Phoenix Code is a modern code editor designed for web developers, designers, and students.
It is the official successor to Adobe Brackets, bringing a lightweight editing environment with live preview, visual editing tools, Markdown support, Git integration, and extensions.
The editor focuses on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Markdown workflows. It can be used as a desktop application on Linux and other platforms, or launched in a browser.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Live preview for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Markdown.
- Visual editing for websites, web apps, and Markdown documents.
- Smart code completion, real-time hints, and instant error detection.
- Integrated Git support for staging, committing, and syncing changes.
- Built-in terminal with multiple terminal tabs.
- Fast project-wide search with file type filtering.
- Extensions and themes, with compatibility for many Brackets extensions.
- Runs as a native Linux desktop app and as a browser-based editor.
Website: github.com/phcode-dev/phoenix
Support:
Developer: Phoenix Code team
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Phoenix Code is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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