The all in one native Windows workspace.

Your local environment
REIMAGINED.

Kythia Workspace is an All in one local dev environment for Windows, beautifully designed. Packing massive ecosystems of runtimes, databases, and developer utilities into a single native application with zero virtualization overhead.

Try CLI

kythia site create my-app.test

Terminal

kythia site create my-app.test ✔ Scaffolded root directory at C:\kythia\www\my-app.test✔ Generated Nginx configuration block✔ Appended 127.0.0.1 my-app.test to Windows Hosts Site my-app.test is now live and accessible!

A tool people love.

Loved by teams and developers who are tired of bloated virtual machines — evolving everyday to be your favourite Windows dev tool.

Get Started

You know how you end up rebuilding a local env every time? Kythia fixes this by running natively. It's insanely fast.

Backend Dev

Windows User

Major shoutout for making Kythia, a gorgeous local environment that composes beautifully into our workflow.

Fullstack Lead

Agency

Kythia is the best local dev tool I've used. No more virtualization headaches or Docker memory leaks.

Indie Hacker

Freelancer

The ultimate ecosystem.

Native support for 30+ programming languages and 15+ database engines, offering intuitive, convenient, and extensive tooling for developers of all backgrounds.

PHP / LaravelNode.jsBunPythonGoRustJavaZig

server {
 listen 80;
 server_name my-app.kythia.local;
 root C:/Projects/my-app/public;

 location / {
 try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
 }
}

Invisible magic, standard roots.

It automatically manages your Windows hosts file and local domains, while keeping standard Nginx configurations.

Automatic Windows Hosts modification
Seamless local `.local` domains
Zero-config Nginx reverse proxy
Seamless local SSL certificates
Instant service restarts

Built for Engineers.

Kythia Story

Built for engineers who value performance and simplicity. We got tired of waiting 10 seconds for a page to load inside a Docker container on Windows. Kythia runs the exact same binaries you'd use on a Linux server, but natively compiled for Windows.

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The DevOps Arsenal

Stop juggling ten different apps. Built-in Mailpit for email testing, MinIO for local S3 buckets, and ngrok for instant secure tunnels.

Gamified Development

Level up while you code! Earn XP, collect badges, unlock achievements, and spend points in the Dev Shop. Coding locally has never been this fun.

Achievement Unlocked!

"The Architect" - Booted 5 different databases simultaneously.

Your local environment REIMAGINED.