diff --git a/editor/src/dashboard/item.tsx b/editor/src/dashboard/item.tsx
index f96374a9f..71fbdaeb8 100644
--- a/editor/src/dashboard/item.tsx
+++ b/editor/src/dashboard/item.tsx
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ export function DashboardProjectItem(props: IDashboardProjectItemProps) {
 		execNodePty(`code "${dirname(props.project.absolutePath)}"`);
 	}
 
+	function handleOpenInDefaultIde() {
+		const projectDir = dirname(props.project.absolutePath);
+		ipcRenderer.send("editor:open-with", projectDir);
+	}
+
 	return (
 		<ContextMenu onOpenChange={(o) => setContextMenuOpen(o)}>
 			<ContextMenuTrigger>
@@ -174,6 +179,9 @@ export function DashboardProjectItem(props: IDashboardProjectItemProps) {
 											{`Show in ${isDarwin() ? "Finder" : "Explorer"}`}
 										</DropdownMenuItem>
 										<DropdownMenuSeparator />
+										<DropdownMenuItem className="flex items-center gap-2" onClick={() => handleOpenInDefaultIde()}>
+											Open in Default IDE
+										</DropdownMenuItem>
 										<DropdownMenuItem className="flex items-center gap-2" onClick={() => handleOpenInVisualStudioCode()}>
 											Open in Visual Studio Code
 										</DropdownMenuItem>
@@ -219,6 +227,9 @@ export function DashboardProjectItem(props: IDashboardProjectItemProps) {
 					{`Show in ${isDarwin() ? "Finder" : "Explorer"}`}
 				</ContextMenuItem>
 				<ContextMenuSeparator />
+				<ContextMenuItem className="flex items-center gap-2" onClick={() => handleOpenInDefaultIde()}>
+					Open in Default IDE
+				</ContextMenuItem>
 				<ContextMenuItem className="flex items-center gap-2" onClick={() => handleOpenInVisualStudioCode()}>
 					Open in Visual Studio Code
 				</ContextMenuItem>
diff --git a/editor/src/editor/layout/assets-browser/items/item.tsx b/editor/src/editor/layout/assets-browser/items/item.tsx
index d6e6209f5..938340614 100644
--- a/editor/src/editor/layout/assets-browser/items/item.tsx
+++ b/editor/src/editor/layout/assets-browser/items/item.tsx
@@ -250,7 +250,10 @@ export class AssetsBrowserItem extends Component<IAssetsBrowserItemProps, IAsset
 	 * Called on the item is double-clicked. To be overriden by the specialized items implementations.
 	 */
 	protected onDoubleClick(): void | Promise<void> {
-		// Nothing to do by default.
+		// If it's a file (not a directory), open it in the default editor
+		if (!this.state.isDirectory) {
+			ipcRenderer.send("editor:open-with", this.props.absolutePath);
+		}
 	}
 
 	private _handleDragStart(ev: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>): void {
@@ -392,12 +395,16 @@ export class AssetsBrowserItem extends Component<IAssetsBrowserItemProps, IAsset
 
 		return (
 			<ContextMenuContent>
+				{!this.state.isDirectory && (
+					<ContextMenuItem className="flex items-center gap-2" onClick={() => ipcRenderer.send("editor:open-with", this.props.absolutePath)}>
+						Open
+					</ContextMenuItem>
+				)}
+
 				<ContextMenuItem className="flex items-center gap-2" onClick={() => ipcRenderer.send("editor:show-item", this.props.absolutePath)}>
-					<ImFinder className="w-4 h-4" /> {`Show in ${isDarwin ? "Finder" : "Explorer"}`}
+					{`Show in ${isDarwin ? "Finder" : "Explorer"}`}
 				</ContextMenuItem>
 
-				<ContextMenuSeparator />
-
 				{items.map((item, index) => (
 					<Fragment key={`context-menu-item-${index}`}>{item}</Fragment>
 				))}
@@ -418,7 +425,7 @@ export class AssetsBrowserItem extends Component<IAssetsBrowserItemProps, IAsset
 				<ContextMenuSeparator />
 
 				<ContextMenuItem className="flex items-center gap-2 !text-red-400" onClick={() => this._handleTrashItem()}>
-					<AiOutlineClose className="w-5 h-5" fill="rgb(248, 113, 113)" /> Remove
+					<AiOutlineClose className="w-5 h-5" fill="rgb(248, 113, 113)" /> Delete
 				</ContextMenuItem>
 			</ContextMenuContent>
 		);
diff --git a/editor/src/editor/layout/toolbar.tsx b/editor/src/editor/layout/toolbar.tsx
index 7e23c7a7a..d2e9e1298 100644
--- a/editor/src/editor/layout/toolbar.tsx
+++ b/editor/src/editor/layout/toolbar.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export class EditorToolbar extends Component<IEditorToolbarProps> {
 		super(props);
 
 		ipcRenderer.on("editor:open-project", () => this._handleOpenProject());
+		ipcRenderer.on("editor:open-default-ide", () => this._handleOpenInDefaultIde());
 		ipcRenderer.on("editor:open-vscode", () => this._handleOpenVisualStudioCode());
 
 		this._nodeCommands = getNodeCommands(this.props.editor);
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ export class EditorToolbar extends Component<IEditorToolbarProps> {
 
