---
title: "Run Pest Tests in VS Code with Better PHPUnit"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/run-pest-tests-in-vs-code-with-better-phpunit-bcfygp40i
source_url: https://laravel-news.com/pest-support-added-to-better-phpunit-vs-code-extension
type: article
source: "Laravel News"
published: 2023-10-11T13:12:32.926Z
updated: 2026-03-15T04:57:14.086Z
tags: ["devtools", "php", "testing", "vscode"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 13
comments: 3
language: en
---

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# Run Pest Tests in VS Code with Better PHPUnit

**[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · 1 min read · 13 upvotes · 3 comments

## Summary

The Better PHPUnit test runner for VS Code now supports running PestPHP tests. You can learn more about the extension and install it from the Visual Studio Marketplace page.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://laravel-news.com/pest-support-added-to-better-phpunit-vs-code-extension>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@anciao\_dev** · 0 upvotes

> Caleb has Midas touch.
> I used to run using Better Pest, but I'll try it out this one.

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