Brackets is an extensible JavaScript IDE and front-end code editor specifically designed for authoring HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It serves as a web development text editor that provides a specialized environment for building websites.
The editor is distinguished by its live preview capabilities, which render code changes in a browser in real time for immediate visual feedback. It further supports front-end workflows through inline style editing and the ability to synchronize code changes across multiple browser windows for cross-browser testing.
The project includes a wide range of development tools, such as intelligent code completion, JavaScript linting, and global project search. The interface supports multi-cursor editing, split-view windows, asset hover previews, and symbol definition navigation.
Extensibility is managed through a plugin system that allows users to install community-built extensions and customize the interface via themes.