# sublimehq/Packages

Syntax highlighting files shipped with Sublime Text and Sublime Merge

Repository: https://github.com/sublimehq/Packages
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/packages
Homepage: https://sublimetext.com
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: sublime, sublime-syntax, sublime-text, syntax-highlighting
Last push: 2026-08-22T19:23:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4099, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3014, forks 595 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:37.872036+00:00)

## What it is
The official collection of syntax highlighting packages shipped with Sublime Text and Sublime Merge, written in the sublime-syntax format. It serves as the canonical source for language definitions and syntax tests, which contributors can fork and symlink locally to modify and test.

## Use cases
- fix or improve syntax highlighting for a language in Sublime Text
- write sublime-syntax definitions for a new programming language
- run syntax tests for Sublime Text packages
- customize default language grammars in Sublime Text
- contribute syntax highlighting updates shipped with Sublime Merge

## When to choose
- you want to edit or extend syntax definitions bundled with Sublime Text or Sublime Merge
- you are developing a sublime-syntax grammar and want reference implementations and syntax tests

## When to avoid
- you use a different editor like VS Code or Vim
- you need a Sublime Text plugin using the Python API rather than syntax definitions
- you run a Sublime Text build older than 4095, which is incompatible with this format

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, parsers
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: sublime-text, sublime-syntax, syntax-highlighting, sublime-merge, editor-plugin, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- sublimehq/Packages (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.872036+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:30:10.850966+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sublimehq/Packages (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.872036+00:00, sha 8ef7d2dbe4bf)
  - homepage: https://sublimetext.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:28.244018+00:00, sha 9f05396997e7)
  - site_page: https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/linux_repositories.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:28.253393+00:00, sha dac70b18cd3d)
  - site_page: https://www.sublimetext.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:28.255469+00:00, sha b5358cb8f8cf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.