 							<MenubarSeparator />
 
+							<MenubarItem disabled={!this.props.editor.state.projectPath} onClick={() => this._handleOpenInDefaultIde()}>
+								Open in Default IDE
+							</MenubarItem>
+
 							<MenubarItem disabled={!this.props.editor.state.visualStudioCodeAvailable} onClick={() => this._handleOpenVisualStudioCode()}>
 								Open in Visual Studio Code
 							</MenubarItem>
@@ -258,4 +263,13 @@ export class EditorToolbar extends Component<IEditorToolbarProps> {
 		const p = await execNodePty(`code "${join(dirname(this.props.editor.state.projectPath), "/")}"`);
 		await p.wait();
 	}
+
+	private _handleOpenInDefaultIde(): void {
+		if (!this.props.editor.state.projectPath) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const projectDir = dirname(this.props.editor.state.projectPath);
+		ipcRenderer.send("editor:open-with", projectDir);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/editor/src/editor/menu.ts b/editor/src/editor/menu.ts
index a98116f5e..381c2f1a5 100644
--- a/editor/src/editor/menu.ts
+++ b/editor/src/editor/menu.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ export function setupEditorMenu(): void {
 					{
 						type: "separator",
 					},
+					{
+						label: "Open in Default IDE",
+						click: () => BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow()?.webContents.send("editor:open-default-ide"),
+					},
 					{
 						label: "Open in Visual Studio Code",
 						click: () => BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow()?.webContents.send("editor:open-vscode"),
diff --git a/editor/src/electron/events/shell.ts b/editor/src/electron/events/shell.ts
index a574f0789..020c85bb7 100644
--- a/editor/src/electron/events/shell.ts
+++ b/editor/src/electron/events/shell.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { platform } from "os";
 import { ipcMain, shell } from "electron";
+import { exec } from "child_process";
+import { statSync } from "fs";
 
 ipcMain.on("editor:trash-items", async (ev, items) => {
 	const isWindows = platform() === "win32";
@@ -20,3 +22,118 @@ ipcMain.on("editor:show-item", (_, item) => {
 
 	shell.showItemInFolder(item);
 });
+
+ipcMain.on("editor:open-in-external-editor", (_, item) => {
+	const isWindows = platform() === "win32";
+	item = isWindows ? item.replace(/\//g, "\\") : item.replace(/\\/g, "/");
+
+	shell.openPath(item);
+});
+
+async function checkCommandAvailable(command: string): Promise<boolean> {
+	return new Promise((resolve) => {
+		exec(`${command} --version`, (error) => {
+			resolve(!error);
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+async function openInIde(path: string, isDirectory: boolean): Promise<void> {
+	const isWindows = platform() === "win32";
+	const normalizedPath = isWindows ? path.replace(/\//g, "\\") : path.replace(/\\/g, "/");
+
+	if (isDirectory) {
+		// Try to open directory in IDEs
+		const ideCommands = [
+			{ command: "code", args: [normalizedPath] },
+			{ command: "cursor", args: [normalizedPath] },
+			{ command: "subl", args: [normalizedPath] }, // Sublime Text
+		];
+
+		// Try each IDE in order
+		for (const ide of ideCommands) {
+			if (await checkCommandAvailable(ide.command)) {
+				const fullCommand = `${ide.command} "${normalizedPath}"`;
+				exec(fullCommand, (error) => {
+					if (error) {
+						console.error(`Failed to open with ${ide.command}:`, error);
+					}
+				});
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// On macOS, try JetBrains IDEs (PhpStorm, WebStorm, IntelliJ IDEA)
+		if (platform() === "darwin") {
+			exec(`open -a "PhpStorm" "${normalizedPath}"`, (error) => {
+				if (!error) {
+					return;
+				}
+				exec(`open -a "WebStorm" "${normalizedPath}"`, (error) => {
+					if (!error) {
+						return;
+					}
+					exec(`open -a "IntelliJ IDEA" "${normalizedPath}"`, (error) => {
+						if (!error) {
+							return;
+						}
+						exec(`open -a "IntelliJ IDEA CE" "${normalizedPath}"`, (error) => {
+							if (!error) {
+								return;
+							}
+							// Fallback to shell.openPath
+							shell.openPath(normalizedPath);
+						});
+					});
+				});
+			});
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// On Windows, try JetBrains IDEs via CLI
+		if (isWindows) {
+			if (await checkCommandAvailable("phpstorm")) {
+				exec(`phpstorm "${normalizedPath}"`, (error) => {
+					if (error) {
+						console.error("Failed to open with PhpStorm:", error);
+					}
+				});
+				return;
+			}
+			if (await checkCommandAvailable("webstorm")) {
+				exec(`webstorm "${normalizedPath}"`, (error) => {
+					if (error) {
+						console.error("Failed to open with WebStorm:", error);
+					}
+				});
+				return;
+			}
+			if (await checkCommandAvailable("idea")) {
+				exec(`idea "${normalizedPath}"`, (error) => {
+					if (error) {
+						console.error("Failed to open with IntelliJ IDEA:", error);
+						shell.openPath(normalizedPath);
+					}
+				});
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Fallback: open with default application
+		shell.openPath(normalizedPath);
+	} else {
+		// For files, use shell.openPath which uses OS default application
+		shell.openPath(normalizedPath);
+	}
+}
+
+ipcMain.on("editor:open-with", async (_, item) => {
+	try {
+		const stats = statSync(item);
+		const isDirectory = stats.isDirectory();
+		await openInIde(item, isDirectory);
+	} catch (e) {
+		// If stat fails, try as directory first, then as file
+		await openInIde(item, true);
+	}
+});