LocalCan™
Develop your apps locally with local domains and HTTPS
LocalCan™ launched on July 31, 2023 with 269 votes, #114 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
LocalCan is a developer tool for Mac that simplifies local app development by automatically handling HTTPS certificates, port numbers, and domain configuration. Instead of manually creating certificates, remembering ports, or editing system files, developers can use local domains with HTTPS enabled immediately. The tool lets developers focus on building their applications rather than spending time on technical setup and configuration tasks.
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From the sources
Forget about creating HTTPS certificates manually 😩, remembering port numbers and IP addresses 😢, or editing /etc/hosts 😭! All of this is handled by LocalCan, so you can focus on you app and not the setup.
Put localhost on a stable public URL to test webhooks, OAuth, and payment callbacks, or share a live preview. Flat per-seat pricing, no usage bills.
Put localhost on a stable Public URL to test webhooks or share previews without deploying. Publish a Snapshot and reviewers comment on it after you close the laptop. Before LocalCan, we wasted valuable time troubleshooting virtual hosts and hosts files. Now it's as simple as flicking a switch and we're ready in seconds. Support is also outstanding, with issues resolved within a day. Point Stripe, Clerk, or GitHub at a stable Public URL and watch every delivery land in the inspector. Replay a failed request instead of re-triggering the provider. Built it with Cursor or Claude Code and it runs on localhost. Send a real HTTPS link now, with no commit, no build pipeline, and no hosting account.…from localcan.com
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