Herd Macos Release Notes
Last updated: Mar 14, 2026
- Feb 18, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Feb 18, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 14, 2026
1.26.1
Laravel adds Svelte as a site starter in the wizard and fixes issues with herd share, Node.js sorting, and Installer upgrade.
New features
- Added Svelte as a starter kit option in the site creation wizard
Fixes and Improvements
- Fixed an issue where herd share didn’t respect the expose.yml configuration file
- Fixed an issue where installed Node.js versions were not sorted by major version
- Updated the built-in Laravel Installer to v5.24.6
- Feb 16, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Feb 16, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 14, 2026
1.26.0
Laravel rolls out new features and CLI updates that enhance management and automation. Services can be cloned from Settings, herd CLI gains commands for services, PHP version handling, site listing with JSON, and automated Laravel Installer updates. Debug session controls arrive (Pro).
New features
- Services can now be cloned directly from the context menu in Settings
- You can now manage services directly from the command line with new herd services:* commands: list , create , clone , delete , start , stop , available , and versions
- Added herd php:list , herd php:install , and herd php:update commands for managing PHP versions via CLI
- Added herd sites command to list all configured sites (supports --json flag)
- Added herd laravel:update command to automatically update the Laravel Installer without opening the GUI
- Added herd debug:start and herd debug:stop commands for managing debug sessions (Pro)
Improvements
- Updated the built-in Composer binary
- Updated the built-in Laravel Installer
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- Jan 19, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jan 19, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 14, 2026
1.25.0
Laravel: Herd Helper update adds custom .pem certs, per‑dump watch toggle, and improved setup flow. It updates env URL via herd link, fixes macOS Sequoia crash, disables dump settings when paused, and refreshes built‑in binaries and certs including Expose, Laravel installer, Composer, and cacert.pem.
Herd Helper Update
This version contains an update of the Herd background helper. You will need to provide your password after updating.
New features
- You can now place custom .pem certificates in config/certificates/ to use them
- You can now toggle watching for “Dumps” individually
- Added “Laravel Boost” as an option in the site wizard
Fixes and Improvements
- The version and build number in Settings > About are now selectable for easier copying
- Running herd link (via CLI or GUI) will update your .env with the correct app URL
- Fixed a crash of the privileged helper on macOS Sequoia 26.2+ that could prevent nginx from stopping
- Fixed an issue where the Livewire Volt option was hidden when selecting WorkOS in site wizard
- Fixed an issue where the mail inspector sidebar would unexpectedly open when resizing the window
- Fixed an issue with myBB in combination with Herd
- Fixed an issue where running herd init would not work with MinIO
- Fixed an issue where installing Reverb would fail on PHP 8.5
- Dump settings are now disabled when general dump interception is paused
- Updated the built-in Expose binary
- Updated the built-in Laravel installer
- Updated the built-in Composer binary
- Updated the built-in cacert.pem file
- Nov 20, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Nov 20, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 14, 2026
1.24.0
Laravel adds PHP 8.5 support and introduces a manual theme switcher for independent theme control of Herd.
New features
- Added full support for PHP 8.5
- We added a manual theme switcher, in case you want to control Herd’s theme independent of your OS preference
- Nov 4, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Nov 4, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 14, 2026
1.23.0
Laravel releases Herd Pro with Valkey 7.x and 8.x service install support, opens General settings, upgrades installer and Composer, boosts UI performance, improves onboarding, and fixes multiple issues including URL copy, linked site security, and query interception errors.
New features
- Herd Pro now adds support for installing Valkey 7.x and 8.x services
- Reopening Herd now opens up the General settings screen
Fixes and Improvements
- Updated the Laravel installer and Composer to the latest versions
- Improved the overall site UI performance
- Improved the onboarding process for new users
- Fixed deprecation warning that appeared when using Adminer
- Fixed an issue where copying the site URL would copy the path instead
- Fixed a rare crash that could occur when securing a linked site via the UI
- Fixed an issue where the query interception would throw an error when no database version could be determined
- Sep 18, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Sep 18, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 14, 2026
1.22.3
Laravel updates fix macOS Tahoe linking, add CLI open of TablePlus DB, allow Herd Pro to install any service version, note skipped 1.22.2.
Fixes and Improvements
We fixed a macOS Tahoe issue when trying to link an existing site via the site wizard.
You can now run
herd dbvia the CLI to open the current database connection in TablePlus.
Herd Pro users can now install any available service version, not just the latest one.
Note: Version 1.22.2 was skipped due to an internal build issue
Original source Report a problem - Aug 20, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Aug 20, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 14, 2026
1.22.1
Laravel updates MCP server to support Junie’s MCP protocol, fixes UI mail updates without Message-ID, and fixes dump interception behavior.
Fixes and Improvements
The MCP server now supports Junie’s MCP protocol version
We fixed an issue where mails without the Message-ID header would not update in the UI properly
When toggling the dump interception, the dump calls behave as they should and return the dumped values.
Original source Report a problem - Aug 13, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Aug 13, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 14, 2026
1.22.0
Laravel: Herd brings an MCP server for AI client tooling and site PHP version management, plus fixes for onboarding loop, IDE selection, and cert file update.
New Features
Herd now ships with an MCP server that gives your AI clients tools and resources to interact with Herd, manage sites, services, PHP versions and much more.
Fixes and Improvements
- Fixed onboarding loop when Valet is detected
- Fixed a bug where the wrong IDE opened when clicking on file locations in dumps
- Updated the built-in cacert.pem file
- Jul 14, 2025
- Date parsed from source:Jul 14, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 14, 2026
1.21.0
Laravel unveils features including PHP 8.5 alpha1 support, cache activity detection, park path changes, Zed IDE support, and resizable shortcuts.
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
Original source Report a problem - May 28, 2025
- Date parsed from source:May 28, 2025
- First seen by Releasebot:Mar 14, 2026
1.20.2
Laravel releases fixes for dark mode SQL highlighting in Dumps window and crash when sending mail to local mailserver.
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
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