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3 more ways to get PhpStorm
Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install phpstorm - Homebrew
brew install --cask phpstorm - Flathub
flatpak install flathub com.jetbrains.PhpStorm
About PhpStorm
PhpStorm is JetBrains' IDE for PHP and web projects. Support for Laravel, Blade, Symfony, WordPress, Git, JavaScript, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS and SQL is included out of the box, alongside code navigation and editing assistance for large or legacy codebases.
AI features are integrated, with a choice of hosted models or a local model, agents such as Junie, Claude Agent and Codex, and the option to use JetBrains AI credits or your own API keys. A free 30-day trial is available before buying.
Strengths
- PHP frameworks such as Laravel and Symfony supported without plugins
- JavaScript, TypeScript and SQL tooling included
- Choice of AI models, including local ones or your own API keys
Limitations
- Paid after the trial
- Proprietary software
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid subscription after a free 30-day trial that needs no credit card.
- License
- Proprietary (Proprietary)
- Developer
- JetBrains
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Professional PHP developers working on Laravel, Symfony or WordPress projects
- Categories
- Code editors, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Sublime Text
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Eclipse IDE
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Zed
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