The Dev Tool You Haven't Heard Of: Sher

You probably haven't heard of Sher, but it solves a daily developer annoyance you didn't know had a clean solution.

Sher generates instant preview URLs for local development projects. Run sher in your project directory and get a shareable URL that lets anyone view your local development server. Works seamlessly with Vite, Next.js, Astro, and other modern frameworks.

Why Not Just Use ngrok?

ngrok exists, but it's built for general-purpose tunneling. Sher is built specifically for modern dev workflows with zero configuration. It understands your package.json, automatically detects your dev server, and just works.

No account setup, no complex configuration, no thinking about ports or protocols. It's the kind of unglamorous but essential tool that saves 10 minutes every day once you discover it.

The Daily Use Case

You're building a feature and want to show a colleague. Instead of pushing to a branch, deploying to Vercel, and sending a link, you run sher and share the URL immediately.

Or you're testing on mobile and need to access localhost from your phone. Sher gives you a URL that works from any device on any network.

It's one of those tools that seems obvious in retrospect but somehow most developers end up wrestling with manual solutions instead.

Why You Haven't Heard of It

Sher doesn't solve a glamorous problem. It doesn't use the latest AI models or promise to 10x your productivity. It just eliminates a small friction point that adds up over time.

That's exactly why most people haven't discovered it — and why you should.

Try Sher