The BeyondCode team released a Laravel Herd extension for the popular Raycast productivity application. With this extension, you can quickly install new PHP versions, update your global PHP version, open your php.ini files in your editor, and much more:
Main Features
- Quick Access to Herd Features and Settings: You can directly interact with Laravel Herd's functionality quickly from the Raycast app.
- Open Sites in Code Editor, Browser, or Finder: You can easily open your Laravel Herd sites in your preferred code editor, default web browser, or Finder.
- Access to Herd's Dumps Window: Quickly open Herd's powerful Dumps window for efficient debugging.
- Built-in Mailserver Access: Conveniently access Herd's built-in mail server directly from Raycast.
- Open Site Env, Database, and more: Open a site in Tableplus, your IDE, Terminal or Tinkerwell.
Learn More
The Laravel Herd Extension can be found on the Raycast Website, and the source code is available on GitHub. You will need to install the Raycast application to use this extension, which is only available for MacOS at the time of this post.
Marcel Pociot announced the extension, and this Tweet walks through many of the highlights of this powerful extension:
Our official Laravel Herd x @raycastapp extension is now available! 🎉
— Marcel Pociot 🧪 (@marcelpociot) April 9, 2025
This turns every @laravelphp Herd user into a productivity powerhouse 🚀
Here's what's included… pic.twitter.com/quZrDsas5i
