maximize window (ctrl + cmd + =) set default
Is there a way to set it so that the window automatically fits the screen when I open it?
Since I switch back and forth between dozens of projects, even if I set it to fit the screen, it doesn't remember the previous setting and opens in a small window.
thank you.
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Unfortunately, there is no way to do that automatically.
Could you clarify the "small window" state? Is it like in this report? https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-43545
Also, what is your PhpStorm version?
No, this is the standard size for a new project.
Even if I maximize the window and then close it, since there are so many projects, it seems like the size is reset to the values stored for the projects I had open previously.
This is the latest version. 2026.1.2
thank you.
Got it, thanks. In this case, I can suggest filing a Feature Request here in the platform issue tracker: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/ijpl
Feel free to share it here, so more people could find and vote for it
I finally found the file containing the relevant settings.
~PhpStorm2026.1/options/recentProjects.xml
It’s true that it only saves up to 50 projects and loses the previous settings.
I reported a bug regarding a similar issue with the project search list in JetBrains Toolbox, but it wasn't accepted.
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/TBX-11126/Request-to-increase-intellijprojects.json-maximum-project-limit
It seems that //component[@name=“WindowManager”]/frame in window.state.xml is the default window size, but it’s a shame that changes aren’t applied even after closing and reopening PhpStorm.
thank you.
Unrelated (but also not) to PhpStorm, but it's the same for IntelliJ IDEA (using the latest IDEA version; Windows 11).
Current behavior:
- Starting with an opened project (i.e., IDEA's main window) in maximized (full screen) mode → Selecting “File | Close Project” closes the project and switches to the “Welcome to IntelliJ IDEA” window (i.e., “Welcome" window) but in windowed mode (i.e., window doesn't fill out the usable screen size) (can be resized to maximized mode but IDEA never remembers this for the next time) → Opening a certain project with “Open Project” always opens the project in windowed mode unless that certain project had been opened once before and was lastly closed from the maximized mode state (then it will open that project in maximized mode; but somehow this also isn't working all the time)
- Starting the IDEA application directly into the “Welcome" window also always opens the window in windowed mode → Creating a new project with “New Project” also always opens the new project's main window in windowed mode.
Expected behavior for both the Welcome and project window (but most **definitely** also for other windows like the Settings window or windows of other tools):
- IDEA always remembers the window's last active window mode and chooses this mode when the window is reopened again.
- IDEA also always remembers the window's size and screen position of the last time it was used in windowed mode – both for reopening purposes and for switching between maximized (full screen) and windowed mode. (Because only some IDEA windows currently support this, and somehow also only sometimes.)
Additionally, under “Settings | Appearance & Behavior | System Settings” a setting could/should be added like:
“Default window mode when opening new projects” with the options “Maximized” (or “Full Screen”) and “Windowed”
Thank you :)