Lapce
Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor. Open source, quick, batteries included.

Lapce is an open-source code editor built with Rust, featuring a native GUI with GPU acceleration for fast performance. It includes built-in LSP support, Tree-sitter syntax highlighting, Vim-like modal editing, a terminal, and remote development capabilities. Plugins can be written in any language that compiles to WASI.
Lapce uses a native GUI powered by Rust and GPU acceleration via Floem, with Tree-sitter for syntax highlighting and built-in LSP for code intelligence.
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Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- open-source
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