Brackets
An open source code editor for the web, written in JavaScript, HTML and CSS. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
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: n/a
- age_days: 5383
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1543
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
33011 stars · 7451 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Brackets is an open-source code editor for web development, built in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, featuring inline editing and live browser preview. Adobe ended support in 2021, and the community successor is Phoenix Code.
Use cases
- edit html css and javascript files
- live preview web pages in browser while coding
- lightweight code editor for web development
- extend a code editor with custom extensions
- quick inline editing of css selectors from html
When to choose
- you want a lightweight editor focused on HTML/CSS/JS with live preview
- you want an editor fully extensible in JavaScript
- you are maintaining a legacy Brackets-based workflow
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained editor with current security fixes
- you need broad language support beyond web technologies
- starting a new project - use VS Code or Phoenix Code instead
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
editor developer-tools plugin-system web-development frontend text-editors developer-tools windows cross-platform code-editor live-preview html-css-javascript web-development discontinued phoenix-code-successor macos linux desktop
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/adobe/brackets · fetched 2026-08-28 · 21363917f188
- homepage: http://brackets.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4f6c22806d87
- site_page: https://brackets.io/docs/current/modules/brackets.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 25fcc508f467
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| adobe/brackets | main | 10 |
| adobe/brackets-shell | infra | 10 |
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