Laragon for Windows

Portable universal development environment

Laragon is a portable, fast, and isolated universal development environment from leokha. This software lets you manage and build modern web applications. Lightweight and easy to use, this app focuses on performance, stability, flexibility, and freedom. It works on various databases, including MySQL, Node.js, Java, Python, among others. On top of that, it supports collaboration, so you can update and switch dependencies between all members of the team.

Fast and isolated IDE

While developing an app with a team offers a lot of perks, it can be a nightmare to accomplish, especially when everyone works with different web development tools. Laragon helps your team create and manage web applications by providing a completely-isolated local development environment. An efficient tool, it has minimal system requirements, and can even be run on a standard computer or laptop. Moreover, it starts instantly without needing complicated installation or configuration. 

Upon launching, it immediately detects the other environment installed, so you can easily change many aspects. Unlike other similar apps, such as XAMPP, this does not use Windows services. It has its own service orchestration, managed via an event loop system. By not relying on Windows services, it makes you deal less with blocking. It also makes the app run noticeably smoother. Plus, since it can work as an isolated environment, it keeps your system clean. 

All services in this program are compiled to native code so they run fast. The app also uses its own service manager, which makes all services start quickly and paralleled. However, despite its fast and reliable performance, the app still could use a few improvements. It will greatly help users if some features found in other local development tools—cloning, migration, and blueprint—will be added to the software.

Stable yet flexible tool

All things considered, Laragon is a modern and feature-rich IDE that can come in handy for users working with PHP, Java, Ruby, Go, and Node.js. The software packs several tools, which ensure fast performance while maintaining simplicity and stability. It could use a few more features but all in all, it could be an app to consider if you want to build or manage your web apps.