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If you are using it to create things that you are getting paid for then should buy a license.

People like you is why I hate posting on forums to help someone. Good, you've made a great discovery. It's technically NOT free, but you can download it for free. There is no time limit on it for evaluation. Right now, at this moment, most people would use it for free, and until they are forced to purchase it, I would say that it is free.

No, you don't have to. On their download page, it says a license must be purchased for continued use, but they are not enforcing a time limit on the evaluation, meaning you can use the unregistered version indefinitely if you choose to do so.

Hey Marsha! Sublime Text is a free text editor. Currently, Sublime Text 3 is out, but I believe it is in Beta. If you download it, after so many days, you will receive an alert pop-up window that displays, "this is an unregistered version. Please purchase a licensed version." You can simply ignore the alert if you choose to. What ends up happening is that eventually that "build" of the version you download will end, and you'll have to download the update to continue using it for free - until that build ends again. It doesn't damage your code in any way. So technically, you can use it for free indefinitely if you keep downloading it. Most serious developers consider buying a license, not only because you are supporting the developer who created Sublime Text, but also because it's really just a great text editor. You can install dozens of packages that makes programming so much easier. You should google which packages are best for you. I'm sure you'll end up loving it. Hope that helps. Alex-

thanks you both!

thanks for the help!