Brackets
Free open source code editor with live preview
Ranked #3 in Code editors with a free plan.
Brackets is a lightweight yet powerful modern text editor. It blends visual tools into the interface to assist without hindering creativity.
At a glance
| Best for | web developers |
From Brackets's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | X, YouTube |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- API
- Integrations
What stands out
The product provides real-time browser connection for instant CSS and HTML updates.
“Make changes to CSS and HTML and you'll instantly see those changes on screen.”Brackets, own website
Brackets offers popular extensions such as Git integration and Emmet support.
“Popular Extensions Git”Brackets, own website
How it ranks
Brackets is ranked 3rd of 10 in Code editors with a free plan (Lister Score 90.0).
#3 in Code editors with a free plan · Lister Score 90.0
Offers popular extensions such as Git integration and Emmet support.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 12.
“Brackets is a lightweight, yet powerful, modern text editor.”Brackets, own website
“Brackets — Now Phoenix Code | Free Open Source Code Editor with Live Preview”Brackets, own website
| Rank | Code editors with a free plan | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cursor | 94.0 |
| 2 | GitKraken | 94.0 |
| 3 | Brackets | 90.0 |
| 4 | GitHub Copilot Chat | 90.0 |
| 5 | Webix JavaScript UI Library | 88.0 |
| 6 | XDSoft | 88.0 |
| 7 | Zed | 86.0 |
| 8 | OneCompiler | 78.0 |
| 9 | CudaText | 70.0 |
| 10 | Keil | 70.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Brackets rank on Lister?
Brackets is ranked 3rd of 10 in Code editors with a free plan (Lister Score 90.0).