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As close as you can get to the perfect text editor
July 07, 2021

As close as you can get to the perfect text editor

Samer Araabi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Sublime Text

Our research department uses Sublime Text as our primary text editor for anything code-related, primarily web apps we write in Python, and any associated work (HTML, CSS, javascript, etc). Occasionally we use Sublime Text to manually parse through JSON data when the files aren't too large and it's easier to scan it by eye than running it through a script. Sublime Text allows us to very easily visualize different code components, identify errors, and keep our code base clean.
  • Sublime Text does an incredible job with appropriate color coding and syntax definitions; makes code extremely readable
  • Tab selection is very well done; easy to see which files have been changed and to compare across multiple files
  • Auto-complete is surprisingly effective and accurate
  • Support for Apple M1 processors already
  • Porting your license to a new machine isn't easy
  • Syntax awareness can get a bit buggy in particular context situations (i.e. django variables inside javascript)
  • Can be a bit of a pain to navigate the myriad settings
  • Free to try - great for interns and temporary users
  • Clear color coding to understand important syntax distinctions
  • Great multitask functionality - tab management, unsaved change notifications, etc
  • Given the tiny cost and huge impact on productivity, the Sublime Text license was a no-brainer
  • Great for helping new staff and interns learn coding basics using the color schema
  • Customization for bespoke needs has been a huge benefit
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.

Do you think Sublime Text delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Sublime Text's feature set?

Yes

Did Sublime Text live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Sublime Text go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Sublime Text again?

Yes

Sublime Text is literally the perfect text editor for coding on a Mac. It's lightweight, intuitive, easy to use, and easy to customize. The free trial "period" is exceptionally generous, and surprisingly noninvasive. Options like seeing which files have changed, and which files have unsaved changes, have saved me countless hours of pulling my hair out over bugs. New versions also have some amazing git integrations and other features that I haven't used but I'm sure are very handy too!