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An open source code editor for the web, written in JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
http://brackets.io
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Post-Adobe future : Brackets alternatives #15332

Open yhancik opened 3 years ago

yhancik commented 3 years ago

Forking the discussion in issue #15329 into one focused on sharing with the community the best alternatives to Brackets.

I guess we all have different uses of Brackets, so I suggest you mention what's your main use (html/css, js, php, etc), and openly state the pros & cons.

I think the point should be more to help others pick the alternatives that suits them the best, not to convince people that your favourite alternative is the objective best for everyone ;)

kellystanly commented 3 years ago

Thanks I prefer to use the html buttin to get started

Alonso-del-Arte commented 3 years ago

I first became aware of Adobe Brackets a couple of years ago, when it seemed that every Web developer was using Sublime Text unregistered on their personal computers. Clearly Sublime Text is better than Notepad. But if you don't want to pay the $70 or $80 license, is it really worthwhile to rationalize continuing to use it unregistered? For me it's not. So I tried Brackets and have been using it ever since.

I work with JavaScript once in a while, but mostly I use Brackets to write, update and manage groups of related HTML files. The program has vastly improved my accuracy for links and images, because when Brackets completes a relative URL for me, I don't have to worry about switching a couple of letters or using the wrong case. Also, editing three or four HTML files in tandem is much easier than with three or four Notepad instances.

For Java and Scala, I use a specialized IDE like NetBeans or IntelliJ, but I'm sure there are one or two people who use Brackets for those languages. Brackets has a JavaScript linter, but I haven't found it particularly helpful. Then again, I'm not really up on ES6, so take that with a grain of salt.

The alternatives to Brackets that I'm aware of are:

flatroof commented 3 years ago

back when i was choosing a tool to replace other tools ... i also looked at atom which i suppose is where i'll go next if brackets should break/languish

xinthose commented 3 years ago

I guess MicroSoft's VIsual Studio Code conquered them? I am worried about the IDE market control Microsoft is getting, it could turn against us one day.

blcarson commented 3 years ago

Would Nova (formerly Coda) do the trick?

Alonso-del-Arte commented 3 years ago

Would Nova (formerly Coda) do the trick?

For Mac only users, definitely. As someone who uses both Windows and Mac, I think I like the idea that certain programs (Brackets, NetBeans, etc.) are pretty much the same on both platforms.

flatroof commented 3 years ago

Looks promising albeit subscription based

haeyun210 commented 3 years ago

I teach code and I recommend brackets for my students since it needs 0 configuration or extensions to start coding css and js.

VScode is good, fast, reliable and terminal friendly however, it doesn't have css quick edit and live preview highlighting stuff so when it comes to writing css, there isn't any good alternatives.

navidmadannezhad commented 3 years ago

The first time I started to code, I used brackets as the editor. It was so much fun working with it, especially with features like Live Preview. I switched to VsCode about a year later, but I still use brackets for light and simple html/css/js projects.

Hope it will not die this soon!

Maniues commented 3 years ago

I present my alternatives, however I think it would be better to fork brackets or make an alternative based on Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse Theia. If there is anyone who knows Java well and is able to deal with an Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA based editor, please open an issue in adobe / brackets and refer it here.

There are some nice editors that can replace Brackets in case nobody is interested:

Eclipse Theia

Eclipse Theia is a VSCode based code editor, however it has some valuable things:

Pro:

locness3 commented 3 years ago

an alternative based on IntelliJ IDEA

That's called WebStorm, and that costs 100 bucks per year.

It is not possible to change the color to dark (or other) mode entirely. Only the code writing area can be changed.

On linux systems, you can use a dark GTK theme which will change the UI appearence.

Atom

Looks like there's a slight formatting issue over there.

I'll add another alternaitive for those on a linux system :

GNOME Builder

An IDE designed f,or making GNOME Desktop apps, but seems to have pretty decent HTML/CSS/JS support. Has a modern GTK-based interface and most useful features, but it is not available on Windows or Mac.

Maniues commented 3 years ago

That's called WebStorm, and that costs 100 bucks per year.

I know, but community can make a fork of IntelliJ Idea and make FLOSS alternative for WebStorm

On linux systems, you can use a dark GTK theme which will change the UI appearence.

Yes, I know, but Geany itself does not offer dark mode for all elements of UI.

Looks like there's a slight formatting issue over there.

Fixed

ScanuNicco commented 3 years ago

I was annoyed enough by this that I made my own (very buggy) code editor: https://scanuproductions.com/sierra/

locness3 commented 3 years ago

have fun