WebStorm says console is an unresolved variable

Question

For some reason WebStorm says that the global console variable in javascript is unresolved. How can I resolve this?

I am using Node.js

Answer 1

I was only able to resolve this by deleting the Webstorm preferences folder and re-installing Webstorm.

Answer 2

For version 8 and up the solution is to enable NodeJS Globalslibrary:

Settings > Javascript > Libraries

Answer 3

Solution for webstorm for NodeJS as of January 2017

Preferences -> Languages and Frameworks -> JavaScript -> Libraries -> Download -> TypeScript Community Stubs -> node -> Download and Install

This will remove the unresolved import console warning

Answer 4

the solution for WebStorm 6.* is to enable 'HTML' library in Settings/javascript/Libraries (same for WebStorm 7.0.1)

Answer 5

For me worked to change Javascript Language Version to ECMAScript 6 in

File > Settings > Languages & Frameworks > Javascript

PhpStorm v.2017.2