Sublime Text
Paid code, markup and prose editor for Windows, macOS and Linux with a free evaluation.
Our verdict
What it does well
- Native on Windows, macOS (including Apple Silicon) and Linux (including ARM64)
- One personal licence key covers all your computers and operating systems
- GPU-accelerated interface and multiple selections for fast edits
Where it falls short
- A licence must be bought for continued use after the free evaluation
- Personal licence includes 3 years of updates; later updates need an upgrade
- Business licences are an annual subscription, $65/seat/year for the first 10 seats
Sublime Text describes itself as a text editor for code, markup and prose. The current version on its site is Sublime Text 4 (build 4215). It lists a GPU-accelerated interface, multiple selections, context-aware auto complete, split views, built-in TypeScript, JSX and TSX support, and a Python 3.8 plugin API that stays compatible with Sublime Text 3 packages.
You can download and evaluate it for free, and there is currently no enforced evaluation time limit, but a licence must be bought for continued use. The store page shows $99 USD for a personal licence, a one-off purchase that includes 3 years of updates. Business licences are annual per-seat subscriptions: $65 for seats 1-10, $60 for seats 11-25, $55 for seats 26-50 and $50 beyond that.
Downloads cover Windows (including a portable version), macOS and Linux in .deb, .rpm, .pkg.tar.xz and .tar.xz forms, with ARM64 builds for Linux.
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Last updated 16 October 2026. Facts checked against the official site on 16 October 2026. How we make money