WebStorm
WebStorm is a desktop IDE for JavaScript and TypeScript development, with tools for coding, debugging, testing, and working with modern web projects.
What is WebStorm?
WebStorm is an integrated development environment for building JavaScript and TypeScript applications on macOS and other desktop platforms. It is designed for web developers who work with modern front-end and Node.js projects and want coding, navigation, debugging, and testing tools in one place. The app supports common web technologies such as HTML, CSS, React, Angular, and Vue, helping users work across client and server code in the same project. It also includes project analysis, code completion, refactoring, and version control features that fit day-to-day development workflows. WebStorm can be used for editing local projects as well as connecting to remote development environments when a team uses them. JetBrains publishes WebStorm as part of its family of developer tools.
Key features
- Write and navigate JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS projects in one IDE
- Debug web applications and Node.js code with built-in development tools
- Refactor code and inspect projects to catch errors earlier
- Work with popular frameworks such as React, Angular, and Vue
- Run tests and manage common web development workflows from the app
- Use Git and other version control tools without leaving the IDE
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
WebStorm is legitimate developer software. It normally accesses the folders and code projects you open, may download updates or plugins, and can connect to local or remote development tools as part of normal use. If you use third-party plugins or open untrusted projects, review what they do before enabling extra features. Removing the app will not delete your code projects, but it can remove the app's own settings and local IDE data if you choose to clean those up separately.
Recommendation: Keep WebStorm if you use it for JavaScript or TypeScript development, project debugging, or web framework work. If you no longer use it, you can remove the app to free space, and your project files will remain unless you separately delete them.
Common paths
/Applications/WebStorm.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/JetBrains/WebStorm*
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/WebStorm*
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.jetbrains.WebStorm.plist~/Library/Preferences/WebStorm*
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