The “Sites” window is now integrated into the settings and received a major design overhaul
You can now add “aliases” (links) right from the sites UI, by right-clicking on a site in the list
Sites with aliases/links now get grouped together
You can now hide sites that do not have a valid driver
Sites can be grouped individually
The PHP ini settings can now be configured for each installed PHP version individually

Fixes and Improvements

Updated the built-in Composer binary
Using herd isolate with a PHP version that is not yet installed, now installs the specified version
We fixed an issue where NVM / Node would not get properly detected if your default shell is bash
We fixed an issue with NVM not being properly installed on macOS Sequoia 15.4
The ability to delete sites was moved to the context menu

1.19.0

2025-04-02

New features

We updated the settings to have a completely refreshed design 💅
We prepared Herd to be ready for our official Raycast extension, which will be available soon 👀

Fixes and Improvements

The font size for the log viewer can now be adjusted using CMD+/CMD-
Cursor is now added to the list of IDEs
The site wizard now filters out project paths that no longer exist
We fixed a bug where not all service names and ports were detected when using herd init

1.18.0

2025-03-11

New features

MariaDB is now available as a service to install (requires Herd Pro)
You can now create a new Laravel project using a community starter kit
We added support for a new custom URL that allows you to open the site wizard with your custom starter-kit prefilled

Fixes and Improvements

Updated the Laravel installer to the latest version
Updated cacert.pem to the latest version

1.17.0

2025-03-03

New features

The site wizard now allows you to choose whether you want to use Volt in combination with the new Livewire starter kit or not
You can now quick-connect to your services (like MySQL, Redis, etc.) from the menubar
We added the ability to easily update the Laravel installer from the “PHP” settings

Fixes and Improvements

Updated the Laravel installer to the latest version
Updated Composer to the latest version
We fixed a potential crash when navigating the site creation wizard with the arrow keys
Running herd open from the command line no longer shows the Herd dock icon

1.16.0

2025-02-24

New features

We updated the site creation wizard to use the new Laravel Vue, React and Livewire starter kits
We added a global shortcut option to quickly open the site creation wizard
We added a “Create New Site” option in the menubar to quickly open the site creation wizard
You can now right-click on your database services to copy the connection URL to your clipboard

Fixes and Improvements

Updated the Laravel installer to the latest version
Updated Expose to the latest version

1.15.0

2025-02-19

New features

We added a new option to create secure Minio services
This releases includes Expose 3.0 and allows you to configure the default Expose server and custom domain in your Herd settings

Fixes and Improvements

Updated composer to the latest version
Updated the Laravel installer to the latest version
Fixed an issue where deleting the Herd keychain passwords could result in an application crash
Fixed an issue when using herd proxy without the secure flag
Fixed an issue when running herd init with PHP 8.4

1.14.1

2025-01-10

New features

We re-wrote the internal mail server to be more performant (and by that reduced the app size by 50%)
The default PHP version for new Herd installations is now 8.4

Fixes and Improvements

Fixed in issue in 1.14.0 that could result in a 502 Bad Gateway when intercepting a lot of dumps, queries, views, etc.
Updated Expose to be PHP 8.4 compatible
Updated Composer to the latest version
Updated the Laravel installer to the latest version
Running herd open now properly starts Herd if it’s not running already
Xdebug 8.4 now contains the correct PHP extension for Intel-based Macs
When SSHing into a Forge server, you’re no longer in the public folder
Various UI improvements for the site wizard
Fixed an issue when the only installed PHP version was 8.4
Running herd ini in an isolated project now opens the isolated PHP version’s ini file
Fixed an issue that would show deprecation warnings in the Expose token configuration screen
The app now notifies you when your Herd Pro license expires soon
Fixed an issue where the site information would not be shown in the site settings

1.14.0

2025-01-09

New features

We re-wrote the internal mail server to be more performant (and by that reduced the app size by 50%)
The default PHP version for new Herd installations is now 8.4

