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Sublime Text

Powerful editor blending code, markup, and prose editing with enhanced features like multi-tab selection, side-by-side definition viewing, and multiple selection tools for swift code navigation.

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Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once)
  • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Snapcraft
  • Flathub
  • Flatpak
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Features

Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Customizable
  3.  Clean design
  4.  Distraction-free
  5.  Support for Themes

Features

  1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  2.  Package Control
  3.  Syntax Highlighting
  4.  Text editing
  5.  Multiple Cursors
  6.  Auto-Refresh
  7.  Tabbed interface
  8.  No Tracking
  9.  Dark Mode
  10.  Plugin manager
  11.  Simple text editor
  12. Git icon  Git integration
  13.  Font Ligature Support
  14.  Works Offline
  15.  Fullscreen support
  16.  High-dpi support
  17.  Plugin API
  18.  Support for MarkDown
  19.  Configuration Management
  20.  Scriptwriting Assistant
  21. Git icon  Git Support
  22.  No registration required
  23.  Full-Text Search
  24.  Autocompletion
  25.  Portable
  26.  Ad-free
  27.  Code Formatting
  28.  Apple Silicon support
  29.  CPU&GPU Rendering
  30.  Memory footprint
  31.  Automatic packaging
  32.  Multi-selection
  33.  Split-screen view
  34.  Minimap
  35.  Auto-saving
  36.  Directory structure
  37.  Code Completion
  38.  Side-by-Side View

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: Sublime Text is highly regarded for its cross-platform capabilities, speed, and ease of use, with many users praising its efficiency, customization options, and plugin features. However, some comments express frustration over the price and licensing model, while others note limitations like poor support for certain file encodings and lack of advanced features found in other editors like IntelliSense and Git integration. Despite this, it remains a favorite among many developers seeking a lightweight and powerful text editor.
Top Positive Comment
INSIDE
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I have mixed feelings about this editor, unfortunately... I love it and I hate it at the same time.

Why I love this editor:

  • Because of this editor very fast and comfortable for me, it's faster almost any other competitor except maybe Notepad++ and UltraEdit in terms of performance...
  • It's increases my productivity in 20-30-100x times (not kidding here) if compared to any other alternative. I can super easy and fast do really crazy stuff while working with this editor.
  • It has really awesome plugins, and themes, it really has a lot of built-in features which saves tons of time, solving tons of issues, helping really a lot in work.

BUT! I hate this editor too, because of:

  • Lack of support of different encoding like Korean, Japanese, Russian (cp1251) and really weird implementation of detecting these encodings...
  • Because of python in core sometimes it slowdown really too much for specific files some things like searching, editing, etc, while other editors do the job well...
  • Sublime Text in 2019 - losing the competition to VSCode, Atom, and other hipsters editors for really a lot of really interesting things like themes, new plugins, community. Really a lot of people moved away from Sublime to VSCode... Also, for me very sad to see when already a lot of plugins and themes and features abandoned.
  • VSCode has really powerful features like IntelliSense for different languages, and Sublime Text really needs it too (debugger, IntelliSense, and integration with many tools for faster and easier coding, writing code, etc with a lot of useful and correct suggestions...)
  • Lack of Git support and integration like in VSCode
  • Really weird installation of plugins and themes, no preview thing and centralized inside editor page with previews how plugins/themes look like. I forced to open a foreign repository just to read what I need.

Sad, but if the thing will continue to be like it is right now - the editor will die really soon...

RemovedUser

Whaaa, never had any encoding issues O_o And I think VSCode is just a bloatware in comparison. It can't be compared to Sublime Text at all. A much better comparsion would be Atom editor.

Top Negative Comment
somegirlfromit
0

Good: Dark mode; tabbed; saves drafts automatically. Bad: Most functionality hidden in 'package' system; cannot be used to edit plain text; no way to disable Sublime inserting random spacing; no way to change settings (choice doesn't even work in menu).

Lteak

Actually, it is a great editor for plain text.

I found that for settings to stick I had to buy a copy. I did, and the program is terrific.

Lteak
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Finding SublimeText on AlternativeTo really made my day, yesterday.

I have used the 2006 version of Multi-Edit for Windows (and earlier versions) since before then. Its maker went out business long ago, but until now I hadn't found a competent replacement. SublimeText is it.

What got me here is that I am moving from Windows to Linux, and even there my search for a text editor was unsatisfying. Here, I found SublimeText, and there are versions for both on my new Linux computer and my old Windows one. It does EVERYTHING I need and is highly customizable. One purchase is good for both installations (and more if need be). Five stars.

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bugra
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Shaz Shah
1

My original go to editor. I really like it because it's got a simple UI, fast, extensible and configurable. I did have the licence for Sublime Text 2, but it looks like I need to upgrade it for Text 3.

I have been gravitating towards VSCodium, unfortunately, as the Markdown preview capabilities are a little sluggish. Plus, it's pretty much comparable and open source.

TypicalHog
1

It looks really good and has great features, but sadly it's not open source.

Andrey Gordeyev
0

A smooth user experience.

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What is Sublime Text?

Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup, and prose. You'll love the slick user interface, extraordinary features, and amazing performance.

Effortlessly split panes and navigate between code

With the new Tab Multi-Select functionality, tabs become first-class citizens in the interface. A simple modifier when performing actions will split the interface to show multiple tabs at once. Works with the side bar, tab bar, Goto Anything, and more!

Side-by-side mode for definitions

The Definitions pop-up now supports side-by-side mode via the icon or by holding Ctrl while clicking a link. Goto Definition, Goto Reference, and Goto Symbol in Project also support side-by-side viewing. Explore the full definition, not just a summary in a small pop-up.

View definitions in auto-complete

When an auto-complete word is a symbol with a definition, clicking the Definition link or pressing F12 will open the definition to the right. When focus returns to the original file, the auto-complete window will return to its last state.

Use multiple selections to rename variables quickly

Here, Ctrl+D is used to select the next occurrence of the current word. Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D will skip an occurrence. Once created, each selection allows for full-featured editing.

GPU Rendering Sublime Text can now utilize your GPU on Linux, Mac, and Windows when rendering the interface. This results in a fluid UI all the way up to 8K resolutions, all while using less power than before.

Updated Python API The Sublime Text API has been updated to Python 3.8, while keeping backwards compatibility with packages built for Sublime Text 3. The API has been significantly expanded, adding features that allow plugins like LSP to work better than ever. To learn more, read the revamped documentation.

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Our users have written 76 comments and reviews about Sublime Text, and it has gotten 2077 likes

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