Friday, 31 October 2025

The Ultimate Laravel Setup for VS Code: Free Extensions to Rival PHPStorm

 

Hey everyone,

I want to put this out there for anyone looking for the ultimate Laravel setup in VS Code. These extensions enable you to experience a superb development integrated environment that can be compared to paid versions like PHPStorm.


 

If you're new to Laravel development or need a robust extension setup, these will give you the required effect. They're all free to use!

Here's the list:

  • GitHub Copilot Chat - Microsoft
  • Auto Close Tag - Jun Han
  • Auto Complete Tag - Jun Han
  • Better PHPUnit - Calebporizo
  • Code Spell Checker - Street Side Software
  • Container Tools - Microsoft
  • Docker DX - Docker
  • DotENV - Mikestead
  • ESLint - Microsoft
  • GitHub Copilot - GitHub
  • Laravel - Laravel
  • Laravel Artisan - Ryan Naddy
  • Laravel Blade Formatter - Shuhei Hayashibara
  • Laravel Blade Snippets - Winnie Lin
  • Laravel Docs - Austen Cameron
  • Laravel Intellisense - Mohamed Benhida
  • Markdown Preview Enhanced - Yiyi Wang
  • Markdownlint - David Anson
  • PHP Intelephense - Intelephense
  • PHP Namespace Resolver - Mehedi Hassan
  • Prettier Code Formatter - Prettier
  • Tailwind CSS Intellisense - Tailwind Labs
  • Thunder Client - Thunder Client
  • Vue - Vue

Let me know what you think and how it has helped you in the comments below!

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