If you’re coming from Visual Studio Code and switching to WebStorm (or just prefer JetBrains tools), you might be wondering: “How do I launch a new Chrome instance for debugging, just like I do in VS Code using launch.json?” In VS Code, it's super simple — you define a launch.json, click a button, and boom: new Chrome window, new profile, live debugging. WebStorm doesn’t use launch.json, but don’t worry — you can still get the exact same behavior. Here’s how to set it up.

If you’re coming from Visual Studio Code and switching to WebStorm (or just prefer JetBrains tools), you might be wondering:
“How do I launch a new Chrome instance for debugging, just like I do in VS Code using
launch.json
?”
In VS Code, it's super simple — you define a launch.json
, click a button, and boom: new Chrome window, new profile, live debugging.
WebStorm doesn’t use launch.json
, but don’t worry — you can still get the exact same behavior. Here’s how to set it up.