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Phoenix Code – modern code editor

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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