Franky

Your local PHP environment on Mac

The modern alternative to XAMPP and MAMP on Mac: your PHP projects run on FrankenPHP and your databases in Podman containers, with nothing to configure.

Available on
macOS

Features

What Franky changes day to day.

01

Your stack in one click

Tick what you need, Franky installs everything.

02

Local HTTPS

A .localhost domain and a certificate per project.

03

Projects at your fingertips

Start and stop each project in one move.

04

Isolated databases

PostgreSQL, MariaDB and Redis in Podman containers.

05

Existing or new project

Franky recognizes your project’s framework, or creates a new one from a template.

06

Hot reload

Powered by FrankenPHP, the browser follows every file you change.

07

Unified logs

Logs from your services and projects in one place.

08

Light and native

Written in Rust: around 50 MB of memory and a CPU that stays idle.

Frequently asked questions

Does Franky replace XAMPP or MAMP?

Yes. Franky is a local PHP environment for Mac: your projects run on FrankenPHP, over HTTPS, with nothing to configure.

Which databases are available?

PostgreSQL, MariaDB and Redis, each isolated in a Podman container.

Can I use an existing project?

Yes. Franky detects your project’s framework, or creates a new one from a template.

Want to see Franky in action?

Write to us: we will walk you through the product on your own use cases.

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