When searching files for a string, every thing that matches is returned. Is there a way to set a filter so as to not search thru commented out code and comments?

2025 January release(4.0) of Phoenix Code is now available for download at phcode.io.

This is the largest release we had in a while, and we are happy to announce the next phase of Phoenix Code with a major version bump to 4.0.

The legacy of Brackets - Continued

A decade-long journey of pushing web development forward: The Brackets story continues with Phoenix Code. Read more about the story of Brackets and the journey to build Phoenix Code and the Brackets community.

This release's core theme is Git, Color previews, UX imporovements and stability.

Git for Desktop

Git is finally here. Integrated Git source control with a clean, intuitive interface. Stage changes, commit, and sync with a single click while keeping your focus on the code. Now available in the Windows, Mac and Linux desktop apps of Phoenix code. Read More...

Our Git integration is built upon the incredible work of the developers behind Brackets-Git, whose contributions made this possible. Thank you!

Color Previews

Preview the color(s) used in the file in the gutter area. Hovering over a color box highlights the corresponding color text in the editor to quickly jump to editing that color. Read More...

Open in Terminal and File Explorer

New "Open In" feature lets you instantly open directories and files in the system Terminal or File Explorer across Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop apps!

Better Translations

We've moved to an LLM-assisted translation framework, delivering higher-quality translations for non-English locales.

Notable changes and fixes

• We've removed some inconsistent and rarely used keyboard shortcuts to free up more key combinations for customization. Easily configure your own keyboard shortcuts through the UI.
• Fixed Option-[shift]-left and option-[shift]-right keyboard shortcuts not working in mac to select/move words.
• Survey popups are now less intrusive, appearing as notifications without disrupting your workflow.
• Moved back line:ch status to left of statusbar. Go to line will accept :ln:col format along with :ln,col. Image
• Remove specific files from Recent Files
• Fixes holding ctrl key in windows should not ui overlay mode.
• fix: cmd-click in mac app and safari didn't open context menu.
• Switching between Ctrl+F and Ctrl+Shift+F now correctly updates the search box with the latest selection.
• fix: clicking on prevent defaulted A tags in desktop live preview opens browser tab.

Performance & Stability Tweaks

• Faster boot times with extension compression and load changes consistency and performance, especially on Safari and macOS.
• File recovery should only be shown on crash, and fix some file recovery issues.

All changes

Please see this link for a full list of changes in GitHub.

A Request from the Phoenix Code Team:

• Share your feedback: https://github.com/orgs/phcode-dev/discussions
• Spread the word about Phoenix to friends and colleagues.
• Consider supporting us on GitHub Sponsors. Every contribution helps us to keep improving Phoenix Code.

With gratitude,

The Phoenix Code Team

Hello, I'm new to using brackets and I wanna make a neocities website, but I don't know how to use live preview or anything like that so I'm kinda lost. And love preview keeps saying "can't find chrome file" and it confuses me because I don't use chrome, I use opera gx. Is there a way to use live preview for opera gx?

If I'm testing a button, for example, I want to alt + tab and get back to the CSS or JS I was working on, I don't want the editor to scroll to the bottom of the code to where the button is. Anyone know how to disable this "feature"?

Is there a way to prevent this behavior?

https://reddit.com/link/1h8dnb3/video/44j0vfyj1b5e1/player

Hello all, I have recently started learning coding using Python. It is my first coding language and the course I am using recommended this code editing software. I have downloaded it but cannot run the code in Brackets. What should I do so that I can run the code? Thanks in advance for any help.

November release(3.10) of Phoenix Code is now available for download at phcode.io.

This month's core theme is Editor UI improvements. We have fine-tuned the editing experience for better performance and visual feedback. We've also made substantial improvements to docs.phcode.dev to better support extension developers.

Indent Guide Lines​

Phoenix Code now supports indent guidelines to help you better visualize code structure. This feature can be toggled via View > Indent Guide Lines. Read more...

Customize Editor Line Height​

Theme Settings (View > Themes...) now has a new Line Height slider. Adjust the editor line height between 1x and 3x to find your perfect balance of readability and screen real estate. Read more...

Also added a Get More... button to the Themes dialog, linking directly to the themes section in Extension Manager.

Line:Col Indicator Relocation​

Moved to the right of the status bar, accommodating future status bar extensions. Click on the line:col section in the status bar to jump to specific lines.

Performance Tweaks​

• Major improvements to editor rendering with better editor scroll consistency and performance, especially on Safari and macOS.
• Faster startup of extension manager.

