The Laravel Idea Plugin is Now Free for PhpStorm Users

Hanna Yakush

Starting July 30, 2025, we’re making Laravel Idea free for PhpStorm users. If you already have the Laravel Idea plugin installed, you get full access to all plugin features at no extra cost.

Laravel Idea is the smartest Laravel development environment based on PhpStorm. Developed by Adel Faizrakhmanov, the plugin has 1.5M+ downloads from JetBrains Marketplace and is highly appreciated by Laravel developers. It extends PhpStorm’s built-in Laravel support with a variety of developer productivity features, including:

• Powerful code generation.
• Advanced routing, validation, request fields, gates and policies, configs, translations, views, and a lot of other completion features.
• Excellent understanding of the Eloquent ORM.
• Full Blade component support.
• Support for Livewire, Inertia.js, Dusk, Laravel modules, and other third-party packages.

“When I started Laravel Idea, I couldn’t even dream that it would be included in PhpStorm! And now… It’s happening! I’m very happy that it has become more accessible for Laravel developers.

My team and I will continue working on Laravel Idea the same way as before. Besides that, we will work closely with the PhpStorm team on many features, like AI, native support for Laravel magic, etc.”

Adel Faizrakhmanov Creator of Laravel Idea

To install the Laravel Idea plugin in PhpStorm, go to Settings | Plugins and search for the plugin in the Marketplace tab.

After installation, you can configure the plugin settings via Settings | Languages & Frameworks | Laravel Idea.

Why PhpStorm IDE for Laravel development?

PhpStorm is recommended by Laravel for working on Laravel projects. Besides the Laravel Idea plugin, PhpStorm provides Laravel developers with loads of developer productivity features out of the box, including:

• Junie, your AI coding agent by JetBrains for professional tasks. 
• Built-in support for Laravel Pint, Pest, Larastan, and Artisan CLI commands.
• Syntax highlighting and code completion in Blade templates and .env files. 
• IDE support for JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks, including Tailwind, Vue, and React, and databases. 
• Best-in-class tools for code navigation and refactoring.

The Laravel Idea plugin will eventually be bundled with PhpStorm and available to the IDE users out of the box.

“I’m really excited that full Laravel support is now more accessible than ever for our users. We’ve worked hard to make PhpStorm the best IDE for Laravel development, and making Laravel Idea available for free is a big step forward.”

Artemy Pestretsov Product Leader at PhpStorm

Learn more about Laravel support in PhpStorm on our website.

FAQ

I have an IntelliJ Ultimate subscription, do I also get the Laravel Idea plugin for free?

Yes, the Laravel Idea plugin is now also available to IntelliJ Ultimate users for free.

Is there any compensation for already purchased Laravel Idea licenses?

Individual PhpStorm users who purchased a monthly or yearly personal Laravel Idea license on May 1, 2025, or later are eligible for compensation in the form of a 50% discount on the next renewal of their personal PhpStorm subscription. This compensatory discount will be applied in your JetBrains Account automatically at the billing date of the next subscription renewal.

Why aren’t all active Laravel Idea subscriptions eligible for compensation?

May 1, 2025, marks the date we internally decided to make the Laravel Idea plugin part of PhpStorm and started working on it. We believe it’s fair to provide compensation to the users who purchased licenses after that date, as we had not announced this decision publicly at that time. Users who purchased the yearly license before did so when we were still operating under the third-party plugin business terms. 

Can I get a refund for my Laravel Idea purchase?

You can request a refund as long as it’s within the eligible refund period. For more information about refunds, see the Licensing and Purchasing FAQ page.

My licensing case is not addressed in this FAQ. What should I do?

Please contact our Support team at phpstorm-support@jetbrains.com and provide the details of your case.

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