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Sublime Text features
Common features of Application Development software
Fazal Rahman T.
Program Development, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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I have a great experience as a starter with sublime however i have used many more IDEs after but sublime was and is awesome and time saving for me. Its pre-defined library helps me to write my code very fast and complete it soon.
I like the editing permission, even sometime it can happen a code can be mixed by any mean from my own-self or any damaged in my long term works. Sublime is easy for me i don’t need to write all the text of code and style sheet word by word it will define and detect my entry for any possible suggestion which is an ease in my tasks and time saving environment.
Just i was denied access for my own file once which will put us into question after searching for a way online i figured out to access my data. else i don’t see anything that i would like least about sublime.
Abhik B.
Computer Networking, 10,001+ employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Sublime Text Rocks overall. While comparing with competitors, like VS Code or Atom editor, Sublime text wins in its speed. VS Code lags while start. Sublime text has no lagging issue.
Sublime Text has many shortcuts for easy programming. You can select multiple lines and edit them together. This helps a lot. It shows all references to functions and variables and provides easy navigation.
I'm facing difficulty while deselecting a single line from multiple selections. I often need to deselect all the tens of line I selected for editing, to remove one selection. There is some complex procedure I found in their forum, but it didn't work easily. Further, there are no ways to integrate any compiler etc.
💻 Gabriel B.
Computer Software, 10,001+ employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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The UI is very polished, this is the first pretty text editor I used. It was my first encounter with a command palette, which greatly increases the productivity when coding. This editor was my daily driver for a good 5 years.
Fixes and features are not released that often. Since this is a proprietary tool, its development is limited to a small team working exclusively for Sublime Text. There is also no way to audit its security, which is very important if I'm connecting it to a private version control repository. In the end, not being open source is what drove me away from it.
Patrick O.
Computer Software, self-employed
Used daily for 2+ years
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I have no regret working with Sublime Text. It is fast, lightweight, customizable, and easy to use.
I like how beginner-friendly Sublime Text is. GUI is simple and the availability of themes also goes a long way to improve appearance. In terms of performance, it is unmatched. It rarely lags or crashes even when I'm working on a large codebase. Its support for plugins goes on to expand its functionality.
The only thing I dislike about Sublime Text is that it constantly asks me to purchase the license, which interferes with my work. I'm actually considering paying for the license because it's worth it.
Román Josué d.
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Great experience with Sublime text, and highly recommend it if you are working in Data Science or Machine Learning.
When I entered the world of Data Science, I had a hard time trying to find a good text editor for my purpose: edit code, and explore CSV files with the same tool. Sublime text was the answer to my personal request. It allows me to open huge CSV or plain text files and explore them in no time, I can search through them, replace text, and much more. In addition, I can edit both R and Python code with ease thanks to Sublime Text.
I don't like that Visual Basic is not recognized yet. I use it a lot also as Excel is a vital tool for my data analytics task.
Tigran H.
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Overall it's a one of the best code editing software I've used and can strongly recommend to developers.
Sublime is one of the fastest coding software in the world. It has simple usage, has a lot of libraries contributed by community.It very ease to use not only for python dev, because it's written in python and has defaults in it, but also for web developers.
Because this software is one of the best it's hard to mention any serious cons that has sublime but very scarcely it crashes with memory issues and it does not have history keeper like more big IDEs like WebStorm.
Bee K.
Business Supplies and Equipment, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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I like the overall speed, it works fast even on slow computers. The interface is clean and intuitive.
Installing extensions a bit complicated and hard to find the ones that work as you want them to.
Jim N.
Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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A great experience. Customized into everything I wanted, had all the tools I needed to edit in a windows environment for deployment into linux.
There's a ton to love here. Customizable color palette to work in dark, light, colorblind-specific and other preloaded or completely customizable shades. Preloaded LINT tools for most languages means that keywords, variables and branch statements are highlighted with various colors. Excellent and fast find/replace for open files, or, files in a directory you specify. Tons of addons, including my favorite DIFF tool to compare two files. Will save in Linux or windows file formats in case you work on one platform and your code runs in another. Also integrates well with GitHub.
There is a bit of a learning curve for the advanced features. Sublime can be run as easily as windows notepad, but if you want addons, LINT for unusual languages, or unusual features (vertical select), then it does take a bit of practice to get good with.
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Financial Services, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Even though I don't use it as my main text editor, it's my preferred option when I want to make quick changes in small projects. Its clean and simple UI make it easy to work and switch between projects, and I've never had to worry about memory consupmtion. From time to time I miss having an integrated terminal or a debugger, but I really appreciate its minimalist approach; you end up decoupling your development tools, which in consequence boosts your productivity.