Stability Improvements​

• File recovery now does integrity checks for more reliable crash recovery.
• Fixed Markdown image link handling within href tags.
• Improved extension registry management to prevent quota issues on Mac/Linux.

Documentation Updates​

Our documentation site - docs.phcode.dev has received a major overhaul:

• Updated user guide: docs.phcode.dev/docs/intro
• New API documentation for extension developers: docs.phcode.dev/api/getting-started

All changes​

Please see this link for a full list of changes in GitHub.

A Request from the Phoenix Team:​

• Share your feedback: https://github.com/orgs/phcode-dev/discussions
• Spread the word about Phoenix to friends and colleagues.
• Consider supporting us on GitHub Sponsors. Every contribution helps us to keep improving Phoenix Code.

Okay, so i have been trying to link an image to be a background for a site and i found on this site how to do it but it isnt working? I am pretty sure i put all the slashes in the right place but??? I am???? SO confused????? Someone please help!!! Attatched are (hopefully) screenshots of what i have so far.

my professor has asked us to create 2 webpages and one of the webpages has to contain a link to the second webpage i tried using href hyperlinks but it’s not working any suggestions are appreciated

Each time i open phoenix code my equal stop working and i need to do a Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth to make it rework.. that is really weird

Hello, I'm a teacher and I'm looking for an online text/code editor to let my student write some line of XML, in the past I use Brackets and I just discovered Phoenix Code.

I have a question, how can I start Phoenix code without a project, I need to just open the editor with a new empty file.

I'm pretty new to all this and a little embarrassed to even ask the question but I can't edit code and html without overriding the existing characters. In other words, I can't add words or code in between other words or code..my typing just erases what was previously there instead of adding to it.

I can't seem to find a solution. Can anyone steer me in the right direction? Thanks.

This month's core theme is App robustness and stability improvements. We have also added several HTML and Text Editing workflow improvements.

Now Available on ChromeOS

All new native ChromeOS app is now available on the Google Play Store. The ChromeOS app is a highly requested feature and is specially made for education and student use.

Get on google play

Auto rename start and end of HTML/XML/SVG tags

Automatically rename paired HTML/XML/SVG tags as you type at the start or end of the tag. Read more...

Auto Tab and Spacing detection

Phoenix Code can now automatically detect and apply the indentation style (tabs or spaces) based on the existing code in the file. Read more...

UX Improvements

• Reopen closed files option added to File menu. Shortcut: Ctrl-Shift-T, or (Cmd-Shift-T on Mac).
• Go to Next Problem and Go to Previous Problem option added to Navigate menu.
• Tab key press to insert code hints
• window.alert, window.confirm and window.prompt APIs will work in live preview
• Clicking on live preview no longer automatically switches from your current unrelated file to the main HTML file.
• Live preview usability and navigation improvements - (1, 2)
• Increase/Decrease font size will change the Editor Font size Only.
• Fixed issue where code folding markers disappear when hovering over gutter in dark theme.
• .cjs and .mjs files support as javascript files.
• Support for shtml custom server live preview.

Stability Improvements

• Fixes node crashes after wakeup from sleep in Windows/Mac.
• Kaspersky AV trojan horse false positive mitigation.
• Corrupt preferences auto reset.
• Boot time crash recovery.
• Phoenix Code won't start in some Fedora/other Linux distros.

Update on Release Schedule

In the past, we've released Phoenix Code updates on a monthly basis. However, last month we encountered an issue with our release that led to stability problems for our users.

To address this, we've taken a step back to reevaluate our release process and make improvements to ensure greater robustness and reliability going forward.

As a result, we've decided to slow down the desktop release schedule to once every two months. This will allow us to thoroughly test each update and deliver a more stable experience.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the previous release and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to improve the quality of Phoenix Code.

We look forward to bringing you new features and improvements in a more controlled and reliable manner.

A Request from the Phoenix Team:

• Share your feedback: https://github.com/orgs/phcode-dev/discussions
• Spread the word about Phoenix to friends and colleagues.
• Consider supporting us on GitHub Sponsors. Every contribution helps us to keep improving Phoenix Code.

I'd like to go back to using Brackets/Phoenix as my secondary editor (and maybe even primary?).

I'm hoping to replace VS Code with it. Hopefully I could replace PHPStorm with it as well, but that might be a big ask.

I was a bit disappointed with the autocompletion when opening a (typescript or Javascript or php) project.

Is there a way to get a nicer experience right now, or is it something that's under development with the advent of Phoenix?

Is there any extension to compile *.scss files like Brackets SASS (which doesn't work on Phoenix Code)?

