Keep forgetting the names of packages I like to install when setting up Sublime Text 2. Or that I should install them to begin with. So here’s a note to self on packages I should install whenever I reinstall this fantastic editor. And a note to you if you use the editor and didn’t know such helpful packages existed.

• Package Control
  The package that adds a package manager to the editor. After that is installed, simply press Ctrl+Shift+p, bring up Install Package by typing “ip”, and hit enter. You can then search for packages and install them super easy.

• File Rename
  Keyboard only renaming of files from within ST.

• Highlight
  For copying syntax highlighted code either as HTML or as RTF. Nice for pasting code into emails, documents, etc.

• Indent XML
  For… indenting XML. Been very helpful for cleaning up messy SOAP requests from logs, etc.

• LESS
  For syntax highlighting of LESS files

• Markdown Preview
  For quick preview of markdown files in the browser

• Text Pastry
  For fun pasting madness. You can for example paste in sequences of numbers. E.g. Ctrl+Alt+n and then i20, will paste integers starting at 20 in all your cursors.