- it has a clean and intuitive user interface, which makes it easy to use - the UI can be customized with themes and fonts - it has autocomplete and indenting integrated, which boosts your productivity while programming - it has a "projects" feature, which can be helpful if you have to work on multiple projects - it's available in Windows, Mac and Linux - you can extend its functionality with plugins - it's lightweight
- the "projects" feature, although helpful, can be a little hard to set up - it doesn't have as many plugins as other text editors such as Visual Studio Code - there is no marketplace for searching and installing plugins - it doesn't have an integrated terminal - it doesn't have an integrated debugger - it doesn't have any kind of integration with version control tools sush as Git - it's not free. Although no features are locked behind a paywall and there's no time limit for the evaluation period, a pop-up appears periodically prompting you to buy a license, which could be bothersome for some people - it's not open source, which some people won't tolerate
Donatien B.
Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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There are not enough bugs when running the application, very light, very practical for beginners or professionals a color code adapted to the context.
The use of different colors on the functions, there is no access of bugs during the execution, really very practical.
There is no possibility to download directly the packages online via the application, especially if we work on python for example, there is no integrated terminal, we must add the possibility to reach the source of a function from an instantiated object, really it is very important if we are in a large application.
Nteziyaremye I.
Information Technology and Services, self-employed
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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During my past years, i was a student and a software developer which made me very close with sublime. I used the free version and the paid version, but all i have seen is that Sublime is a great text editor and from it, i have realized that it can be even the most efficient according to many other text editor softwares around but also when used with enough skills and great environment like good performing computer.
Sublime is a one of the world best text editor which i can recommend due to how it is easy to get and download and installation is very fast. when it comes to the prices, sublime have a free version which doesn't have limit during it's evaluation but only allowed to create limited project but the licenses are also at a very low cost. I used it in 2 years of university and when I was developing my final school website as project. Switching from one project to another and customized colors is one of the coolest features that you don't want to miss. have I said about it's API? they work very fine and give you ability to interact with other plugins!
Like all other software, Sublime also have both sides like not being a free software because, some users don't have the ability to pay for the license which may be a limit to their project. The other thing i saw is about slow working when it comes to dealing with large files all opened at once but i guess they will improve in next versions.
MOHAMMAD A.
Telecommunications, 1,001-5,000 employees
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It has been my Editor Since 2015, when I switched from Eclipse. Sublime is Simple and easy to code text editor which is best suited for Professional as well as Educational Programmers. With various Themes Binding, I didnot get bored with the Coding Stuffs.
1. The Built in Packages which comes as a part of Package Control are awesome. 2. The Build-System support for languages is commendable. 3. The Themes and user design is also awesome with adjustable editor and debugger window. 4. The Key bindings for Github, switchings within projects or between projects is easier. 5. Most Suited for Python and C++.
1. Community Followers for Sublime are decreasing with New Products being launched. 2. Less features included for Functional Programming Languages like Scheme, Ocaml and Haskell.
Elvis P.
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Thanks to Sublime Text I can work in my development projects quickly and efficiently allowing me to finish them in record time, recycle code for reuse and modify projects easily increasing my productivity and income.
With Sublime Text I can create any type of project without limitations of programming language or framework thanks to its thousands of packages available either for website development projects through HTML code or in application projects with PHP, Python or Pearl, I can also work on projects with other languages such as Java, Ruby, MySQL and others, with Sublime I have the ability to move quickly through the documents of the entire project with its "GOTO ANYTHING" function or with the “GOTO DEFINITION" which generates an index of all the classes of the project, also through its multiple selection I can make all the changes I want in different areas of the document at the same time saving me a lot of time, the COMMAND PALETTE allows me to change the syntax automatically just looking for the one I want to navigate through the menus, thanks to its documents division function I can use my screen in an incredible way, allowing me to visualize several files at the same time and compare code or look for possible errors in them, I can also change instantaneously the projects in which I work without complications and without losing progress in which I am closing, It should be noted that Sublime Text is the text editor with the best performance that I have used and it is cross-platform since I can use it on Windows, Mac and Linux. For this and much more the most effective, powerful and sophisticated text editor that exists.
There is nothing I can say, it is just the best.
Shukurath B.
Marketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Sublime Text 3 is an amazing text editor for coding. It is lightweight and fast, making it great for quickly writing, editing, and debugging code. The interface is intuitive and makes it easy to customize your workspace. The code completion and syntax highlighting features are great and save a lot of time. Additionally, the number of plugins available for Sublime Text 3 is astounding, allowing you to customize the editor even further. Overall, Sublime Text 3 has been an excellent experience, and I highly recommend it for coding.
