PHPStorm settings and live templates Download and copy the xml file(s) to your templates folder: Windows: <your home directory>\.<product name><version number>\config\templates Linux: ~\.<product name><version number>\config\templates OS X: ~/Library/Preferences/<product name><version number>/templates Restart PhpStorm To see all templates, go to Preferences->Live Templates and expand the Template Group Type as few or as many letters as you want and press Cmd + J. Then continue typing to filter the options.