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Sublime Text
Free to evaluate; $99 one-time personal license
Price checked at source September 18, 2026.
A fast, native code and text editor from a small Sydney studio — free to evaluate indefinitely, $99 one-time for a personal license.
Our take
A long-running, deliberately non-Electron alternative to editors like VS Code — GPU-accelerated rendering, a rewritten context-aware auto-complete engine, and native Apple Silicon builds as of Sublime Text 4. It can be evaluated in full for as long as you like before buying; the license itself is a straight one-time purchase (three years of updates included, then an optional paid upgrade), not a subscription. Made by Sublime HQ Pty Ltd, a small Australia-based company also behind the Sublime Merge Git client.
- Price
- Free to evaluate; $99 one-time personal license
- License
- Proprietary
- Requires
- macOS support per current Sublime Text 4 builds; the vendor does not publish a specific minimum macOS version on its download page.
- Get it via
- Direct
- Developer
- Sublime HQ Pty Ltd
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What it does
GPU-accelerated UI
Renders using the GPU on macOS, Windows, and Linux for a fluid interface at high resolutions.
Context-aware auto-complete
Suggestions are generated from existing code in the project, with links to definitions.
Native Apple Silicon build
Sublime Text 4 ships a native build for Apple Silicon Macs, alongside Intel support.
The deal
- Free, unlimited evaluation period
- Personal license: $99 one-time, includes 3 years of updates (paid upgrade after that)
- Business licenses: $65/seat/year tiered subscription, separate from the personal license
Sublime Text — questions people ask
Is Sublime Text free?
It can be downloaded and evaluated for free indefinitely; a $99 one-time personal license is required for continued use without the evaluation prompts.
Is Sublime Text a subscription?
The personal license is a one-time purchase covering 3 years of updates. Business licenses are sold separately on an annual per-seat subscription.
Who makes Sublime Text?
Sublime HQ Pty Ltd, a small company based in Sydney, Australia, which also makes the Sublime Merge Git client.
Is Sublime Text free?
Sublime Text costs Free to evaluate; $99 one-time personal license.
Does Sublime Text work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — Sublime Text lives in the screen, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download Sublime Text?
Sublime Text is available via Direct.
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Listing hand-verified September 18, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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