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

/Users/{user}/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2/Packages

Get to it quickly from within Sublime via the menu at Sublime Text 2... Preferences... Browse Packages

A useful shortcut from inside Sublime Text:

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

Sublime 2

According to the documentation, in Sublime 2, the package directory is located under the data directory. That 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 (archive link).

Sublime 3

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 (archive link).

For the portable version the documentation above states: "If you’re using the portable version (Windows only), look for Application/Data. Here, Application refers to the directory to which you’ve extracted the compressed portable files and where the executable resides.

Note that the Data directory only exists with that name in the portable version. In full installations, it is one of the locations indicated above."

Sublime 4

For Sublime 4, when cleanly installed, the locations are the following:

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

According to this, if Sublime 4 is installed on top of Sublime 3, it uses the ST3 directory. (archive link)

More documentation about Sublime packages here (archive link).

1. Solution

Open Sublime Text console → paste in opened field:

sublime.packages_path()

→ Enter. You get result in console output.

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2. Relevance

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

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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.

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4. Additional link

• How to get current … in Sublime Text

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)