Local: all versions and old releases

Features
- Local’s localwp command line interface (CLI) is here! Enable it at Preferences → Advanced → Install Local CLI. You and your AI agent can use Local from the command line to start, stop and make new sites or run WP-CLI commands. Learn more in the Local CLI help docs.

Fixes
- The “new site” pages have better keyboard control and accessibility. (Advance by pressing enter, for example.)
- One-click admin and “Open Site” now work on sites with HTTPS enabled.
- Local no longer shows site certificates as “Trusted” after a domain name change.
- Linux: Local’s install profile no longer conflicts with AppArmor’s ‘local’ folder, which could prevent upgrades.

Updates
- Updated Electron from 42.2.0 to 42.9.2, Node to 24.18.1.

Features
- Added a ‘Download Local logs’ item to the app menu help section. This generates a zip archive that bundles all logs into a single file for easier sharing with support or troubleshooting.
- Use the “Open Site” and “WP Admin” buttons with your preferred browser: “Appearance & behavior” → “Default apps” now displays all browsers installed on your system, instead of just a fixed list. This change also introduces browser selection on Linux for the first time.
- Windows can now optionally close Local to the system tray by enabling “System Tray” from preferences in Appearance & behavior (defaults to off).
- You can now disable direnv from Advanced Preferences if it conflicts with your developer environment.

Fixes
- Windows users will no longer encounter site creation failures when their user account or site credentials contain special characters.
- Slowness on Windows has been resolved for new sites using MariaDB 10.11.18, ensuring consistent performance across database types.
- Fixed an issue on Windows that could cause “missing MariaDB” and “unable to swap services” errors when starting sites running versions of MariaDB older than 10.11.18.
- Local will now use MySQL 8.4.0+2 as the preferred version to fix an issue with sites failing to start on Linux.
- Fixed “missing Mailpit” issues caused by sites running older versions of Mailpit, or macOS users migrating Local from Intel to Apple Silicon.
- Improved accessibility of radio buttons to make them selectable via keyboard.

Updates
- The MariaDB version has been upgraded to 10.11.18 and set as the default (Windows only).

Features
- direnv support is now built in to Local. Install direnv from https://direnv.net/docs/installation.html (supports macOS and Linux). Learn more: Using direnv with Local

Fixes
- Improved table rendering and scrolling in the backups tab for sites with long names.
- Disabled “create from backup” when no cloud provider is connected.

Updates
- Updated Electron to v42

Features
- MySQL 8.4 is now the default database version for new sites using the Preferred site creation option.

Fixes
- Local will now show a login prompt in the push/pull drawer, preventing an “invalid route” error pop-up if using push/pull before logging in.
- The Local Connect push/pull icons will now spin only for their respective actions.
- Corrected a broken backup URL on the settings page.

What’s New in Local 10.0
Local v10.0 is officially here! This milestone release is centered around making your development workflow more resilient and portable. We’ve taken one of our most popular add-ons—Cloud Backups—and rebuilt it as a core, native experience.
Native Cloud Backups (No Add-on Required!)
Say goodbye to the extra steps. Cloud Backups are no longer an optional add-on that requires a separate installation nor a Local Hub account. Starting in v10.0, Cloud Backups are built directly into the core Local application, offering a faster, more reliable way to protect your work and move between machines.
- No Local Hub Account Needed: We’ve removed the requirement to sign in to Local Hub to use backups. Simply connect your provider and go.
- Google Drive & Dropbox Integrations: Connect your preferred cloud storage provider directly within the app settings.
- Multi-Machine Harmony: Seamlessly move your projects from your office laptop to your personal setup. Backups are now optimized for “off-device” workflows, making it easier than ever to pick up right where you left off.
- All Your Backups in One View: Visit the Connect tab to see a new high-level dashboard of every backup across all your sites. No more clicking into individual site settings to see what’s stored in the cloud.
- Delete with Ease: You asked, we listened! You can now delete old or unnecessary backups directly from the Local interface to keep your cloud storage tidy.
- Simple Migration Flow for Add-on Users: If you’re a long-time Local developer who has made good use of the Cloud Backups add-on, never fear! An accompanying release to the Cloud Backups add-on makes migrating your sites to the new experience a breeze. Once complete, you’re free to delete the add-on from your machine.
- Extra Secure with Optional Passwords: Backups are stored safe and sound in your cloud storage provider and are only accessible using the cloud storage provider login. As an additional security measure, if you wish to secure backups at the site level with a custom recovery password, you can do so - just be careful to save this password as we can’t help you if you lose it!
Fixes
- Local’s HTTP gateway now prefers IPv6 with an automatic fallback to IPv4 to prevent network timeouts.
- Fixed an issue where the restic and rclone binaries weren’t correctly marked as executable on Linux.
- Resolved several Windows-specific path issues involving spaces in binary paths.
Updates
- Nitropack is now part of the WP Engine family! Check it out in the waffle menu at the bottom of the left-hand navigation column to learn more.
- Updated Electron and other various 3rd-party dependencies to include the latest security fixes and improvements.

Fixes
- macOS Intel: reinstates Mailpit service missing from Local 9.2.7.
- WPE pull: prevents an issue that could cause local sites to be deleted if database import failed.

# What's New in Local 9.2.5

## Updates

- Updated WP-CLI to v2.12.0.
- Updated Mailpit to v1.24.1.

## Fixes

- Improved Ubuntu 24 and Fedora compatibility by bundling missing dependencies
that are no longer included in latest Linux releases. Previously, this was
causing issues installing Local and starting nginx on these operating systems.
- Logging improvements to remove redundant or excessive log entries that cluttered
log files and made it more difficult to track down problems.
- Version bumps to several dependencies to pull in the latest security patches.