What is fml?
fml (Find My Local) is a productivity tool for developers who work with multiple local development projects. It lives in your menu bar and gives you instant access to your dev servers with intelligent features like:
- 👁️ Smart Window Finding - Finds existing browser tabs with your localhost URL and reloads them
- 🕵️ Always Incognito - Opens browsers in private/incognito mode (no cache issues!)
- 🚀 Auto Server Management - Detects if your dev server is running, can start it via Terminal
- 📦 Project Auto-Detection - Scans your projects folder and automatically detects project types
- 🔌 Port Detection - Intelligently reads port from config files (
package.json, vite.config, etc.)
- ⌨️ Global Hotkey - Quick access from anywhere with a keyboard shortcut
- 🔄 Smart Project Switching - Switch between projects with automatic server restart and browser reload
Key Features
Smart Browser Management
- Find & Reload - Finds existing browser tab with your URL and automatically reloads it
- New Window - Always opens a fresh incognito window
- Bring to Front - Just activates the browser (useful when you manage tabs manually)
- Multi-Browser Support - Chrome, Firefox, Edge (with auto-detection)
Intelligent Project Detection
fml automatically scans your projects folder and detects:
| Type |
Marker File |
Default Command |
Port Detection |
| Node.js |
package.json |
npm run dev |
package.json, vite.config, next.config |
| Rust |
Cargo.toml |
cargo run |
Cargo.toml |
| Go |
go.mod |
go run . |
main.go |
| Ruby |
Gemfile |
rails s |
config/puma.rb |
| Python |
requirements.txt |
python -m http.server 3000 |
- |
| PHP |
composer.json |
php -S localhost:3000 |
- |
| Java |
pom.xml |
./mvnw spring-boot:run |
pom.xml |
Server Status Monitoring
- Real-time Status - Color-coded indicator (🟢 Running / ⚪ Stopped / 🟡 Starting)
- Port Monitoring - Continuously checks if your dev server is running
- Smart Start - Prompts to start server if it's not running
- Terminal Integration - Opens Terminal and runs your dev command
Custom URLs
Not just for localhost! You can also set a custom URL like:
staging.example.comlocalhost:8080/adminhttps://dev.myapp.com
Installation
Download
- Download the latest fml release
- Drag
fml.app to your Applications folder
- Right-click → Open (to bypass Gatekeeper on first launch)
