WebStorm

WebStorm is JetBrains’ integrated development environment for JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and related web technologies. It combines code intelligence, project navigation, refactoring, debugging, testing, version control, and terminal tools in one desktop application.

The IDE supports client-side applications, Node.js services, React Native projects, Electron applications, and major frontend frameworks. JetBrains also provides remote development through JetBrains Gateway and supported cloud environments.

• Context-aware code completion, inspections, quick-fixes, navigation, and safe refactoring.
• TypeScript language-service integration with support for JavaScript, JSX, and TSX.
• Framework support for React, Angular, Vue, Nuxt, Next.js, Astro, Svelte, and React Native.
• Debugging for browser applications, Node.js, React Native, Electron, Angular, and Vue projects.
• Integrated Git and GitHub workflows, including commits, history, conflict resolution, and pull requests.
• Testing integrations for Jest, Karma, Mocha, Vitest, Playwright, and Cypress.
• Support for npm, pnpm, Yarn, webpack, Vite, Grunt, Gulp, ESLint, Prettier, Stylelint, and related tools.
• Built-in terminal, database and SQL tools, package management, and configurable run configurations.
• Real-time collaborative coding through Code With Me.
• Remote development using JetBrains Gateway, SSH, Docker, and selected cloud workspaces.
• JetBrains AI features, including AI Assistant, Junie, and a free AI tier.
• Plugin extensibility through JetBrains Marketplace and the IntelliJ Platform plugin SDK.

WebStorm is free for eligible non-commercial activities, including learning, self-education, hobby development, qualifying open-source work, and content creation. The non-commercial license provides the full-featured IDE.

Commercial users receive a 30-day full-featured trial. JetBrains’ current pricing page displays commercial individual pricing from $7.90 per month under the applicable billing option. Organization pricing is provided through the purchase page or a sales quote.

Annual subscriptions include a perpetual fallback license for the product version available when the annual subscription began. Taxes and regional billing conditions can affect the final amount.

Pros

• Strong built-in JavaScript and TypeScript code intelligence.
• Broad support for modern frontend frameworks and Node.js workflows.
• Integrated debugging, testing, Git, package management, and terminal tools.
• Safe refactoring and project-wide navigation support large codebases.
• Free full-featured licensing is available for qualifying non-commercial use.
• Extensible through plugins and the IntelliJ Platform SDK.

Cons

• Commercial use requires a paid subscription after the trial period.
• Initial indexing and language services can consume significant system resources.
• The desktop IDE requires more storage and memory than lightweight editors.
• Some non-commercial telemetry and detailed code-related data collection are enabled by default.
• Its broad feature set may require more setup and learning than a basic editor.

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What is WebStorm used for?

WebStorm is used to build, test, debug, refactor, and maintain JavaScript and TypeScript applications, including frontend and Node.js projects.

Is WebStorm free?

WebStorm is free for qualifying non-commercial use. Commercial users can start with a 30-day trial and must purchase a subscription afterward.

Which operating systems support WebStorm?

WebStorm supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. Current documentation lists Windows 10 and 11, macOS 15 and 26, and selected Linux distributions.

Does WebStorm have an API?

WebStorm does not present a general end-user cloud API. It supports the IntelliJ Platform plugin SDK and WebStorm-specific plugin development APIs for extending the IDE.

What tools integrate with WebStorm?

Documented integrations include GitHub, Git, npm, pnpm, Yarn, Node.js, Docker, SSH, Vite, webpack, ESLint, Prettier, Jest, Vitest, Playwright, Cypress, databases, Code With Me, and JetBrains Gateway.

Does WebStorm offer a free trial?

Yes. New users can evaluate the full-featured commercial version for up to 30 days.

Does WebStorm support remote development?

Yes. WebStorm supports remote development through JetBrains Gateway, SSH, Docker, WSL 2, and supported cloud environments such as GitHub Codespaces and Google Cloud Workstations.