Sublime Text
by Sublime Text
What Sublime Text is
Sublime Text is a text editor for code, markup and prose on Linux, macOS and Windows. It supports multi-cursor, column editing, macro recording and large-file handling. Navigation includes tab multi-select, split views, Goto Anything and Goto Definition, while context-aware auto-completion assists editing. GPU rendering works on all three platforms, including resolutions up to 8K. The maker lists native Apple Silicon support and Linux ARM64 builds. Packages can add plugins, syntax definitions, menus and snippets, and a documented Python API supports plugin development such as LSP. The download page identifies Sublime Text 4, Build 4215. Users may download and evaluate it without an enforced time limit, but continued use requires a license. A Personal license costs $99, paid once and includes three years of updates; newer versions released three or more years later require a paid upgrade. Business licensing costs $65 per seat per year for the first 10 seats, with lower rates in larger tiers.
Who it suits
It suits developers, writers and other users who need a cross-platform editor with navigation, extensibility, multi-cursor work and large-file support.
What it does well
- Linux, macOS and Windows support
- Multi-cursor and column editing
- Large-file handling
- GPU rendering up to 8K
- Python plugin API
What to know first
- No free plan
- Continued use requires a license
- Personal license costs $99, paid once
- Newer versions may require paid upgrades
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | One-time purchase · Three years of updates · One license key for all the purchaser's computers and operating systems | On request |
| Business: seats 1-10 | 10 seats | On request |
| Business: seats 11-25 | 15 seats in this tier | On request |
| Business: seats 26-50 | 25 seats in this tier | On request |
| Business: seats 51+ | Further seats after seat 50 | On request |
| Business license | Per seat per year; $65 for the first 10 seats, $60 for seats 11–25, $55 for seats 26–50, and $50 for further seats. · Per individual seat · subscription active · businesses must purchase at least as many licenses as users | $65 a year |
| Personal license | Once off; includes 3 years of updates. · One individual · one key for all computers and operating systems where the holder is the primary user · paid upgrade required for newer versions released 3 or more years after purchase | $99, paid once |
As sublimetext.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Sublime Text offers cross-platform editing, navigation, rendering and package support, with a free evaluation period that has no enforced time limit. Continued use is licensed, and personal users receive three years of updates before later-version upgrades may require payment.
Facts from Sublime Text's own pages
- Architecture support
- The maker lists native Apple Silicon support and Linux ARM64 builds. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Column editing
- Yes · sublimetext.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Company location
- The maker identifies Sublime HQ Pty Ltd as located in Woollahra, Sydney, Australia. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Current release
- The download page lists Sublime Text 4, Build 4215, as the current version. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Editing and navigation
- Features include tab multi-select, split views, Goto Anything, Goto Definition, and context-aware auto-completion. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Evaluation
- The editor can be downloaded and evaluated for free with no enforced time limit, but a license is required for continued use. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Sublime Text supports packages such as plugins, syntax definitions, menus and snippets, with additional user-created packages available. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Extension support
- Yes · sublimetext.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · sublimetext.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Woollahra, Sydney, Australia · sublimetext.com, 19 Oct 2026
- Large-file handling
- Yes · sublimetext.com, 22 Sept 2026
- License terms
- Personal licenses include three years of updates and do not expire, while business subscriptions expire when cancelled. · sublimehq.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Macro recording
- Yes · sublimetext.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Multi-cursor editing
- Yes · sublimetext.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Plugin API
- The maker documents a Python API for plugins and says it supports plugins such as LSP. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Sublime Text is a text editor for code, markup and prose. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Refunds
- The sales FAQ says refunds are available within 30 days of purchase. · sublimehq.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Rendering
- GPU rendering is supported on Linux, Mac and Windows, including resolutions up to 8K. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Security and licensing
- Linux download packages include signature files and signing keys, and the license agreement says the software is licensed rather than sold. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Technical support is directed to the Sublime Text forum, while sales questions can be sent to [email protected]. · sublimetext.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linux · sublimetext.com, 22 Sept 2026
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