NativePHP for Mobile Is Now Free

The NativePHP team has announced the immediate release of NativePHP Air and that NativePHP for Mobile is now completely free, alongside a host of platform and ecosystem features.

Not simply a limited trial or freemium tier—Air makes the core framework and essential plugins needed to build and ship incredible native mobile apps with Laravel available at zero cost to everyone.

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#What's New in NativePHP Air

#A Modular Plugin System

The biggest architectural change in Air is the move from a monolithic core to a modular plugin system. Each plugin is a standalone Composer package containing its own Swift and Kotlin code, permission manifests, and native dependencies.

Plugins are incredibly easy to install:

composer require nativephp/mobile-camera
php artisan native:plugin:register nativephp/mobile-camera

The Plugin Marketplace already features both first and third-party options, and developers can build, distribute, and sell their own Plugins with intuitive and robust new plugin APIs baked into the core.

#MIT-Licensed Core

The stripped-back core is now MIT-licensed and open source, making apps smaller and more efficient by default while opening the door to community contributions.

Nine essential plugins are also free and MIT-licensed: Browser, Camera, Device, Dialog, File, Microphone, Network, Share, and System.

Premium plugins (Biometrics, Geolocation, Push Notifications, Scanner, and Secure Storage) are available as one-time purchases through the marketplace.

#Jump: Instant Device Testing

Jump is a free companion app for Android and iOS that lets developers test NativePHP apps on real devices without compiling or enabling developer mode. Run php artisan native:jump, scan a QR code, and the app loads directly on the device.

Jump includes built-in support for all first-party plugins—even the premium ones—so developers can try everything out for free before buying any plugins.

#Mimi: Vibe Coding for Native Apps

Mimi offers a unique vibe coding experience for building mobile apps with NativePHP. Leveraging all the best tools, like Laravel Boost, and state of the art LLMs, developers can easily and safely build new apps in minutes without touching a single line of code, running any CLI commands, or even using your keyboard at all, thanks to built-in voice support.

Projects can be created and previewed from the browser (even from your phone), tested in Jump, and shipped to the stores all from Mimi.

All features unlocked with a [Bifrost subscription]. Also requires an Anthropic account and for you to provide your own Claude API key. The NativePHP team has plans to expand to other providers and models soon using Laravel AI.

#Get Started

NativePHP Air is available now:

laravel new my-mobile-app
cd my-mobile-app
composer require nativephp/mobile
php artisan native:jump

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