---
title: "Building Desktop Applications using Native PHP with Simon Hamp"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/building-desktop-applications-using-native-php-with-simon-hamp-jks9i7sif
source_url: https://laravel-news.com/building-desktop-applications-using-native-php
type: article
source: "Laravel News"
author: "Eric L. Barnes"
published: 2024-08-09T15:30:09.650Z
updated: 2026-03-15T04:58:27.774Z
tags: ["devtools", "laravel", "php"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 34
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Building Desktop Applications using Native PHP with Simon Hamp

**[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · [@ericlbarnes](https://daily.dev/ericlbarnes) · 1 min read · 34 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Simon Hamp, the creator of Native PHP, discusses in an interview how developers can use Native PHP to build and distribute desktop applications without the end-user needing to have PHP installed. The interview is available on the Laravel News YouTube channel and various podcast platforms.

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daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://laravel-news.com/building-desktop-applications-using-native-php>

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