Sublime Text
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Sublime Text for Mac
Sophisticated text editor for code, markup, and prose.
What is Sublime Text for Mac
Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup, and prose. You'll love the slick user interface, extraordinary features, and amazing performance.
Features
- Goto Anything. Use Goto Anything to open files with only a few keystrokes, and instantly jump to symbols, lines, or words. Triggered with ⌘P, it is possible to:
- Type part of a file name to open it
- Type @ to jump to symbols, # to search within the file, and : to go to a line number
- Multiple Selections. Make ten changes at the same time, not one change ten times. Multiple selections allow you to interactively change many lines at once, rename variables with ease, and manipulate files faster than ever. Try pressing ⇧⌘L to split the selection into lines and ⌘D to select the next occurrence of the selected word. To make multiple selections with the mouse, take a look at the Column Selection documentation.
- Command Palette. The Command Palette holds infrequently used functionality, like sorting, changing the syntax, and changing the indentation settings. With just a few keystrokes, you can search for what you want, without ever having to navigate through the menus or remember obscure key bindings. Show the Command Palette with ⌘⇧P.
- Distraction-Free Mode. When you need to focus, Distraction-Free Mode is there to help you out. Distraction-Free Mode is full-screen, chrome-free editing, with nothing but your text in the center of the screen. You can incrementally show elements of the UI, such as tabs and the find panel, as you need them. You can enter Distraction Free Mode using the View/Enter Distraction Free Mode menu.
- Split Editing. Get the most out of your wide-screen monitor with split-editing support. Edit files side-by-side, or edit two locations in the one file. You can edit with as many rows and columns as you wish. Take advantage of multiple monitors by editing with multiple windows, and using multiple splits in each window. Take a look at the View/Layout menu for split-editing options. To open multiple views into the one file, use the File/New View into File menu item.
- Instant Project Switch. Projects in Sublime Text capture the full contents of the workspace, including modified and unsaved files. You can switch between projects in a manner similar to Goto Anything, and the switch is instant, with no save prompts. All your modifications will be restored next time the project is opened.
- Plugin API. Sublime Text has a powerful, Python-based plugin API. Along with the API, it comes with a built-in Python console to interactively experiment in real time.
- Customize Anything. Key bindings, menus, snippets, macros, completions and more - just about everything in Sublime Text is customizable with simple JSON files. This system gives you flexibility as settings can be specified on a per-file type and per-project basis.
- Cross-Platform. Sublime Text is available for OS X, Windows and Linux. One license is all you need to use Sublime Text on every computer you own, no matter what operating system it uses. Sublime Text uses a custom UI toolkit, optimized for speed and beauty, while taking advantage of native functionality on each platform.
What's new in Sublime Text
Version 3211:
Mac:
- Added Notarization
Fixed:
- A performance regression when moving the caret upwards in large files
- A memory leak
- Not being able to swap lines down with the last line if it was empty
Git:
- Fixed includeIf handling in git config files not interpreting ~ relative paths correctly
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Apr 3 2019
Version: 3200
Sublime Text is no longer my primary code editor (I use Visual Studio Code), but it is still the best editor in terms of overall performance and capability. I keep around for some things even though I use VSC for day-to-day coding work. I hope the developer keep it up in case VSC goes south.
Mar 19 2019
Version: 3200
MU friends be aware that Down-link lead to Version 3176
actual updated is : https://download.sublimetext.com/Sublime%20Text%20Build%203200.dmg
Mar 18 2019
Version: 3176
Fast, stable, extremely customisable, huge online community, friendly & responsive developer - cannot ask for anything else.
Mar 2 2018
Version: 3143
Well, comments like "best editor" full stop are not really helping... :-p
Yes the interface is nice and it really seems to have optimum functions for easy coding, but I can't seem to find things I find incredibly powerful in BBEdit such as Find/Replace in multiple documents (open or not) or even in a folder, comparison between two versions to find the differences, etc.
May be it's there but I can't find it in the menus.
It's when you look at the prefs that you understand it's really dedicated to coders: when you want to modify a setting you have to copy it in a new pref document and change its value... Not for the average user, of course.
Despite its nice interface, I always come back to BBEdit to do the things I don't know how to do in Sublime. :-/
Sep 19 2017
Version: 3143
hands down the best editor in town, my everyday workhorse
Sep 19 2017
Version: 3143
I highly recommend Sublime Text 3 - it's especially good for programming. In addition to marking up the text, you can set key bindings, menus, macros, etc. Once you learn to use it properly it can really cut down on some repetitive tasks.
