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Sublime Text vs Notepad++: catalog facts
Sublime Text	Notepad++
Paid A personal licence is a one-off payment covering three years of updates. The unlimited…	Free Free as in speech and free as in beer, in the author’s own words, under the GNU General…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Opens instantly and handles very large files without stalling Multiple cursors and goto-anything are still best in class	Opens instantly and uses little memory, thanks to pure Win32 and the Scintilla component Syntax highlighting for many programming and natural languages, with tabs and split view
Paid software, and the evaluation nags on every save Closed source	Windows only; there is no official macOS or Linux build The plugin ecosystem is older and less active than that of modern editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
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 20, 2026

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