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Brackets: A Modern Web Application Development IDE.
January 29, 2020

Brackets: A Modern Web Application Development IDE.

Kunal Verma | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Brackets

Brackets have been used for many years for developing web applications based on HTML, CSS, and BootStrap. It is being preferred over the other IDE because of its feature of live preview, which allows seeing the result of the developing application live and as fast as possible. It is not only used for developing web-based applications but also used for writing software codes in various supported languages such as Java, C/C++, Python, Groovy, etc. This IDE supports all the modern languages, and It is very light in weight. Moreover, it is available to use freely.
  • Live preview is best feature of the Brackets.
  • Intellisense for the many languages is available.
  • Takes more time on startup.
  • Sometime Live preview automatically shut down.
  • Many rich and effective Web applications are deployed using Brackets.
  • Coding is very easy in Brackets because of a good color scheme.
Brackets is an open-source IDE and free to use. It is specifically used for developing web applications that provide brackets an edge over the other available IDE in industry. There are more features available in Brackets as compared to other IDE. Being, Open-source, It is updated very frequently, improving the overall quality of the software.
Frequent updates are available for the Brackets. The automated bug report system makes it easier to report the problems to the organizations very quickly. Plugins and other features are improved in each update, and customer support of the Brackets is excellent, and they try to help their customers from the core of their heart, meaning they help resolve the issues.

Do you think Brackets delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Brackets's feature set?

Yes

Did Brackets live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Brackets go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Brackets again?

Yes

Brackets is an excellent Development IDE for Web applications. It is straightforward to use and can be used by both experts as well as novice programmers. The Brackets IDE supports many languages, and plug-ins are available for different languages for additional features. It is free to use and openly accessible over the Internet for downloading.