# Laravel Herd 1.26.0 — Version 1.26.0

- Product: Laravel Herd (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/laravel-herd)
- Vendor: Beyond Code
- Date: 2026-02-16
- Version: 1.26.0
- Original notes: https://herd.laravel.com/api/versions
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/laravel-herd/releases/1.26.0
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

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- **added** — Services can now be cloned directly from the context menu in Settings
- **added** — New herd services:list, services:create, services:clone, services:delete, services:start, services:stop, services:available, and services:versions commands for managing services from the command line
- **added** — New herd php:list, herd php:install, and herd php:update commands for managing PHP versions via CLI
- **added** — New herd sites command to list all configured sites with support for --json flag
- **added** — New herd laravel:update command to automatically update the Laravel Installer
- **added** — New herd debug:start and herd debug:stop commands for managing debug sessions
- **changed** — Updated the built-in Composer binary
- **changed** — Updated the built-in Laravel Installer

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