Announced at Laracon US 2024, this extension is built to provide Laravel developers with a more powerful and integrated experience inside VS Code — ideal for those who prefer it over PhpStorm.

Why This Matters

This official extension offers advanced Laravel support within VS Code, including improved autocomplete, click-to-definition functionality, and real-time diagnostics — all tailored specifically for Laravel applications.

Highlights of the Extension

Here’s an overview of what the extension currently supports:

App Bindings

• Autocomplete for app('auth'), App::make(), etc.

• Click-through to definitions

• Warnings when bindings are missing

Assets & Views

• Autocomplete for asset paths and view names

• Direct links to files

• Suggestions to create missing Blade views

Config & .env

• Smart suggestions for config() and env() keys

• Hoverable tooltips with inline info

• Fixes for missing values (e.g. "Add to .env")

Eloquent ORM

• Method and relationship autocompletion

• Field suggestions inside queries

• Support for sub-queries with closures

Routes & Middleware

• Autocomplete for routes and middleware

• Navigation to definitions

• Warnings when entries are not found

Translations

• Autocomplete for __('auth.failed') and similar keys

• Parameter suggestions

• Alerts for missing translations

Validation

• Autocomplete for array and string validation rules

• Support for Validator::validate() and request()->validate()

Coming Soon

The Laravel core team has shared a few features currently in the works:

• VS Code test runner integration

• Livewire and Volt support

• Pint formatter integration

• Enhanced Blade file diagnostics and autocomplete

If you’re a Laravel developer using VS Code, this extension can greatly boost your productivity. You can download the public beta from the Visual Studio Marketplace and give it a try.