Fixes and Improvements

Updated Expose to be PHP 8.4 compatible
Updated Composer to the latest version
Updated the Laravel installer to the latest version
Running herd open now properly starts Herd if it’s not running already
Xdebug 8.4 now contains the correct PHP extension for Intel-based Macs
When SSHing into a Forge server, you’re no longer in the public folder
Various UI improvements for the site wizard
Fixed an issue when the only installed PHP version was 8.4
Running herd ini in an isolated project now opens the isolated PHP version’s ini file
Fixed an issue that would show deprecation warnings in the Expose token configuration screen
The app now notifies you when your Herd Pro license expires soon
Fixed an issue where the site information would not be shown in the site settings

1.13.0

2024-11-27

New features

When re-opening “Herd” (for example via Spotlight) while the app is already running, the menubar will now be opened
We added PHP 8.4 compatible versions of Xdebug and our Herd dump interception feature

Fixes and Improvements

Updated composer to the latest version
Added a check so that composer self-update will not be overwritten when restarting Herd
Updated the built-in Laravel Installer
Fixed an issue where the “SSH” button would not do anything in combination with the macOS default Terminal
Fixed a warning that could occur when running herd init

1.12.0

2024-11-13

New Features

We added a new herd ini CLI command that opens up the ini file in your configured IDE.

Fixes and Improvements

Improved PHP 8.4 support
Fixed an issue where the automatic Xdebug detection would not work
Fixed a deprecation issue that could show up in a specific edge case
Fixed a potential crash when searching in the Sites window and closing/reopening the UI

1.11.2

2024-10-29

Fixes and Improvements

We updated the site creation defaults to match with the Laravel CLI installer (Pest is now the default test runner)
We fixed an issue where custom MySQL configuration values would not be used
Fixed a race-condition related crash that could occur with a lot of dumps coming in at once
Opening the terminal via the GUI now works for sites with spaces
herd init now successfully automatically starts already existing services
The herd.yml file now supports multiple services of the same type + version on different ports across multiple projects
Clicking on settings/services now properly brings the window to the front
Running herd link will now remove any existing link for the project first
herd init will no longer add the folder name as a project alias
We added the PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR directive to FPM, so that FPM can load additional php.ini files in your config folders
We fixed an issue where the Herd dock icon would remain visible when using a specific macOS setting
Fixed an infinite open/close loop when using the site creation wizard on older macOS versions
Fixed an issue where the herd_auto_prepend_file directive would get ignored
Fixed an issue when trying to intercept HTTP requests without cookies
Using the dump features in combination with Lumen no longer throws an error
Updated the Laravel Installer

1.11.1

2024-10-01

Fixes

Fixed an issue when using the forge CLI without a linked Herd integration
Fixed NVM detection in combination with “GREP_OPTIONS”
Disabling dump interception features now force-stops FPM instances
Ignore stderr output when running AppleScript commands
Updated mailserver binaries to fix timeout issue and Symfony asset handling
Pressing “Esc” when editing a Herd service now properly reset the form
We added a “Watch via CLI” toggle in the dump settings, so queries no longer get sent to the dump UI when running PHP from the CLI (for example by running tests)
Clicking on Dump tabs now works on macOS 15
Updated the Laravel Installer

1.11.0

2024-09-12

New Features

Forge Integration: Connect local sites with Laravel Forge and deploy them from the Herd UI or via CLI
Profiler: Quickly identify bottlenecks in your application by making use of the herd profile CLI command and the /herd-profiler route
Herd.yml: Share site configurations with your team
Reverb TLS support: Launch secure Reverb instances with effortless TLS certificates
Dump Improvements: Dump Eloquent queries, outgoing HTTP requests, logs, jobs and Blade views without installing a package

Fixes

When you manually change your nginx configuration to serve on all IP addresses, Adminer will no longer be served on unsecured sites
The herd proxy command is now fully functional
The IDE can be started from the sites list again
Changing the max upload file size in the PHP settings now also updates the nginx configuration
When running herd secure, you will only need to trust the CA certificate once. Future herd secure calls will no longer require your admin password.
We fixed an issue where setting an invalid “Dump” port could crash Herd

