Independent software · Montevideo, Uruguay

Native software that lights up your work.

Farosoft makes fast, private, subscription-free apps for everyday work. On Mac today; coming soon to Windows, iPhone and Android.

Products

Each app does one thing, and does it well.

Download them here or from their official store, signed and verified.

FaroServer

Local PHP servers · macOS 14+ · v1.0

Every server with its own Apache, PHP, MariaDB and port. Test one project on PHP 5.6 and another on 8.5 at the same time.

  • PHP 5.6 to 8.5, several versions at once
  • MariaDB and phpMyAdmin per server
  • HTTPS, .test domains and a built-in terminal

FaroIDE

Code editor · macOS 14+

A fast, Notepad++-style editor built in Swift. Edit local files or work directly on your servers.

  • SFTP, FTP and FTPS with the macOS Keychain
  • Built-in SSH terminal, Git and GitHub
  • 37 languages, folding, multi-cursor and macros

More on the way

We’re working on new tools. This list is going to grow.

Principles

How we make software

Truly native

Each app is built with its platform’s own tools: it launches instantly, respects dark mode and feels like part of your device.

Your data is yours

No accounts, no telemetry, no ads. Passwords stay in your system’s secure storage.

Pay once

No subscriptions: what you buy is yours, with updates for the major version included.

In your language

Apps and websites in 10 languages from day one, from Spanish to Japanese.

About

A lighthouse for the people who build the web

Farosoft is an independent software studio from Montevideo, Uruguay. It was born to create the tools we use every day to build and maintain websites, and that we couldn’t find the way we wanted them: fast, native and subscription-free.

Like a lighthouse, our apps don’t make noise: they’re there to get you to port. Each one is looked after personally, with direct support from the person who writes it.

Let’s talk

Support, ideas or proposals: write to us and a person will answer, not a bot.