[macos] What is the full path to the Packages folder for Sublime text 2 on Mac OS Lion

I'm not seeing this question anywhere so I can only assume I'm doing something really stupid but...

What is the full path to the "Packages" folder for Sublime Text 2. I'm looking to install a new theme.

When I go to

/Applications/Sublime Text 2.app/

There is a "Contents" Folder only

Inside that is:

Frameworks Info.plist MacOS Resources SharedSupport

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The answer is


A useful shortcut from inside Sublime Text:

cmd-shift-P --> Browse Packages Now open user folder.


1. Solution

Open Sublime Text console ? paste in opened field:

sublime.packages_path()

? Enter. You get result in console output.


2. Relevance

This answer is relevant for April 2018. In the future, the data of this answer may be obsolete.


3. Not recommended

I'm not recommended @osiris answer. Arguments:

  1. In new versions of Sublime Text and/or operating systems (e.g. Sublime Text 4, macOS 14) paths may be changed.
  2. It doesn't take portable Sublime Text on Windows. In portable Sublime Text on Windows another path of Packages folder.
  3. It less simple.

4. Additional link


You can browse package folder below method.

  1. Use Sublime Text 2 menu : Preferences\Browse Packages
  2. In Windows 7 : C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 2\Packages (equals %appdata%\Sublime Text 2\Packages)

According to the documentation, in Sublime 2, the data directory should be on these locations:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Sublime Text 2
  • OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2
  • Linux: ~/.config/sublime-text-2

This information is available here: http://docs.sublimetext.info/en/sublime-text-2/basic_concepts.html#the-data-directory

For Sublime 3, the locations are the following:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Sublime Text 3
  • OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3
  • Linux: ~/.config/sublime-text-3

This information is available here:http://docs.sublimetext.info/en/sublime-text-3/basic_concepts.html#the-data-directory