I often get asked, why PHPStorm, why not VSCode for example?
The simple answer is; I want to use a Code Editor not a Text Editor. PHPStorm provides everything a web developer who writes html, scss, js and php could ever want.
Instead of spending most of my time configuring my plugins/extensions, it ships with all the features I need. I don't have to rely on 3rd party plugins/extensions(in most cases) to get what I need, unlike editors like VSCode.
So if you haven't used it yet, give it a go. It might take some adjusting to, but you'll love it, I promise.
Laravel Idea
Provides Laravel auto-completion like a boss.
Material Theme UI
Makes PHPStorm Pretty
Save Actions
Re formats only changed code on save
WakaTime
Tracks my time spent coding on each project
Tinkerwell
Allows running code via TinkerWell(Requires Tinkerwell License)
String Manipulation
Easily modify text casing etc
Atom Material Icons
Pretty Icons to match Material Theme
IntelliVue
Adds a few additional features when writing VueJS
GitToolBox
Shows who changed a specific line of code etc