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Lapce

Lightning-fast and powerful code editor written in Rust.

  • Completely free
  • Windows and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Lapce is a code editor, available on Windows and Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing, in its GitHub repository and on its official website: code completion and built-in terminal.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Built-in LSP (Language Server Protocol) support to give you intelligent code features such as: completion, diagnostics and code actions” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “Built-in terminal, so you can execute commands in your workspace, without leaving Lapce.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Lapce is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (Apache-2.0) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Plans and conditions

  • The publisher also offers paid plans (hosting, support or services); they are described on its website.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Lapce is an open source code editor written in Rust. By utilising native GUI and GPU rendering, and with the performance Rust provides, Lapce is one of the fastest code editors out there. Features: Modal Editing (Vim like) support as first class citizen (can be turned off as well) Built-in LSP (Language Server Protocol) support to give you code intelligence like code completion, diagnostics and code actions etc. Built-in remote development support (inspired by VSCode Remote Development) for a seamless "local" experience, benefiting from the full power of the remote system. Plugins can be written in programming languages that can compile to the WASI format (C, Rust, AssemblyScript) Built-in terminal, so you can execute commands in your workspace, without leaving Lapce.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits, commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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