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Sublime Text vs Geany: catalog facts
Sublime Text	Geany
Paid A personal licence is a one-off payment covering three years of updates. The unlimited…	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Opens instantly and handles very large files without stalling Multiple cursors and goto-anything are still best in class	Starts almost instantly and uses very little memory Depends only on GTK, so it installs cleanly on minimal Linux systems
Paid software, and the evaluation nags on every save Closed source	No language server support in the core, so completion is simpler than a modern IDE's Debugging needs a plugin and is basic
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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