WebStorm on Windows — Datawords Hong Kong

WebStorm is a professional IDE by JetBrains for JavaScript and web development. It provides smart code completion, debugging, Git integration, and built-in tools for modern frameworks.

This guide covers installing WebStorm on Windows using either the official .exe installer or winget. Administrator rights are required.

What you need:

Administrator rights on your Windows account
A personal email address (not your company email) to create a JetBrains account for activation

Don’t have administrator rights? See the no-admin installation guide

Choose one of the two installation methods below:

Method 1 — Download .exe installer (recommended)

Go to jetbrains.com/webstorm/download and click Download
Once downloaded, double-click the .exe file to launch the installer
Click Next through the wizard. On the options screen, check Add to PATH and optionally Create Desktop Shortcut
Click Install and wait for the progress bar to complete, then click Finish

Windows installer wizard — check "Add to PATH" and "Create Desktop Shortcut"

Method 2 — winget (Windows Package Manager)

Open PowerShell or Command Prompt as Administrator and run:

> winget install --id JetBrains.WebStorm

winget downloads and installs WebStorm silently in PowerShell

After installation, launch WebStorm from the Start Menu or the Desktop shortcut. You can also search for WebStorm in the Windows search bar.