Also, Sublime Text 3 is technically shareware. However, you get the full app and can use it as long as you'd like without a license.
Also, Sublime Text 3 is technically shareware. However, you get the full app and can use it as long as you'd like without a license.
Apr 13 2017
Version: 3126
Incredibly flexible and fast, with a multitude of available plugins and add-ons that allow you to configure it to just about any use imaginable.
Apr 14 2016
Version: 3103
Arguably the best IDE and code editor out there today. Super fast searching (files, folders, projects, etc.), scriptable & open source, themeable. A very healthy support community, useful documentation (both official and unofficial), and TONS of plugins (most found at https://packagecontrol.io).
There are several competitors that very good, but Sublime Text takes the cake, IMHO.
Jan 29 2016
Version: 3098
To be clear version 3098 and 3099 are developer builds and should not be considered a stable beta.
Sep 11 2015
Version: 3095
Sublime Text has 3 versions:
Version 2 - stable release build.
Version 3 Beta build - technically beta but quite stable build of version 3 suitable for everyday use.
Version 3 Dev build - Latest, least stable builds. Not recommended for everyday use.
MacUpdate makes no mention of the difference between these versions. The one linked to here (build 3095) is from the dev channel, and probably the build you're least likely to want to use. The latest beta build of version 3 is build 3083.
Jul 14 2014
Version: 2.0.2
Best text editor, very fast and it can do what you want.
Mar 22 2014
Version: 2.0.2
This is a great editor to be sure, and right around the time I paid for it (December 2013) the developer went dark and hasn't been heard from since. The forums on his website are buzzing with people asking what's going on and quite a few people are now openly saying he's abandoned the product (although that's conjecture). Bummer.
Mar 4 2014
Version: 2.0.2
I've been using jEdit for years and have been wondering whether trying another editor was worth the time investment. Has anyone used/compared Sublime Text (or any other editor) with jEdit? If so, would you mind sharing your thoughts/opinions?
Thanks, I appreciate any insight anyone might offer.
Cheers.
Feb 5 2014
Version: 2.0.2
No nested folding + Can't handle files correctly
Blah,
this editor doesn't even have nested folding. Dozens of users have requested it for years now, but the Sublime team is known for NOT listening to its customers.
Also, it doesn't handle files correctly and sometimes even ERASES FILES for you. Big warning: Sublime does NOT honor the Mac file system fully, and refers to files by directory path. This sometimes leads to unintentional overwriting of original files(!!!) This is such a serious problem I can't believe the developers aren't fixing it. Instead they have chosen to patch this with annoying dialog boxes asking confusing and totally unnecessary questions.
Jan 17 2014
Version: 2.0.2
I recently switched from BBEdit to Sublime Text (ST), after using BBEdit for years and trying Sublime Text 2 and 3 beta for many months. The main reasons I am switching to Sublime Text:
- ST shows code errors as you type (with the SublimeLinter package). This is invaluable, especially for interpreted languages. (The C/C++ linter does not work for me because it cannot find my header files: ST cannot see changing environment variables, and my projects use a package management system that manipulates environment variables).
- ST has outstanding type-to-open-a-file. Unlike BBEdit, the dialog comes up quickly and the search algorithm is excellent (it favors the first letters of camelCase and underscore-separated words and filters out useless files).
- ST also has outstanding search for symbols in a project. (BBEdit also has support for this, but it's not fully automatic and I've never used it.)
My main worries about switching from BBEdit:
- Poor support. There is a forum, and questions are sometimes answered by users, but I see few signs that bugs are acknowledged or addressed. ST doesn't even have a formal bug tracker, at least one that is public (though the community has set one up).
- The built-in diff is lame compared to BBEdit, and packages cannot fully compensate because they cannot support running diff from the command line (e.g. to support 3rd party tools such as SourceTree) nor offer useful GUI controls.
Common features include:
- Both have very good project management, with minor advantages both ways.
- Both have very good multi-file search, with minor advantages both ways.
- Both can be enhanced with scripts or macros.
- Both support columnar selection.
Overall, I think both are excellent and both are a bargain if you do a lot of coding.
