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Is Brackets website and text editor safe to use?


Mozilla recommends Brackets as a text editor for beginners (Link). After clicking the link Chrome states that the website isn't secure. Can others confirm that Brackets software and their website is safe to use?


Solution

  • If you click on Advanced you may find the answer to your question:

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    As you can see, the certificate is rather issued for a different part of the site (listed in the above screenshot).

    The authors have kept the content of the documentation on GitHub (http://brackets.io/) because they judge the static pages do not need HTTPS. However, they hosted the .deb file safely (try to download it).

    Conclusion: visit http://brackets.io/ both to read the documentation and download the .deb file safely