Likelihood to Recommend If you're looking for a VS Code-like online environment with containers to spin up a dev environment or execute code and scripts it is a good fit. The environments are very customizable, and, all said and done, the price is fair. If you're looking for a remote code editor that allows you to connect via SFTP/SSH and edit the remote files, it isn't quite as seamless as it used to be. I still haven't found any all-cloud alternative, but it could be better.
Read full review My CMS has a small window in which I can edit custom HTML/CSS. It can be expanded some, but not as much as I would like. It also displays all code as dark text on a white background. On a page where I am doing extensive custom coding, it is helpful to see it in a larger window and in a color-coded display so that I don't have to strain my eyes as hard. Especially when I'm trying to scan for specific elements and target issues and so that I don't have to scroll endlessly in a tiny window.
Read full review Pros Run development containers with backend and frontend access. Allow for multiple users to collaborate and share containers and connections. Manage multiple connections to different servers. Read full review It is very light and boots up instantaneously. It has tons of plugins that will help you to customize sublime entirely according to your needs and thereby is not bloated Package control is really easy to work with and most plugins can be installed in 2 just clicks. Free version has nearly all the features of the paid version. Its User Interface is simple and makes it easy to located many features. It gives you a ton of control over your ide setting through User-settings where you can customize almost everything. Read full review Cons Since some updates a couple of years ago, using Codeanywhere as a remote code editor rather than a container-based development environment has been more cumbersome and difficult. The modular nature of connections and containers seems like a good idea, but they don't always work properly. It's difficult sometimes to share a connection or container together with a collaborator. Read full review Plugins are easier to use and less complicated but transferring your license to a new computer isn't as simple as it sounds. Sublime has an automatic file comparison feature, but it's challenging to use and should be improved. Adding the ability to mark or highlight the text with different colors would be an excellent application. Read full review Likelihood to Renew I love this application. It has helped to improve my work. Also, I became so used to the shortcuts that It's hard for me to change to another editor.
Read full review Usability This is a programmers tool. As such a lot of the features and benefits are lost on a non-technical user. To get the most out of the tool you need to have a basic crash course in how it works and what it can do. The documentation and community are good, but it takes a bit of time to get up to speed.
Read full review Performance It has many handy hacks and shortcuts which enhances its performace.
Read full review Support Rating Never had to use their customer support before. There is ample documentation online so it's straightforward to find a solution to any problem you might encounter. For example, I needed to convert a string of HTML code to a properly formatted HTML file to "modify." Easy to do when there are so many users of the product who have needed to do that same thing before.
Read full review Alternatives Considered I've used CodeTasty, which is much more of a straight remote code editor, but their dev team is entirely unresponsive, and I became uncomfortable storing credentials with them, so I pulled everything from them and went back to Codeanywhere. VS code is similar but not fully online. While I know that they've released a fully online version, I haven't had the time or wherewith-all to make it work in the capacity I need. Codeanywhere is still the best solution I've found.
Read full review We've used both Notepad++ and
Atom ; both are great but nothing really beats the Sublime Text UI; super intuitive and friendly and does everything you need without overwhelming you with stuff you don't. Other options are free, but for our organization, it was well worth the small license cost for the persistent use of a great product.
Read full review Return on Investment Helped me make mission critical edits remotely and on-the-fly. Spent a bit of time figuring out the change in user interfaces. Read full review Sublime Text has helped me to focus on specific tasks, cutting out the clutter that many other IDEs have. As such, it has helped me be a more productive employee because I don't get dazed by hundreds of buttons. I can focus on just the code. Sublime Text is so affordable that it's a no-brainer to have an extra tool in your toolset. The Search features of Sublime Text are so useful that it has saved me a great amount of time compared to using Find & Replace menus in Xcode, Android Studio, or Eclipse. Read full review ScreenShots