phcode-dev/phoenix
The text editor designed to make coding as simple and fun as playing a video game observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 77
- age_days: 1853
- days_rel: 23
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
2972 stars · 204 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Phoenix Code is a free, open-source code editor and successor to Adobe Brackets, focused on web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) with live preview and a game-like UX. It runs in the browser and as native desktop apps, supports Brackets extensions, and offers a paid Pro tier with visual design mode and AI features.
Use cases
- edit html css and javascript with live preview
- lightweight code editor for web development
- visually edit a website without writing css
- markdown editor with live preview
- run a code editor in the browser
- brackets alternative with extension compatibility
- beginner-friendly coding editor
When to choose
- you do frontend web development and want instant live preview
- you want a lightweight editor that also runs in a browser or on ChromeOS
- you are migrating from Adobe Brackets and want to keep your extensions
- you want visual, in-preview editing of a site's design
When to avoid
- you need heavy IDE features for backend languages like Java, C++, or Python
- you prefer a terminal-based or highly extensible editor like Vim or VS Code with its ecosystem
- you need fully offline AI features without a Claude account or key
Facets
application · maturity active
editor gui developer-tools web-framework plugin-system web-development frontend developer-tools text-editors windows browser cross-platform code-editor brackets-successor live-preview visual-editor web-development markdown-editor game-ux lightweight-editor web-server macos linux javascript
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/phcode-dev/phoenix · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7c620fe9ddf2
- homepage: https://phcode.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · c842237511a2
- site_page: https://phcode.io/about.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · f89f5268f91c
- site_page: https://phcode.io/pricing.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4db2035971e2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| phcode-dev/phoenix | main | 94 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="phcode-dev/phoenix")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem