Release Date: September 25, 2020
Operating Systems: macOS, Windows, and Linux
Download Local 5.8.0 (Beta) for macOS
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SHA1:
814307fdd3db834291dba876219618ed6b634132
Download Local 5.8.0 (Beta) for Windows
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SHA1:
308b667a3a58540539c2628b46af85d4b731dd2d
Download Local 5.8.0 (Beta) as Linux deb (Ubuntu, Debian, Mint)
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SHA1:
237319162f92fc00e44bf329a7b6cb3c7e5f5fb3
Download Local 5.8.0 (Beta) as Linux rpm (Fedora, Red Hat Linux, CentOS)
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SHA1:
ca1774ccd01c2f33ea9cb0901279516c9cea7268
What’s New in Local Beta 5.8.0
Introducing 
Star. You’ve asked for better ways to organize your Local sites and in this release we are introducing the ability to Star a Local site. Starring a site keeps it at the top of your sites list so you can get back to working on your most important work quickly and easily.
Improvements
- Windows users - Creating a WordPress site in Local is now faster than ever (up to 62 seconds faster in fact)!
- Local will now warn users about a compatibility issue between Localhost routing and multisite subdomains due to there inherent incompatibility
- Live Links Pro now handles domain replacement in static assets such as CSS files and HTML
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug that would prevent users from creating a new site on MacOS High Sierra.
Third-party Dependencies
- Updated Local to Electron 9 to improve performance and stability.