Brief (text editor)
| Brief | |
|---|---|
Screenshot of a sample Brief session | |
| Original author(s) | UnderWare, Inc. |
| Developer(s) | Borland International |
| Initial release | 1985 |
| Stable release | 3.1
/ May 16, 1992 |
| Operating system | MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows |
| Platform | x86 |
| Type | Text editor |
Brief (stylized BRIEF or B.R.I.E.F., a backronym for Basic Reconfigurable Interactive Editing Facility), is a once-popular programmer's text editor in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was originally released for MS-DOS, then IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows. The Brief interface and functionality live on, including via the SourceForge GRIEF editor.