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Uvora: A macOS Menu Bar App for Finding Laravel Projects Instantly [Laravel](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?category=laravel) [Open Source](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?category=open-source) Uvora: A macOS Menu Bar App for Finding Laravel Projects Instantly =================================================================== Uvora is a free macOS menu bar app that indexes your Laravel projects locally and lets you jump to any of them in under 50 ms using a single keyboard shortcut. ![](https://cdn.msaied.com/01M22N44A70A5MC2S599JP0MPH.webp) [Mohamed Said](https://www.msaied.com/public#person) Published 13 Jul 2026 · Updated 13 Jul 2026 · 3 min read ShareCopy linkCopied ![Uvora: A macOS Menu Bar App for Finding Laravel Projects Instantly](https://cdn.msaied.com/420/d2d0986454c99e23c21c45db66df26b7.png) On this page +1. [What Is Uvora?](#what-is-uvora) 2. [How Uvora Works](#how-uvora-works) 3. [Editor Integration](#editor-integration) 4. [Local by Design](#local-by-design) 5. [System Requirements and Availability](#system-requirements-and-availability) 6. [Key Takeaways](#key-takeaways) What Is Uvora? -------------- If you juggle multiple Laravel applications — client work, side projects, and packages you help maintain — you know how much time disappears just navigating to the right folder. [Uvora](https://uvora.dev/) is a free macOS menu bar app built specifically to solve that problem. Press **⌘⇧L**, type a project name, and open it in your editor. That is the entire workflow. Uvora is built by Efekpogua Victory from Viqe Systems Ltd. and is currently at version 0.1.4 in public beta. How Uvora Works --------------- You point Uvora at the root folders where your Laravel projects live. It then builds a local index by reading the files that define a Laravel application: - Routes - Controllers - Livewire components - Eloquent models - Migrations - Config files - Service providers - Composer dependencies Because searches hit the index rather than scanning the disk in real time, Uvora reports results in under 50 milliseconds. You do not need to trigger a manual rescan. Uvora watches the folders it already knows about and picks up new projects automatically as you clone them. ### Editor Integration When you select a project from the search results, Uvora opens it in your preferred editor. It detects whichever of the following editors you already have installed and respects the one you set as default: - **VS Code** - **Cursor** - **PhpStorm** - **Sublime Text** - **Windsurf** Local by Design --------------- The index is stored in an SQLite file on your Mac. There is no account to create, no cloud sync, and no telemetry. The list of projects you work on never leaves your machine — a meaningful guarantee if you work under NDAs or exclusively in private repositories. System Requirements and Availability ------------------------------------ Uvora requires **macOS 13 or later** and runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Windows and Linux support is listed as coming soon. The default keyboard shortcut to open the search window is **⌘⇧L**, though you can change it in preferences. Key Takeaways ------------- - Free with no paid tiers, currently in beta at v0.1.4 - Indexes routes, controllers, models, migrations, config, service providers, and Composer dependencies - Sub-50 ms search results from a local SQLite index - No account, no telemetry, no data leaves your machine - Automatic project detection when you clone new repos - Supports VS Code, Cursor, PhpStorm, Sublime Text, and Windsurf - Requires macOS 13+; Windows and Linux support coming soon You can download Uvora and learn more at [uvora.dev](https://uvora.dev/). --- *Source: [Laravel News — Uvora: A macOS Menu Bar App for Finding Laravel Projects](https://laravel-news.com/uvora-a-macos-menu-bar-app-for-finding-laravel-projects)* - [macOS](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=macOS) - [Laravel Tools](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=Laravel%20Tools) - [Developer Productivity](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=Developer%20Productivity) - [Menu Bar App](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=Menu%20Bar%20App) - [SQLite](https://www.msaied.com/public/articles?search=SQLite) Frequently asked questions --------------------------- Does Uvora send any project data to the cloud?No. Uvora stores its index in a local SQLite file on your Mac. There is no account to create, no cloud sync, and no telemetry, so your project list never leaves your machine. Which editors does Uvora support?Uvora detects and supports VS Code, Cursor, PhpStorm, Sublime Text, and Windsurf. It opens the selected project in whichever editor you set as your default. Does Uvora require manual rescans when you clone new projects?No. Uvora watches the folders you have configured and automatically picks up new Laravel projects as you clone them, with no manual rescan needed. ![Mohamed Said](https://cdn.msaied.com/01M22N44A70A5MC2S599JP0MPH.webp)About the author ---------------- [Mohamed Said](https://www.msaied.com/public#person)Senior Backend Engineer specializing in Laravel, scalable SaaS platforms, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. I build secure, high-performance web applications that help businesses grow. 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