10+ Laravel Packages For Building Laravel Apps

Web Development 17 April 2019

Here are 10+ packages for building Laravel Apps.

Why do I create this list? I’m a Lazy Developer, member of few Laravel Groups on Facebook and common question is what packages to use. I’m lazy I don’t want to build all thing from scratch

Why I don’t include admin packages? They will be covered in another post.

1. Modules

If You are building a bigger app than Hello Word. Start working with modules. Separating application function in modules is very recommended. Keep module entities, controllers, views, routes, configs etc in one place. What else? Later it’s easier to transfer modules between apps.

Advantages

Code encapsulation
Order in the code
Easier code transfer between apps
Code Generation — module, controllers, entities etc.

Where to get it? https://github.com/nWidart/laravel-modules

2. Spatie permissions

If You don’t know Spatie, You should start checking them immediately! Great company. Spatie Roles & Permission is one of there best permissions package.

Advantages

Roles
Permissions
Direct Permissions
Middleware
Multiple Blade Directives
Artisan commands

Where to get it? https://github.com/spatie/laravel-permission

3. Laravel Datatables

If You use DataTables and you are building yourself javascript, ajax, routes, database queries, filters, search etc. Trust me. there is an easier solution.

Advantages

Easy to use
DataTable Service
Creates database queries for You
Generates Javascript
Multiple customisations

Where to get it? https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables

4. Laravel 5 Form Builder

I really, really don’t like to mix forms with HTML. Laravel Form Builder gives You ability to separate from definition from HTML view.

Advantages

Easy to use
Forms as objects
Multiple form fields supported
Child forms
Easy to create a custom form fields

Where to get it? https://github.com/kristijanhusak/laravel-form-builder

5. Easy flash notifications

After saving data from the form I like to redirect the user to list page, edit view or show view. With this package, i can easily notify user about success, warning or error.

Advantages

Easy to use
Multiple flash options (Success, Error, Warning, Overlay, Modal etc)
View customisation

Where to get it? https://github.com/laracasts/flash

6. Laravel Menu package

If You application required to have easily changeable menu elements, base on roles and permissions this one is for You.

Advantages

Easy to use
Shared across views
View customisation
Can populate data from the database
Cachable

Where to get it? https://github.com/spatie/laravel-menu

7. Laravel Activity Log

Most of data administrators want to have all information about users activity. This package allows to easily track what and when Your users are creating, updating entities. Plus — this package keeps information about changes between entity versions — just wow.

Advantages

Easy to implement on Entity.
Keeps all info about create and update with times and users.
Can logs custom information (login, logout etc)

Where to get it? https://github.com/spatie/laravel-activitylog

8. Laravel Js Validation

I really like this one. Automatic front validation base on request object sound good right? It’s always better to write less code — lazy way.

Advantages

Generates Front-End validation base on request obejct.
No Javascript coding required
Ajax validation supported (Unique, Exists, Custom Validation Rules
Translations

Where to get it? https://github.com/proengsoft/laravel-jsvalidation

9. Persistent settings

If Your app has multiple settings options (theme, logo, company settings, API settings, defaults etc ). This package allows saving key => value in database. Later is super easy to use them via helpers.

Advantages

Cached
Can be Encrypted
Settings can have context (User for example)

Where to get it? https://github.com/edvinaskrucas/settings

10. Multi-tenant

If You are building SAAS application where every company has it’s own database, domain, subdomain and You later wan’t keep all that in one code repo. This package is for You.

Advantages