WordPress Studio is now available for Linux users for seamless local website development

Automattic has expanded its WordPress Studio platform with a release for Linux, beginning with Ubuntu, marking a substantial shift for local WordPress development. Until this update, Linux users could only operate the tool via the command line. Following the desktop app’s arrival on Windows and macOS, Linux users can now access the full-featured graphical application.

With WordPress Studio, developers can set up local WordPress sites instantly without configuring Apache servers or Docker containers. The Linux version incorporates essential features such as custom domains and HTTPS for realistic local site environments. Additionally, users benefit from one-click preview links for fast collaboration with clients or team members.

Building on these capabilities, WordPress Studio on Linux allows two-way synchronization with WordPress.com. This lets developers pull production or staging sites to their local machine and push changes back after testing. Users can also open projects directly in popular editors like Visual Studio Code, PhpStorm, or Sublime Text, detected automatically by the app. A built-in assistant is included to help write code, make edits, and debug within the application.