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Reader mode

Last modified: 19 July 2022

File | Settings | Editor | Reader Mode for Windows and Linux

PhpStorm | Preferences | Editor | Reader Mode for macOS

Use this page to configure how to display code and comments in read-only files and libraries to make them easier to read and understand. For example, you can enable inlay hints, font ligatures, adjust line height, and so on.

note

Reader mode is disabled for PHP files.

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Enable Reader mode

Use this checkbox to enable or disable the option.

Use the following options to configure how and what should be displayed in the reader mode:

  • Rendered documentation comments: select this option to see the comments as a regular text while reading a read-only file. You can always change the rendered view while in the editor. Click Toggle rendered view in the gutter or press Ctrl+Alt+Q.

    Toggle rendered view

  • Error and warning highlighting, inspection widget: select this option if you want the editor to indicate that you are viewing the file in the reader mode. PhpStorm also keeps track of found errors and warnings and displays them accordingly.

  • Font ligatures: select this option if you want to see the code in the read-only file with ligatures.

    Font ligatures unselected

  • Increased line height: select this option to see the increased line spacing in the file for better reading.