Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a powerful tool for developers, and its flexibility is expanded through extensions.
If you are a Laravel developer, there are a number of extensions available that can make your coding experience more efficient and enjoyable.
Here are 21 essential extensions for Laravel development in VSCode:
1. Laravel Artisan
Simplifies running Artisan commands directly from VSCode.
Click here to install this extension
2. Laravel Blade Snippets
Provides useful snippets to make coding easier in Blade, Laravel’s templating engine.
Click here to install this extension
3. Laravel Blade Spacer
Adds automatic spacing and organization to Blade code.
Click here to install this extension
4. Laravel Extra Intellisense
Enhances VSCode’s artificial intelligence to provide more relevant suggestions when working with Laravel.
Click here to install this extension
5. Laravel Goto View
Facilitates quick navigation between controllers and views in Laravel.
Click here to install this extension
6. Laravel Goto Controller
Enables efficient navigation between routes, controllers and views.
Click here to install this extension
7. Laravel Snippets
Offers a collection of Laravel snippets to speed up development.
Click here to install this extension
8. Laravel Goto Components
Simplifies navigation between components in Laravel.
Click here to install this extension
9. Laravel Create View
Allows quick creation of new Laravel views.
Click here to install this extension
10. Laravel Blade Formatter
Automatically formats Blade code for better readability.
Click here to install this extension
11. PHP Namespace Resolver
Helps with automatic resolution of PHP namespaces.
Click here to install this extension
12. DotENV
Adds syntax highlighting and Laravel .env file support.
Click here to install this extension
13. Laravel Extension Pack
A package that brings together several essential extensions for Laravel development.
Click here to install this extension
14. Tailwind CSS IntelliSense
Provides autocomplete and Tailwind CSS support.
Click here to install this extension
15. Beautify
Formats PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript code for better consistency.
Click here to install this extension
16. Material Icon Theme
Adds colorful icons for different file types in VSCode.
Click here to install this extension
17. GitHub Markdown Preview
Makes viewing and rendering Markdown documents in VSCode easier.
Click here to install this extension
18. PHP Intelephense
Offers advanced code assistance and analysis features for PHP.
Click here to install this extension
19. PHP DocBlocker
Simplifies the creation of documentation blocks for PHP code.
Click here to install this extension
20. PHPDoc Comment
Assists in creating and formatting PHPDoc comments.
Take advantage of these extensions to streamline your workflow when developing Laravel applications in Visual Studio Code!
Click here to install this extension
And as a bonus, also install the Debugbar via Composer:
composer require barryvdh/laravel-debugbar
