# phcode-dev/phoenix

The text editor designed to make coding as simple and fun as playing a video game

Repository: https://github.com/phcode-dev/phoenix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/phcode-dev-phoenix
Homepage: https://phcode.io
Language: JavaScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: brackets, phoenix, code, html, css, editor, ide, web, preview, javascript
Last push: 2026-08-25T19:12:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1853, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 23, "gap_med": 77, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2972, forks 204 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:32.791646+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, gui, developer-tools, web-framework, plugin-system
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: windows, browser, cross-platform
- tags: code-editor, brackets-successor, live-preview, visual-editor, web-development, markdown-editor, game-ux, lightweight-editor, web-server, macos, linux, javascript

## Member repositories
- phcode-dev/phoenix (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.791646+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:31:38.454190+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/phcode-dev/phoenix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.791646+00:00, sha 7c620fe9ddf2)
  - homepage: https://phcode.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:09.438719+00:00, sha c842237511a2)
  - site_page: https://phcode.io/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:09.453156+00:00, sha f89f5268f91c)
  - site_page: https://phcode.io/pricing.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:09.447899+00:00, sha 4db2035971e2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.