I like that Sublime Text is incredibly powerful and customizable. It also has a very intuitive user interface, which makes it easy to use and navigate. It also has a lot of helpful features like syntax highlighting, multiple cursors, and code auto-completion, which make coding much faster and easier.
I would say that one of the least liked features of Sublime Text is its lack of a built-in project management system. This means that organizing and managing multiple files and folders can be a bit cumbersome when compared to other text editors.
Muhammed S.
E-Learning, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Sublime Text is a solid choice for developers who want a fast and customizable code editor with a lot of advanced features and tools. However, it may have a steeper learning curve than some other editors, and collaboration features may not be as robust as in some other tools.
Sublime Text is known for its speed and responsiveness. It loads quickly, and you can work with multiple files and large projects without any lag. It also has a minimalistic and customizable interface, allowing you to focus on your code and avoid distractions.Another strength of Sublime Text is its powerful search and replace functionality, which includes regular expressions, multiple selections, and case sensitivity. These features can save you a lot of time when refactoring or modifying your code.
Limited built-in debugging capabilities: Sublime Text does not have a built-in debugger, and while you can use third-party packages to add debugging functionality, this may not be as seamless as in some other code editors.Lack of collaboration features: Sublime Text does not offer built-in collaboration features, which means that if you want to collaborate on code with others, you will need to use a third-party tool or service.
Aris G.
Consumer Services, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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We are using Sublime Text except from developing new web apps, we use it to mass-edit data from text or SQL files. We would not prefer any other text editor than Sublime Text because of the startup time, its lightweight interface and quick processing times.
I like the fact that Sublime Text can handle very fast large files without breaking up the main program and getting non responsive. A good example is large XML files or large SQL query files. The most useful feature after Sublime Text plugins, is the command palette. The command palette let's you navigate between functions and files inside an open project/folder, also execute different commands such as create new files etc. Developers who use the bash will find command palette very useful!
One feature that all the forums are talking about and is missing from Sublime Text is the command prompt integration embedded inside the editor. This would win a lot more time at our work.
Martin P.
Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Sublime Text is perfect when you need to find something or change something in the code in hurry. It allows smooth and easy to use experience. Pricing is great for all the functions covered under the hood.
It looks like a opposite things but Sublime is simple and also the robust code editor which provides some extended functions which make it close to IDE applications but it is much more smooth like them. The interface is simple and easy to use. You can choose form many programming languages supported for syntax highlighting. Under the hood Sublime provides powerful console where you are allowed to perform extended actions. For example code refactor or some code transformations are available. You can customize your instance installing plugins from repos.
Using the Sublime Text console can be a bit difficult and user has to learn how to use the actions.
Atif Y.
Education Management, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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If you want to start your coding life or you just need a tool for writing text, I would love to recommend Sublime Text Tool.
Besides being a teacher, I do web development. I started my coding with sublime text editor. I love it for it's minimalistic ui and enjoyable user experience.
Although it will provide you with the first class ui-ux experience but it can't be used in real life big application development. At that time you will have to rely on software like visual studio. So it is not perfect in all cases.
Lee F.
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Whilst I enjoyed using Sublime, PHPStorm is a much more capable product straight out of the box.
Sublime was the perfect basic Text Editor, simple clean interface.
Unfortunately with build processes advancing over the years, Sublime as a core product no longer met criteria for me. Without plugging in an extensive amount of plugins and extensions.
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Mining & Metals, 51-200 employees
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Sublime Text is a fast and easy-to-use text editor, ideal for developers and IT professionals. It is versatile and extensible thanks to its many third-party plugins. While it may lack some advanced features, this does not affect its overall quality as a solid and reliable text editor. I highly recommend Sublime Text for any text editing or software development project.
Sublime Text is a high-quality text editor that I used for two years as a web developer. What I like most about Sublime Text is its speed and ease of use. It is very easy to navigate and manipulate large text files thanks to its ability to open multiple tabs and maintain a buffer of opened files. I also appreciate the syntax highlighting, multiple cursors selection, and advanced search and replace, which have allowed me to work more efficiently. The third-party plugins are also very useful and have added great value to my experience using the editor.
The only drawback I encountered while using Sublime Text is the lack of some advanced features such as built-in debugging and version control features. Although these features are not essential for basic text editing, they may be necessary for more advanced development tasks. Additionally, there was a learning curve for me when I transitioned from using some other popular text editors to Sublime Text, as some key features were not available or were different in Sublime Text.
Oussama O.
Computer Games, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Overall, Sublime Text is an excellent text editor for coding. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants an easy-to-use and efficient way to write code.
Sublime Text is an incredibly powerful and intuitive text editor that offers a host of features for customizing and streamlining the coding experience. The interface is both user-friendly and highly customizable. The auto-completion feature is especially helpful for quickly typing out code.
