Best Visual Studio Code Tools for Laravel & Vue.js Projects

Best Visual Studio Code Tools for Laravel & Vue.js Projects

If you're building apps with Laravel + Vue.js, VS Code can become your powerhouse—but only if you use the right extensions. Let’s start with the most important ones.

⭐ Top Extensions You Need to Install First

These 7 essential extensions are the bare minimum to streamline your Laravel + Vue.js development experience. Install these before any others.

1. PHP Intelephense

2. Laravel Blade Snippets

3. Laravel Extra Intellisense

4. Laravel Artisan

5. Volar (Vue 3) OR Vetur (Vue 2)

⚠️ Use only one: Volar (for Vue 3) or Vetur (for Vue 2)

6. Vue VSCode Snippets

7. Prettier – Code Formatter

šŸ“¦ Other Helpful Extensions (Optional but Recommended)

IconNameWhy Use It
šŸ“ESLintFind and fix JS/Vue code errors
šŸ“‚Path IntellisenseAutocomplete file paths
🌱DotENVHighlight .env files
šŸ”GitLensGit blame, commit history
🟨Bracket Pair Colorizer 2Visualize nested brackets clearly

šŸ›  Recommended Settings

Update your settings.json In VS Code for smoother development:

{
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "files.autoSave": "onFocusChange",
  "intelephense.environment.phpVersion": "8.1",
  "volar.takeOverMode.enabled": true
}

✅ Conclusion

By installing these top Laravel + Vue.js VS Code extensions, you’ll:

  • šŸš€ Write faster, cleaner code
  • 🧠 Avoid syntax and logic errors
  • šŸ”§ Work efficiently across backend and frontend

Start with these essentials and scale up your dev environment like a pro.

Souy Soeng

Souy Soeng

Hi there šŸ‘‹, I’m Soeng Souy (StarCode Kh)
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🌱 I’m currently creating a sample Laravel and React Vue Livewire
šŸ‘Æ I’m looking to collaborate on open-source PHP & JavaScript projects
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