Notepad++ vs Sublime Text: What are the differences?

Developers describe Notepad++ as "Free source code editor and Notepad replacement". Notepad++ is a free (as in "free speech" and also as in "free beer") source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License. On the other hand, Sublime Text is detailed as "A sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose". Sublime Text is available for OS X, Windows and Linux. One license is all you need to use Sublime Text on every computer you own, no matter what operating system it uses Sublime Text uses a custom UI toolkit, optimized for speed and beauty, while taking advantage of native functionality on each platform..

Notepad++ and Sublime Text can be primarily classified as "Text Editor" tools.

Some of the features offered by Notepad++ are:

• Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding
• User Defined Syntax Highlighting and Folding: screenshot 1, screenshot 2, screenshot 3 and screenshot 4
• PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expression) Search/Replace

On the other hand, Sublime Text provides the following key features:

• Goto Anything
• Multiple Selections
• Command Palette

"Syntax for all languages that i use", "Tabbed ui" and "Great code editor" are the key factors why developers consider Notepad++; whereas "Lightweight", "Plugins" and "Super fast" are the primary reasons why Sublime Text is favored.

Lyft, Typeform, and Starbucks are some of the popular companies that use Sublime Text, whereas Notepad++ is used by Implisit, Adsia, and Capgemini. Sublime Text has a broader approval, being mentioned in 1406 company stacks & 1333 developers stacks; compared to Notepad++, which is listed in 187 company stacks and 499 developer stacks.