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Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS

JavaScript

To run JavaScript (a .js file) in Sublime Text, a custom Build System needs to be created:

  • In Sublime Text, create and save a .js file (eg test.js containing console.log('Hello, world');)
  • With this file open, navigate to Tools > Build System > New Build System…
  • Replace everything in the new file that opens with the following:
{
    "cmd": ["/path/to/node", "$file"],
    "selector": "source.js",
    "file_regex": "^(.*\\.js):(\\d+):(\\d+): (.*)$"
}

Replace /path/to/node with the path to your own installation of Node.js. You can see what this is by running which node in your terminal.

Save this Sublime Build file in the default location (the one that pops up when you press Ctrl+S) with the name JavaScript.sublime-build.

Now, with your JavaScript file open and active, select your new Build System with Tools > Build System > JavaScript and run your code with Ctrl+B. It should run as expected.

Finally, go back to the Automatic Build System (Tools > Build System > Automatic) and run your file with Ctrl+B. This JavaScript file should run as expected while other files written in other languages should not be run with JavaScript.

TypeScript

To compile TypeScript to JavaScript and then run with Node.js from within Sublime Text, first check that tsc is installed:

tsc -v

Similar to above, navigate to Tools > Build System > New Build System… and paste the following into the new file that opens:

{
    "cmd": ["sh", "-c", "/path/to/bin/tsc \"$file\" && /home/rowan/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/bin/node \"${file_path}/${file_base_name}.js\""],
    "selector": "source.ts",
    "file_regex": "^(.*\\.ts):(\\d+):(\\d+): (.*)$",
    "env": {
        "PATH": "/path/to/bin:$PATH"
    }
}

Where /path/to/bin/tsc is the path that is returned in the terminal when you run which tsc and /path/to/bin is the same path but without the final /tsc element. Save this as TypeScript.sublime-build in the default location.

Open a .ts file, select “TypeScript” from Tools > Build System and hit Ctrl+B to compile. Then select “Automatic” from Tools > Build System and hit Ctrl+B to compile using the correct Build System automatically from now on.

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