WordPress Portable Alternatives

WordPress Portable is described as 'Free program for Windows that automatically ships with everything needed to run WordPress locally. All you need to do is to extract the package contents on your system after download and start the WordPress Portable executable afterwards' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WordPress Portable for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, MySQL Community Edition and PHP apps. The best WordPress Portable alternative is Studio by WordPress, which is free. Other great apps like WordPress Portable are Local by Flywheel, PhpWebStudy, Laravel Valet and Laravel Herd.

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WordPress Portable is a free program for Windows that automatically ships with everything needed to run WordPress locally. All you need to do is to extract the package contents on your system after download and start the...

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WordPress Portable alternatives page was last updated Nov 2, 2024
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  1. Studio by WordPress icon
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    Studio by WordPress

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    Meet Studio by WordPress.com—your new way to develop locally with WordPress. Share your local sites with clients or colleagues and keep your local development process smooth and simple with unbreakable infrastructure behind the scenes.

    18 Studio by WordPress alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Wordpress
    • Windows
    Studio by WordPress screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  WYSIWYG Support
    6.  Local server included
    7. WordPress icon  WordPress Integration
    8.  WordPress Management
    9.  Local server
    Studio by WordPress iconWordPress Portable Icon

    Studio by WordPress VS WordPress Portable

    Is Studio by WordPress a good alternative to WordPress Portable?
     

    • Studio by WordPress is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to WordPress Portable.

    • Studio by WordPress is the most popular free alternative to WordPress Portable.

    • Studio by WordPress is Free and ProprietaryWordPress Portable is also Free and Proprietary
  2. Local by Flywheel icon
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    Local by Flywheel

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    Provides a simple, local development environment with a friendly GUI. Uses Docker under the hood, similar to Vagrant but less tech experience needed.

    18 Local by Flywheel alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Local by Flywheel screenshot 1
    Local by Flywheel iconWordPress Portable Icon

    Local by Flywheel VS WordPress Portable

    Is Local by Flywheel a good alternative to WordPress Portable?
     

    • Local by Flywheel is the most popular Linux alternative to WordPress Portable.

    • Local by Flywheel is Freemium and ProprietaryWordPress Portable is Free and Proprietary
  4. PhpWebStudy icon
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    PhpWebStudy

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    Powerful web server and PHP environment.

    49 PhpWebStudy alternatives
    PhpWebStudy screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PhpWebStudy screenshot 1
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    PhpWebStudy Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Memcached
    6. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    7.  Nginx
    8.  HTTP server
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    PhpWebStudy VS WordPress Portable

    Is PhpWebStudy a good alternative to WordPress Portable?
     

    • PhpWebStudy is the most popular Open Source alternative to WordPress Portable.

    • PhpWebStudy is Free and Open SourceWordPress Portable is Free and Proprietary
  5. Laravel Valet icon
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    Laravel Valet

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    Valet is a Laravel development environment for Mac minimalists. No Vagrant, no hosts file. You can even share your sites publicly using local tunnels. Yeah, we like it too.

    16 Laravel Valet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Laravel

    Laravel Valet Features

    1.  Based on Laravel
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  6. Laravel Herd icon
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    Laravel Herd

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    Herd is a blazing fast, native Laravel and PHP development environment for macOS. It provides everything that you need to get started with Laravel development. It ships with PHP, nginx, dnsmasq and Node.js.

    49 Laravel Herd alternatives
    Laravel Herd screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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    Laravel Herd Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Xdebug
    4.  Nginx
    5.  Based on Laravel
    6.  Sits in the MenuBar
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  7. InstantWP icon
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    InstantWP

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    InstantWP is a complete standalone, portable WordPress development environment. It will turn almost any Windows or macOS machine into a WordPress development server. It will even run from a USB key.

    12 InstantWP alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    • Wordpress

    InstantWP Features

    1.  LAMP
    InstantWP screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    No release since 2018. The developer doesn't seem to answer bug reports and issues on GitHub anymore, and the used port (10080) is now blocked by default on modern browsers (see https://github.com/webtoolsgroup/InstantWP/issues/103).

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  9. 1ClickWP icon
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    1ClickWP

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    1ClickWP is a powerful open-source tool that allows you to effortlessly create WordPress sites with just a single click. Whether you need a single WordPress site or a multisite network, 1ClickWP has got you covered.

    9 1ClickWP alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    1ClickWP Features

    1.  WordPress Management
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  10. Pressmatic icon
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    Pressmatic

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    Pressmatic is a robust local WordPress manager for Mac. All sites are isolated in individual Docker containers.

    18 Pressmatic alternatives
    Pressmatic screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Pressmatic Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  Nginx
    Discontinued

    Pressmatic is now Local by Flywheel icon Local by Flywheel , it was acquired.

    Pressmatic iconWordPress Portable Icon

    Pressmatic VS WordPress Portable

    Is Pressmatic a good alternative to WordPress Portable?
     

    • Pressmatic is the most popular commercial alternative to WordPress Portable.

    • Pressmatic is Paid and ProprietaryWordPress Portable is Free and Proprietary
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    Theme Juice

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    Theme Juice is a powerful Mac app that creates local WordPress sites with just a click.

    17 Theme Juice alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Theme Juice Features

    1.  Remote Deployment
    2.  Database migration
    3.  Local server
    Theme Juice screenshot 1
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  12. Laravel Sail icon
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    Laravel Sail

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    Laravel Sail is a light-weight command-line interface for interacting with Laravel's default Docker development environment. Sail provides a great starting point for building a Laravel application using PHP, MySQL, and Redis without requiring prior Docker experience.

    49 Laravel Sail alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Redis
    • Docker

    Laravel Sail Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    5.  Based on Laravel
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  13. Laravel Homestead icon
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    Laravel Homestead

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    Laravel Homestead is an official, pre-packaged Vagrant box that provides you a wonderful development environment without requiring you to install PHP, a web server, or any other server software on your local machine.

    49 Laravel Homestead alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • memcached
    • Node.JS

    Laravel Homestead Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Based on Laravel
    5.  Nginx
    6.  Memcached
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  14. Nitro Server icon
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    Nitro Server

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    Create web servers with everything you need and deploy them wherever you prefer.

    72 Nitro Server alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Zero configuration
    4.  Built-in routing
    5.  Support for Typescript
    Nitro Server iconWordPress Portable Icon

    Nitro Server VS WordPress Portable

    Is Nitro Server a good alternative to WordPress Portable?
     

    • Nitro Server is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to WordPress Portable.

    • Nitro Server is Free and Open SourceWordPress Portable is Free and Proprietary
    • Nitro Server is LightweightWordPress Portable is not according to our users
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