1.9.1

2024-07-10

New Features

We’ve added PHP 8.4 alpha 1 to the PHP download manager
Herd Pro: Services create and honor configuration files for MySQL, PostgresQL and redis
Herd Pro: You can open the path of service binaries via right click from the service settings
You can star a favorite sites within the Sites UI to sort it to the top
We added a herd edit command to open your favorite IDE in the current working directory of your terminal

Fixes

Disable binary log files for MySQL service
Fixes a problem when isolating sites with PHP 8.4

1.9.0

2024-07-10

New Features

We’ve added PHP 8.4 alpha 1 to the PHP download manager
Herd Pro: Services create and honor configuration files for MySQL, PostgresQL and redis
Herd Pro: You can open the path of service binaries via right click from the service settings
You can star a favorite sites within the Sites UI to sort it to the top
We added a herd edit command to open your favorite IDE in the current working directory of your terminal

Fixes

Disable binary log files for MySQL service

1.8.0

2024-07-01

New Features

The Sites UI has moved to its own window. You can check a preview of your site, get information about your application, open the database and much more!
Sites can now be deleted

Fixes and Updates

We updated the drivers for Statamic
We fixed an issue where services like FPM would be marked as inactive, even though they were running
The beta version of macOS Sequoia showed an empty window on application startup, which is now fixed
We fixed a rare crash that could occur when opening the log viewer with specific sites

1.7.1

2024-06-13

Fixes

Fixed an issue where the helper service could consume 100% CPU or crash
Fixed an issue where new users were not able to resolve .test domains

1.7.0

2024-06-12

New Features

You can now change the sort order of dump() cards in the Dump UI
Clicking on a dump location now opens your configured IDE
The font-size of dumps can be changed using CMD +/-
The log viewer is now framework agnostic and has support for WordPress log files

Fixes and Updates

We updated the built-in Laravel installer and composer versions
Opening the dumps window no longer causes a CPU/energy consumption spike
Herd no longer requires a sudoers file and uses a privileged helper instead

1.6.1

2024-05-07

Fixes and Updates

We updated the built-in Laravel installer and composer versions
You can now select the parked path in a UI picker when creating a Laravel site via the wizard
Fixed a minor UI glitch when opening/closing service settings
Fixed an issue where random empty Node versions would appear in the UI
herd stop and herd start now properly starts and stops all services
Herd now supports an accessibility mode for people with color blindness
We fixed an issue where long service logs would cause the app to become slow/unresponsive
You can now skip Herd’s NVM installation during the onboarding process
herd log now uses the correct paths
Fixed an issue where the Node update badge kept being visible

1.6.0

2024-04-15

New Features

PostgreSQL 14, 15 and 16 are now available including popular extensions (PostGIS, pgrouting, pgvector, and more)
Typesense can now be setup as a Laravel Scout compatible search service
Service binaries now get symlinked during installation for easier access
Services like PostgreSQL, Redis and MySQL now give you an “Open in TablePlus” option in the UI
We added a local “clear dump” shortcut (CMD+K) when the “Dumps” window is focused
You can now use the new herd coverage CLI command to start PHP scripts with code coverage enabled

Fixes and Updates

We updated the built-in Laravel Installer
The log viewer properly handles logs with the same timestamp and log level
A very bad internet connection no longer leads to deactivated Herd Pro licenses
The Xdebug browser extension detection properly works with trace and profile mode
We improved the NVM installation and detection error handling
Fixed an issue where a “warpified” shell would lead to errors using NVM from the UI
Fixed some Laravel Reverb related environment variables
We renamed “Real-Time” in the services view to “Broadcasting”

1.5.0

2024-03-12

This updates adds an exciting new Herd Pro feature: Services

You can now easily create and manage all of your loca development services inside of Herd. Start a new MySQL server, spin up Redis for your local queue driver, integrate Laravel Scout using a local Meilisearch server, simulate S3 uploads using MinIO, or start your next real-time application using Laravel Reverb.

