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Laradeck vs Chapar

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Laradeck compared with Chapar
Detail LaradeckChapar logo Chapar
What it doesNative macOS control panel for Laravel development A fast, private and offline API client for REST, gRPC, GraphQL and WebSocket services
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Pricing modelOpen source Open source
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Key features
  • Manage Sail and Docker Compose stacks with live output
  • Switch PHP versions and manage extensions
  • Install and pin Node versions per project
  • Create and manage local databases
  • Port conflict detection and resolution
  • Encrypted .env sharing on LAN
  • Folder Watch with nested commands
  • Integrated log viewer for all processes
  • Menu bar quick access and control
  • Project grouping and organization
  • REST and HTTP with every method, query and path params, JSON, XML, text, form-data, URL-encoded and binary bodies
  • gRPC with server reflection or proto files, unary and server-streaming calls, metadata and trailers, TLS and mutual TLS
  • GraphQL queries and variables with data and errors split out
  • WebSocket text, JSON and binary messages with live message log
  • Traffic proxy to capture HTTP(S) traffic of apps and phones
  • Python scripting for pre and post-request scripts with tests
  • Test cases and CI integration with chapar-cli
  • Environments with variables and secret values encrypted with OS keychain
  • Import Postman collections, OpenAPI specs and proto files
  • Code generation for cURL, Python, Go, JavaScript, Java, Ruby and .NET
What makes it different
  • Orchestrates all Laravel processes in one native Mac app instead of juggling multiple terminals
  • Automatically detects project type and proposes processes without manual configuration
  • Free and open source with no vendor lock-in
  • Encrypted team .env sharing without cloud or Slack
  • Prevents port conflicts before processes fail to start
  • Local-only data with no cloud sync or telemetry
  • GPU-rendered native UI that starts quickly and runs on macOS, Linux and Windows without a browser engine
  • Collections stored as YAML files in git for version control
  • Built-in traffic proxy for inspecting and importing HTTP(S) traffic from other apps
  • Free and open source under BSD 3-Clause license
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)37 no change since last check6 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)05
Citation Flow (Majestic)926
Referring domains (Majestic)231

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