license popup are ¤&%#"#

[Somalilandpower]

The license pop-ups are so annoying that I’m considering stopping using Laragon.

[carlonet]

I'm thinking about going back to Xampp too. Too bad, because it was a great modern solution...

[datwildfire]

I've been using Laragon for years, updated today and legit thought the project had been sold or something..

@leokhoa , what happened? the amount of pop-ups, new tabs and random windows is ridiculous.. One misclick and suddenly you've got shit opening everywhere instead of getting work done..

I get that you need to make money, but this ain't it. Laragon was great because it was simple and stayed out of your way. Now it feels like you're deliberately making the free version annoying just to push people into buying a licence..

In 2026, people will just switch to something else. Don't kill what made Laragon good in the first place! please, don't

[erdebugger]

That’s absolutely true. I’ve set up Laragon on my students' virtual machines for web app development, but we’re considering switching to XAMPP because of all those intrusive, annoying pop-up windows. Buying a license isn't an option here; I’m talking about disposable virtual machines used for rapid application development. No student is going to pay for a license when there are alternatives available. It’s a shame that Laragon is ending up as a second-choice option.

[AWqxKAWERbXo]

As discussed before, there are Alternatives to Laragon - from niche products to new solutions that may fit or don't fit for differnt use cases. From easy to complex.

Some of them are dead (e.g. XAMPP) because of its lack of support - others like Docker had a hard learning curve.

Without being too personal, I hope that your students will also learn that their time and knowledge should be valued some day and to be confident even someone is disappointed about this.

Please let go Laragon if you're unhappy with buying a license. It's a free choice, as much as it's Leo's free choice to develop something and make it available how he likes to, wants to or needs to.