Sep 28 2013
Version: 2.0.2
Hands down the best code editor there is. Wicked fast, super extensible and customizable with a super simple user interface that gets out of the way, letting you focus on your code, and it also packs a plethora of powerful time saving features that make it a pleasure to work with. It is also backed by a very large and passionate user/developer community having plugins available for practically anything you'll ever want or need.
Really, as far as code editors goes, it simply does not gets better than Sublime Text.
Aug 23 2013
Version: 2.0.2
The best editor. A bit on the expensive side though!
Jul 2 2013
Version: 2.0.1
Sublime Text really lives up to it's name. And since it runs on OS X as well as Linux and even Windoze, it's a good choice for long standing Mac dudes like me who are increasingly irritated by the way Apple behaves and who might switch to Linux in the future.
By the way: Sublime Text 3 is now in public beta.
http://www.sublimetext.com/3
Dec 3 2012
Version: 2.0.1
Really a joy to use.
Highly functional, very intuitive, not bloated. It has a beautiful GUI and a handy sidebar.
I used Textmate and BBEdit, and this one is a whole lot faster! Thanks :)
Oct 3 2012
Version: 2.0.1
I tried Sublime Text a few months ago, but shelved it in favor of the old standby Textmate. Yesterday, I installed Sublime again when I was reading a really good programming tutorial and the author recommended it.
I guess the first time I had tried it, I really didn't know where to look for the cool stuff. Now I know, though: all the cool stuff is in there.
Although it's not as lightweight as Textmate, it's lighter than BBEdit, and it's faster than either of those by a lot. It's not much slower to load than a console editor like nano. Seriously, I have no idea how the developer does it. The speed alone is such a huge deal, I would put up with some missing features.
But there really aren't any missing features. Sublime doesn't break my Cocoa emacs-style bindings. Furthermore, it provides keystrokes that let me do Emacs-style text selection, AND a "vintage" mode that provides modal style selection/editing a la vim. (I can't evaluate that mode, though; I came out of the Emacs camp of the Great Unix Editor Wars.) It supports textmate bundles and themes. It supports highly complex preferences and keybindings, because the configuration is all done with JSON files. (If you like a nice GUI for your settings, you are admittedly out of luck. But this is, of course, a programmer's editor.)
And then, there's the sui generis features that Sublime brings to the table. There's a little "minimap" over on the right that shows the user where s/he is within the file, which is nifty, but not really a game-changer. And there's the Control Palette, which allows users to manipulate settings and open files (even locations WITHIN files) all from a preposterously speedy fuzzy search. That one IS a game-changer.
This program is just sick. It's got so many features, it's just GOT to be bloated and slow, right? No, somehow it's the fastest GUI editor I've ever used.
I haven't checked out Textmate 2 yet; I'm waiting for the dust to settle. Certainly, that long-awaited update will have to be a big, big improvement over Textmate 1.5 for me to switch back from Sublime Text 2.
Sep 4 2012
Version: 2.0.1
There's too many good things to say about ST2. Here's a summary:
* Modern, slick UI
* Fast
* Extensible
* Includes support for Vi mode (Very useful if you know vi)
* Configurable (Settings are just JSON files)
I've switched to ST2 as my main editor and I have not looked back.
Aug 10 2012
Version: 2.0.1
The missing webkit live preview is a real show stopper for me.
Aug 7 2012
Version: 2.0.1
Is "command p" a good shortcut for anything other than what it was intended for?
Aug 1 2012
Version: 2.0.1
One of the best editor I've used! Completely customizable, with a lot of plugin that makes our dev's life better!
Jul 16 2012
Version: 2.0.1
i just logged in MacUpdate to write this review of Sublime Text.. because it really deserves!!
two words: bye bye BBEdit (after 10 years) and TextMate (1 and 2)
SublimeText is really polished. does a lot (and what it doesn't.. there are plugins).. more than ever: it's crossplatform!
the day i'll quit OS X for Ubuntu.. my preferred text/code editor will be there!
ps: the multiple visions for the same doc and the fullscreen / distraction free mode are really really nice
ps2: i wrote this after 30 days of full time coding (JS, C#, HTML, XML, PHP)
ps3: the price is right
thank you, Jon
Jun 17 2012
Version: 2181
Great product. Fast, versatile (with many extension options), and super stabile. Love the Sublime SFTP extension! (Spending *a lot* less time in Forklift now.)
I am only a "mid-level" coder .. no super advanced stuff here. But between Textmate and Sublime Text, ST2 just felt "better". Maybe it was the Minimap feature (..very useful for those who think visually..) or the sheer customize-abilty of ST2 that won me over.
