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About Phoenix Code

The text editor designed to make coding as simple and fun as playing a video game

What's new in 5.0.5

2026 January release (5.0) of Phoenix Code is now available for download at phcode.io. Our biggest update yet - introducing Phoenix Pro and major upgrades like Live Preview Edit, Emmet, Tab Bar, and Custom Snippets. Phoenix Pro - A Sustainable Future Phoenix Code has been free and open source from day one - and everything you’ve used so far will remain free forever, including Live Preview. We’re a small, full-time indie team with no VC backing, building Phoenix Code because we believe the web deserves a code editor that’s genuinely simple and joyful to use. We tried to sustain development through community donations (Open Collective), but over the last few years it hasn’t been enough to support full-time work - and we reached a hard choice: slow down drastically, or find a sustainable path that keeps Phoenix Code healthy. So we’re introducing Phoenix Pro as an optional way to support Phoenix Code’s future - with one Pro feature: Live Preview Edit. If Phoenix Code has helped you, Phoenix Pro is a way to help keep the project moving forward. Students & educators get Phoenix Pro for Education at no cost, because we want classrooms to have easy access to modern, easy-to-use development tooling. Read More Live Preview Edit Included with Phoenix Pro. Live Preview Edit lets you make changes directly on your page — and updates your source code instantly. Edit text, links, and images. Drag & drop to rearrange elements. Cut, copy, paste, and use measurement tools to place things precisely. Learn more: Live Preview Edit, Image Gallery, Measurements. Emmet Emmet one of our most request...

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