# Choose different code editor

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/choose-different-code-editor/50632>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [June 24, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/choose-different-code-editor/50632 "2025-06-24T12:49:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jojobuilds](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/jojobuilds/32/24468_2.png) [@jojobuilds](https://community.localwp.com/u/jojobuilds)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/choose-different-code-editor/50632/1 "2025-06-24T12:49:36Z")

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Hi LocalWP team,

Thanks for the great tool! I’d love to see an option to set a default code editor other than VS Code. Many of us use editors like Sublime Text, PHPStorm, VS Code-based editors, or others, and it would be helpful to choose our preferred editor in the settings, like we can set our preferred terminal.

Appreciate your work and hope this can be considered!

Best,

JoJo

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/choose-different-code-editor/50632/2 "2025-06-24T13:08:12Z")

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Thank you for sharing your request here @jojobuilds!

For those who need it we do have a guide I’ll link below on Using Xdebug in Local with PhpStorm

> **[Use Xdebug in Local with PhpStorm](https://localwp.com/help-docs/local-features/use-xdebug-in-local-with-phpstorm/)**
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> Local supports Xdebug in PhpStorm by default using zero-configuration debugging. You do not need to modify files or install browser extensions and Local add-ons. ⚠️ Remove the old Xdebug + PhpStorm…