The Best Free PhpStorm AlternativesTop IDEs & Code Editors like PhpStorm

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   VSCodium

    391 likes

   This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

   193 VSCodium alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Electron
   • Snapcraft
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey

   

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   Voltra

   Positive comment•Mar 25, 2024

   2

   VSCode and VSCodium are text editors, not IDEs. Even with many plugins you won't get the same QoL you have with PHPStorm

   

   

   • Almost everyone thinks VSCodium is a great PhpStorm alternative.

   • VSCodium is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PhpStorm.

   • VSCodium is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PhpStorm.

   • VSCodium is Free and Open SourcePhpStorm is Paid and Proprietary
   • VSCodium is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightPhpStorm is not according to our users
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   Apache NetBeans

    741 likes

   A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and even dynamic languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and...

   96 Apache NetBeans alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • IDE
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Mar 3, 2019

   4

   Veritable ide with advenced auto completation (file analyse and avenced php support)

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Almost everyone thinks Apache NetBeans is a great PhpStorm alternative.

   • Apache NetBeans is Free and Open SourcePhpStorm is Paid and Proprietary
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   Eclipse

    1146 likes

   Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

   146 Eclipse alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • IDE
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Sep 26, 2015

   0

   Eclipse (plus xDebug & xampp) works well and is completely free. Eclipse itself is easy to install but tracking down the correct php items to install and configure for php and xdebug is at least time consuming if not difficult.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Almost everyone thinks Eclipse is a great PhpStorm alternative.

   • Eclipse is Free and Open SourcePhpStorm is Paid and Proprietary
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   Zed Editor

    100 likes

   Blazing fast code editor offering real-time multi-user collaboration, language-aware syntax highlighting, integrated terminal, multi-buffers for tab-free editing, built-in Vim mode, searchable outline, AI coding assistance, advanced keyboard commands, and cross-platform support.

   84 Zed Editor alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Subscription)
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   

   

   

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   TextMate

    269 likes

   TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

   160 TextMate alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

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   Aptana Studio

    333 likes

   Aptana Studio is a complete web development environment that combines powerful authoring tools with a collection of online hosting and collaboration services that help you and your team do more. Includes support for PHP, CSS, FTP, and more...

   121 Aptana Studio alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • IDE

   Origin

   • United States

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Zasper

    11 likes

   A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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    Lapce

     26 likes

    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    187 Lapce alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Code Editor
    • IDE

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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    Bluefish Editor

     161 likes

    Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.

    210 Bluefish Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Haiku

    

    

    

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    Athas

     8 likes

    Lightweight, open-source code editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux featuring Vim keybindings, built-in Git support, agentic AI editing with multiple models, syntax highlighting, LSP for intelligent completion, fast performance, and efficient workflows.

    52 Athas alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • Türkiye

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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    Squircle CE

     14 likes

    Squircle CE is a fast, lightweight code editor and file manager with support for over 30 programming languages, remote file access via SFTP/FTP(S) and Git VCS integration. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or professional developer, Squircle CE lets you write, manage, and...

    70 Squircle CE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Code Editor
    • IDE

    Origin

    • Russia

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    

    

    

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    • Squircle CE is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to PhpStorm.

    • Squircle CE is Free and Open SourcePhpStorm is Paid and Proprietary
    • Squircle CE is LightweightPhpStorm is not according to our users
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    BBEdit

     48 likes

    BBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Specifically crafted in response to the needs of Web authors and software developers, this award-winning product provides an abundance of high-performance features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text.

    117 BBEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

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