1.4.2

2024-03-05

Updated nginx to the latest version and migrated your secured config files
Updated the Kirby driver
Fixed an issue where Herd could become unresponsive due to the log viewer
Fixed an issue where the Herd debug socket would not properly start/update

1.4.1

2024-02-13

When using an unsupported shell, the sites list is no longer empty
Fixed an issue where non-HTML mails (for example Wordpress) would not show up in the Herd Pro Mail UI
The “Mail” service is no longer visible, when not using Herd Pro
The onboarding now downloads PHP 8.3 by default
Fixed an issue when only serving PHP 7.4 sites
Updated the built-in Composer binary

1.4.0

2024-02-05

1.4.0 Changelog

This update adds new features, improves existing ones, and comes with an upgrade option to Herd Pro. While Herd Basic ships with everything that you need to develop Laravel applications, Herd Pro introduces new capabilities and convenience functions for professional users. Get Herd Pro at herd.laravel.com or open the settings to start the upgrade process.

Herd Basic

Added the possibility to install and use NVM (Node Version Manager) within Herd to quickly manage your Node environments
Added optional Xdebug extension
Added an opt-in beta channel for the latest updates
Added an option to disable notifications for PHP updates
Added an option to select your IDE to quickly open a project from the sites list or the log viewer

Herd Pro

Dumps: Intercept dump and dd calls and display them in an external window
Mail: Use the internal mail server and client to test and debug local emails
Logs: Trail and search through local log files of all your projects
Xdebug detection: Automatically enable Xdebug when setting a breakpoint in PHPStorm or enabling the debug mode via a browser extension

1.3.2

2024-01-11

Added a new “Force Stop All” option (visible when pressing option key while the menubar is open) to make it easier to stop stray services
Fixed default output buffering when configuring PHP versions
Fixed herd share issue when sharing secured sites
Fixed an issue where symlinked .zshrc files would be overwritten

1.3.1

2023-10-11

You can now easily configure common PHP.ini settings in the UI
Fixed a bug where memory_limit=-1 would not be properly pre-loaded in the UI
Added support for the new Livewire Volt functional/class API option in the app creation wizard
Update the built-in Laravel installer

1.3.0

2023-10-11

You can now easily configure common PHP.ini settings in the UI
Added support for the new Livewire Volt functional/class API option in the app creation wizard
Update the built-in Laravel installer

1.2.2

2023-09-27

Update the built-in Laravel installer
Added support for new Jetstream options in the app creation wizard
Added support for the new Livewire/Alpine Breeze starter kit in the app creation wizard

1.2.1

2023-09-25

Removed the height of the menubar icon
Fixed a bug when trying to access a secured Herd site, from within another secured site

1.2.0

2023-08-21

The Sites UI can now be opened via a global shortcut
We added a Laravel project creation wizard in the Sites UI
You can now configure a global shortcut to open “php artisan tinker” or Tinkerwell in the last visited site path
The Sites UI now also has a button/icon to manually open tinker/Tinkerwell in a given path
You can now configure a global shortcut to open the last visited site in the Terminal
Configure the default Terminal that Herd should open (Terminal, iTerm2 or Warp)
Herd now supports custom Valet drivers properly
We fixed a bug where the “Herd” folder would get recreated on every application start, even if it wasn’t used.
We fixed a security related issue in Herd. You will need to provide your password after the update is installed to apply the new settings automatically.

1.1.2

2023-08-04

The Laravel installer is now updated to version 5 and uses Laravel Prompts

1.1.1

2023-07-28

Fixed an issue where copied custom Valet drivers would not load properly

1.1.0

2023-07-28

New Features

Herd now downloads the latest PHP 8.2 binaries during onboarding
Each PHP version has its own php.ini file and folder
The site list can be refreshed from the UI
Sites can be opened in the default browser from the UI
Custom Laravel Valet drivers now get migrated during onboarding

Bugfixes

Fixed site list not showing up in some scenarios
Fixed a bug when securing / unsecuring sites from the UI
Fixed an issue where nginx on Intel Macs still required a Homebrew dependency

1.0.8

2023-07-17

Updated the built-in Laravel Installer

1.0.7

2023-07-17

Updated the built-in Laravel installer

1.0.6

2023-07-12

Improved styling of 404 page
Fixed start / stop / restart commands
Fixed use command
Updated PHP 8.2 binaries for Intel chips
Ensures that Herd is located inside the Applications folder to prevent “File not found” error

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2023-06-29

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