Either way, I cant imagine growing out of ST2 any time soon.
Mar 26 2012
Version: 2181
As a programming tool this is excellent. I have tried textmate, textwrangler, vico, BBEdit, Sumultron, tincta, and every other tool possible programmer's tool that I could find as lightweight code editor. This one for me wins out. There are lots of features that are easy to install. The only issue is that customizing some features requires a bit of research at the start.
Mar 17 2012
Version: 2181
Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.
PROS:
* Unlimited demo - use all features for as long as you like, pay when you decide to keep it.
* Extremely customisable and extensible, to a fault - interface and syntax colour schemes, snippets, macros, customisable commands, build and command-line integration, plug-ins, you name it.
* Amazingly large and friendly community - forums, wikis and irc, lots of community-driven development (themes, syntaxes and and plug-ins), and a wonderfully responsive developer.
CONS:
* poor and incomplete documentation - for such a feature-full programme, charging 'pro' editor prices, I expected a complete set of searchable docs. The half-completed online wiki is a poor excuse of a user guide.
* plug-ins will be required - you will want to search through the web to find and install several of the many (wonderful) plug-ins available from the user community, which give the programme features for your particular programming needs and workflow.
CONCLUSION
Currently, more impressive than TextMate, BBEdit and - dare I say it - a contender for vim. It truly is Sublime.
Nov 3 2011
Version: 2139
Probably one of the best coder editors available.
The price is kind of a stretch !
much better than text mate
Sep 24 2011
Version: 2111
This app is very likable. The only gripe I have is the reference to its top-version in the executable's name.
Aug 31 2011
Version: 2111
Unattractive website with Windows screen shots, crappy icon and editable preference files rather than the usual Mac GUI, BUT it's FAST and very impressive. I've deleted BBEdit and TextMate. First, I added my favourite TextMate theme and then I started playing with Sublime Text in conjunction with both TextSoap and the Marked app. Huge potential, if Mac developers get behind it. Developer is very responsive. Unlimited demo. Don't be dissuaded by initial appearances.
Aug 19 2011
Version: 2095
Look for help here: http://sublimetext.userecho.com/
Aug 19 2011
Version: 2095
Look for help here: http://sublimetext.userecho.com/
Aug 19 2011
Version: 2095
Better than TextMate in nearly every way. Scriptable, powerful. I have yet to find a customization or behavior I could not implement with this editor.
Beware the other reviews -- there's a lot of misinformation going around about this program's capabilities. Version 2 is notably in beta and adds features/functionality with every update.
Sublime does some things (like settings) differently (IMO: better) than a lot of other programs. I've found it best to ask questions on the developer's feedback site -- I've gotten answers very quickly.
Aug 2 2011
Version: 2095
This has to be one of the most innovative and elegant text editor of the last few years. The real highlights:
* Goto anything (⌘P) -- WOW!!! How about this "tp@rf" -- this will fuzzy search for a file called text_parser.py in your project, then navigate to the read_file function, all instantly from the keyboard!
* Command Mode (⌘⇧P) -- fuzzy search for any command, again this stops one having to move away from the keyboard -- it (and the Goto anything) is like quicksilver with laser targets on text editing built-in.
* Flexible UI -- open files in coulmns, rows or a grid, as well as standards tabs and a fast project browser pane.
* Textmate bundle support -- it supports some textmate bundle functionality, and a very comprehensive Python API means one can script this in just about any way possible. I'm sure powerful bundles ala textmate will be developed over time.
It is very customisable (via text files mostly, no GUI prefs which is fine by me). And unlike Textmate, it has an very active and communicable developer!
Personally, I'm sticking with Textmate, but that is more out of familiarity. If you want a powerful and elegant text editor which is actually being developed; this has to be close to the top. And being cross-platform (but not a clunky port like UltraEdit), will be beneficial for anyone who needs to work across OSes.
Jul 19 2011
Version: 2076
Multi-Platform Warning.
Good start. Wants to be TextMate 2. Limited project support (no virtual folders). Limited project Find. Missing some important syntax/smarts (Pascal, Ada). Can't edit syntax colors, no bold, no italics. Some poor color choices (e.g. selected tab is almost impossible to distinguish). As far as I can tell, it's an everything-in-one-window deal; no way to open files in separate editing wondows; console, Find/Replace, etc. all live in one window. Surely a deal-killer for many. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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