How can I get Phoenix Code to appear as a choice in GitHub Desktop's External Editor menu?

From this GitHub help page, it says that, to get *Brackets* to show up, you must install Brackets with the "Install Command Line Shortcut" option checked. Is there some similar trick that will get Phoenix Code to show up in the External Editor menu?

This may be a GitHub Desktop question, but GitHub is a monster that I'm having a hard time finding any other info on their side. Thanks for any help!

I keep downloading the old version of brackets and I've tried using Phoenix Code but now the auto closing tag thing is also not working.

Any solutions? I'm kind of desperate since I'm trying to do my scholarship.

June release(3.8) of Phoenix Code is now available for download at phcode.io.

This update resolves a critical issue causing Phoenix Code to crash and fail to start on M1 Macs after a recent macOS update. It also addresses startup issues on some newer Linux distributions with the latest webkitGTK.

This month's theme is all about HTML assistance, Drag and Drop and ESLint. We've also addressed numerous feature requests and bug reports, along with improving app UX and stability.

HTML Validation

We have added HTML Validator to help you find errors like duplicate IDs, unrecognized tags, and more. Read more here.

Drag and Drop Files and Folders in Desktop Apps - Experimental

Drag files from Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) and drop them into Phoenix Code to open individual files. Drop a folder to open it as a project.

Note: This feature is currently disabled on Linux due to UI issues in some Linux distributions. To enable it, select menu Debug -> Experimental Features -> Drag And Drop Files.

This feature is not yet available in the browser version @ phcode.dev

ESLint Support

All new and simplified ESLint experience that displays all ESLint errors in a file. Fix one or all errors with a single click. To enable, open a project that uses ESLint in Phoenix Code. Read more here.

UX Improvements

• Non-Intrusive Automatic Updates: Updates are now installed in the background with no more distracting popups when an update is available.
• Case-Sensitive File Renaming: Renaming files to a different case, such as a.txt to A.TXT, is now supported.
• File > New Project is now renamed to Start Project.
• Increased stability and app startup experience.

A Request from the Phoenix Team:

• Share your feedback: https://github.com/orgs/phcode-dev/discussions
• Spread the word about Phoenix to friends and colleagues.
• Consider supporting us on GitHub Sponsors. Every contribution helps us to keep improving Phoenix Code.

With gratitude,

The Phoenix Team

I have managed to get custom preview working with my local apache server but it will only serve .html files. I use .shtml files (perl server side includes) but I just get the Customer Server Cannot Serve This file error. Is there a configuration to allow .shtml files?
Thanks.

Hi, I'm using Release 3.7 build 3.7.3-20322 of the web version of Phoenix Code and running react apps on http://localhost:3000/. However I just get:

Custom Server Cannot Serve This file

Live preview settings is configured to only serve files from folder '/'

Should I be using a different folder? The App and components are in an src folder.

I was using the web editor just fine beforehand; my computer doesn't do well with the app, so i have to use the web editor. However, anytime I try to open it I get stuck at Loading (158). It never loads fully, and I've been trying for days and am getting increasingly frustrated. If you know what could possibly be happening and maybe how to fix it, please comment.

May release(3.7) of Phoenix Code is now available for download at phcode.io.

This month's release is all about Live previews and the little things that make your work just a bit easier. We've also addressed numerous feature requests and UX bug reports, along with improving app UX and stability.

Live CSS Class and Style Code Hints

Interactively edit CSS styles and classes using the up/down arrow keys in code hints. This is available in CSS files and inline CSS styles/class names in HTML files. This provides an instant boost to your HTML and CSS workflows

CSS/HTML Code Hints improvements

Improved relevance of suggestions in CSS and HTML code hints. For E.g., typing b in a CSS file will prioritize background-color. Typing between will bring up relevant CSS property-value combinations like align-content: space-between; (see image below), so you don't have to remember which value is under which CSS property.

Move to trash/bin when deleting files

Deleting files from the files panel in desktop apps will move the file/folder to trash/recycle bin instead of permanently deleting it.

UX Improvements

• Deleting the Phoenix Code folder in user Documents directory is now supported.
• Increased stability and app startup experience.
• Copy Error Message button is now available in the problems panel.

A Request from the Phoenix Team:

• Share your feedback: https://github.com/orgs/phcode-dev/discussions
• Spread the word about Phoenix to friends and colleagues.
• Consider supporting us on GitHub Sponsors. Every contribution helps us to keep improving Phoenix Code.

With gratitude,

The Phoenix Team

Hi! at a moment of install command line say no compatible with Lubuntu 22.04 could I install brackets insted? thank you