While Sublime Text offers a lot of features, it can be a bit costly compared to other text editors. Additionally, the plugins and extensions can be a bit difficult to install and some of them can be buggy.
Anthony N.
Computer Software, self-employed
Used daily for 2+ years
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Overall, my experience with Sublime Text has been positive. It has a user-friendly interface, a wide range of features, keyboard shortcuts, high customizability, supports many languages, and allows multiple files and projects to open. However, it requires a license, can be resource-intensive, some advanced features are hard to master, has a cluttered interface, and lacks integration with other software tools
I like using Sublime Text because of its user-friendly interface and wide range of features that make coding and text editing very efficient. The software has a variety of keyboard shortcuts and commands that allow for quick navigation, editing, and manipulation of text. Additionally, the software is highly customizable, with various packages and plugins available to enhance its functionality. The software also supports many programming languages, making it a versatile developer tool. The ability to open multiple files and projects at the same time and easily switch between them is another feature I appreciate.
One thing I like least about Sublime Text is that it is not free software. While it offers a free trial period, it requires a license to use it permanently. Additionally, the software can be quite resource-intensive, so running on older or less powerful computers may be challenging. While the software is generally user-friendly, some more advanced features can take time and effort to master. Additionally, some users may find the software's interface cluttered and overwhelming.
Samuel H.
Logistics and Supply Chain, 10,001+ employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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I began using Sublime when I first began studying web programming many years ago. I must admit that I adore it so much. I appreciate this text editor's software's compatibility. I used Sublime to learn Python, JavaScript, and Ruby. What struck me was that it did a lot of formatting and alignment in addition to highlighting the code's keywords. that really increased my ability to read and troubleshoot codes. Plus, I personally like how it looks against a dark background.As an Oracle DBA now, I continue to love Sublime because it works so well with Java and PL SQL. As you may know, SQL can be incredibly complex and time-consuming to read and understand.something else I love Wonderful is that, you never need to stress over loss of any items except if you erase them deliberately. Everytime I open it, it actually shows me each tab I made and altered.
it is compatible with TON of computer programming languages. and it helps highlight the key words, reformat the language alignment and make everything look neat and easy readingand it always restores what was last changed
as a DBA, I work a lot with Java and PLSQL on sublime.with SQL, it highlights a lot of KEY words but sometimes it does not highlight the right ones. but it still does a good job to me.
Lukasz K.
Information Technology and Services, self-employed
Used daily for 1-2 years
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Sublime Text is a great IDE for almost every developer - it has a wide range of available plugins and themes, although it's not the best option available in my opinion.
Sublime Text has been developed for many years so it means that it doesn't have any "baby steps" issues and offers a wide range of plugins and themes, which makes it highly customizable for every developer type (as JavaScript developer will install totally different things from e.g. C# one). Its price is fair, and most important - you pay it only once and it's not a subscription-based software.
After using it for years I've found its development slowed a bit and didn't introduce really any significant upgrades/features. Meanwhile a new competitors has been created (Visual Studio Code), which fit better for my needs and offered more new features that was unavailable in Sublime Text.
Rishi G.
Computer Software, self-employed
Used daily for 2+ years
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I've been using Sublime Text for over six years, and it's the only text editor that hasn't disappointed me. The best part of using sublime is that it's fast. I don't have to wait for the editor to load. When you fire it up, it's ready to work. Updation of packages and indexing of files on the initial load doesn't slow down the editor or interfere with the functionality. Everything you need in an editor/IDE, sublime already has it. It's been my favorite editor for a long time now.
There are lots of reasons why I use Sublime Text as my primary text editor - 1. Performance. The editor doesn't lag or crash when I'm working on a large codebase. Switching between multiple tabs or windows doesn't bring any performance issues in the editor. 2. Customization. It's easy to customize and gives complete independence over how I'd like to tweak the whole environment of the editor and set it up according to my needs. 3. UI/UX. I absolutely love the uncluttered interface of Sublime. UX is neat and smooth. The editor feels easy on the eyes. 4. Plugins. The right choice of plugin integration gives you the ability to use STE to its full extent and as a powerful IDE. Custom pane splitting, integrated terminal, executing custom builds, and so on, everything can be added to sublime turning it into a full-fledged IDE. 5. Keybinding. What I like about STE in terms of custom keybinding is that it doesn't overwrite the original keybindings when you set up a new one. In-built and custom keybinding, both can be used interchangeably without any issues. It's helpful in case you forget the newly set ones.
Deprecated plugin (and plugins for the older versions of STE) availability in the latest version of Sublime doesn't make any sense. They don't work but remain available to install. They're non-functional and slow down/crash the editor. There should be an option to at least filter the plugins (based on the version I'm using) through the package control.