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Ben B.
BB
Core Web Developer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Brackets Code Editor from Adobe"
What do you like best about Brackets?

This program is free and fast. Renders your html pages in a live view, has syntax coloring, and lots of free extensions that you can access right from the program itself Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brackets?

The live preview only renders in Google Chrome, which is one of the best browsers for sure, but you have to manually open your pages in other browsers to test. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EB
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excellent lightweight and powerful IDE - and FREE"
What do you like best about Brackets?

Brackets makes my going through a copied source code a breeze with color coding and other formatting options when I need to hash out something quickly. It goes very easy on resources, starts up fast. Brackets has a good base of plugin contributors, so you can add and remove plugins as needed, or you can write your own and share it with the community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brackets?

So far, I have not been able to figure out a quick shortcut like CTRL+K, CTRL+D to quickly indent the code for easier reading. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Daniela C.
DC
Senior iOS Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Brackets is frankly a very customizable and lightweight editor"
What do you like best about Brackets?

I like that the GUI themes can be customized, since it is possible to install themes created by third parties that normally give a better appearance than the themes of the software itself. Supports syntax highlighting and linting for a wide variety of programming languages. I also like that plugins can be installed to improve the code environment like a taskbar or a sidebar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brackets?

Brackets is a very well developed editor with the best customization options that I have been able to test in a code editor. I have nothing negative to comment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Deborah R.
DR
IT Project Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Brackets review"
What do you like best about Brackets?

Well, I learnt how to program with this program and I like it. After some time using Dreamweaver, this program is much easier and more convenient to me. What I like is the css/html side-by-side function and the night mode, which makes coding easier for my eyes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brackets?

The program sometimes has problems with text scaling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bill S.
BS
Freelance Programmer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Makes sure you edit it right!"
Veronica A.
VA
Tester
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Brackets has a beautiful interface for writing and editing code"
What do you like best about Brackets?

Brackets is a friendly editor that includes great capabilities through totally free and open source plugins. It is really easy to use and configure. One of the most relevant functions is that it can display code and parameter hints. Another of its strengths is the extensive theme options for interface customization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brackets?

Sometimes I have had problems with saving files when they are stored on the main disk, since Brackets apparently does not have the permissions to overwrite the files, so I have to save them in a different location and then replace it with the old one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Francisco M.
FM
Software Developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Brackets is a comfortable editor to develop your applications"
What do you like best about Brackets?

Brackets is a simple and elegant editor. What I like the most is that it supports several programming languages. It has several very useful developer functions like Autoprefixer, which automatically adds prefixes to CSS properties. It is also possible to integrate eqFTP, to directly transfer files from the computer to the web servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brackets?

I have never had any issues with Brackets. He is currently my favorite editor to develop software in any programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Faisal  A.
FA
Senior Associate
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Very Clean and beginner friendly Interface."
What do you like best about Brackets?

Brackets is very easy to use Code editor.

It has very clean user interface .

fonts are very prominent and stylish.

It is highly beginner friendly.

the best feature is its live preview. User can Code interactively.

User can code and see preview simultaneously which makes it best among others.

it is free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brackets?

1. Live preview lags sometimes. it gets stopped then you have it close it and re open it to make it start

again.

2. Doesn't indicates start and end of a div.

3 .You cannot change language for syntax highlight , you need to save file with respective extension

then syntax will highlight and auto completion works unlike other code editors . this is the biggest

flaw in the brackets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Calvince S.
CS
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Ideal Front-End Editor for Newbies and Gurus"
What do you like best about Brackets?

With real time virtualization or live preview of the website, you get immersed and feel attached to what you’re working on. This feature sets Brackets apart from other editors.

What’s more, the ability to search for extension without having to download and add the plugins again is a plus for Brackets. Additionally, it supports multiple languages which is a great deal for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brackets?

Besides being an advantage, the live preview at times deliberately fails and this can frustrate you. Besides, you cannot use it to read it the backend connections which therefore limits its functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Brackets review"
What do you like best about Brackets?

Brackets is a simplistic piece of software that you can build/edit or go through existing website code and change as you need and you can preview before saving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Brackets?

Only dislike is when you accident open a folder containing more than one website as it crashes the program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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