Sublime Text has soared in popularity as one of the most loved GUI text editors across multiple platforms. After over three years of Sublime Text 3’s release in 2017, the much-loved text editor is back with its newest release.
Sublime Text 4 is here, and it brings many improvements and new features to the table, but what’s new for Linux devices? Let’s find out.
ARM64 Linux Support
Before this release, Sublime Text 4 was not available for devices that use ARM processors like the Raspberry Pi. Although ARM64 builds were available for experimental use through a private beta program earlier, you can get yourself an ARM64 build right from the install page and enjoy programming on the go.
GPU Rendering
GPUs are better at number crunching than CPUs. Sublime Text 4 can now utilize your GPU to render the interface and provide a more fluid user interface while consuming less power. Thanks to GPU rendering, the latest version supports display resolutions all the way up to 8K. However, GPU rendering is disabled by default on Windows and Linux.
Linux-Specific Changes
While most of the changes in Sublime Text 4 are applicable across all the available platforms, here are some of the Linux-specific changes you need to be aware of:
- The Adaptive theme adds support for custom title bars.
- Proper support for the Wayland display server.
- Using VSync for animations instead of fixed 60Hz.
- Text drag and drop is now supported.
- Better support for copy and paste with other applications that don’t support UTF-8 text.
- Native file dialogs like those used in KDE.
- System dictionaries are now available for Linux.
You can view the complete changelog for all the platforms on their blog post.
Sublime Text Continues Its Legacy
Even with the likes of Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text still holds a special place in many enthusiasts’ and developers’ hearts. And with the newest update, it is bound to attract more people who prefer a simple text editor over an IDE-like experience.
Been a while since you last used Sublime Text, or interested in trying it out for the first time? Take your productivity to the next level with this handy Sublime Text keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet. All these shortcuts work on Sublime Text 4 as well.