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Pulsar vs Sublime Text
Side-by-side comparison for macOS
Pulsar
7.0Text editor
Sublime Text
8.0Text editor for code, markup and prose
| Metric | Pulsar | Sublime Text |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| AI Score | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| 30-day Installs | 136 | 5.8K |
| 90-day Installs | 404 | 16.2K |
| 365-day Installs | 1.4K | 62.4K |
| Version | 1.131.3 | 4200 |
| Auto-updates | No | Yes |
| Deprecated | No | No |
| GitHub Stars | 4.0K | 856 |
| GitHub Forks | 180 | 43 |
| Open Issues | 324 | 2.0K |
| License | NOASSERTION | — |
| Language | JavaScript | — |
| Last GitHub Commit | 1mo ago | 3y ago |
| First Seen | Feb 16, 2023 | Sep 22, 2012 |
Reviews
Pulsar
Pulsar is a community-driven, highly customizable text editor built with JavaScript. It offers extensive extensibility and customization options, making it ideal for developers who prefer a hackable and flexible coding environment.
Pulsar provides a text editing environment with support for extensions and customization.
Pros
- + Highly customizable and extensible
- + Community-driven with active development
- + Built with modern JavaScript and web technologies
Cons
- - Confusing name due to other projects also named Pulsar
- - Open issues, particularly with syntax highlighting
Sublime Text
Sublime Text is a high-performance text editor known for its speed, customizability, and extensive plugin ecosystem. It supports coding, markup, and prose, making it ideal for developers and writers alike.
Sublime Text is a versatile text editor that supports coding, markup, and prose writing.
Pros
- + High-speed performance and responsiveness
- + Extensive plugin and theme support for customization
- + Cross-platform availability
Cons
- - Not open-source
- - Steep learning curve for new users