Lapce

IDE / Editor · Native Rust performance with built-in LSP, remote dev, and modal editing

At a glance

Pricing	Free
Setup effort	Zero
Operating systems	macOS, Windows, Linux
Released	2021
Open source	Yes
Interface	GUI
AI integration	AI via extension
Extensibility	Plugins
Collaboration	Via Git
Languages	All major, via LSP
Capabilities	Vim mode, Multi-cursor, GPU rendering, Built-in LSP, Built-in remote dev, WASI plugins

What Lapce does

Vim mode, Multi-cursor, GPU rendering, Built-in LSP, Built-in remote dev, WASI plugins

Best for

Native Rust performance with built-in LSP, remote dev, and modal editing

Works well with

LLM Provider / Model

Integration

Context / RAG

Agent / Orchestration

Other tools

Conflicts & caveats

GitHub Copilot does not officially support Lapce.
Lapce has a small plugin ecosystem; GitHub Copilot may not have an official plugin yet.
Continue.dev only supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Lapce.
Codeium does not officially support Lapce — use VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, or Neovim.
Cursor built-in only runs inside the Cursor editor — your IDE is Lapce.
Cline only supports VS Code and JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is Lapce.
Windsurf Cascade only runs inside Windsurf — your IDE is Lapce.
Sourcegraph Cody does not officially support Lapce — use VS Code, JetBrains, or Visual Studio.
Tabnine does not officially support Lapce.
Amazon Q Developer does not officially support Lapce — use VS Code or JetBrains.
JetBrains AI Assistant only runs inside JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is Lapce.
Qodo officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Lapce.
Supermaven only supports VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and Zed — your IDE is Lapce.
Roo Code runs as a VS Code-compatible extension — your IDE is Lapce.
Kilo Code runs as a VS Code-compatible extension — your IDE is Lapce.
Zed Agent only runs inside the Zed editor — your IDE is Lapce.
Augment Code officially supports VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, and Neovim — your IDE is Lapce.
OpenCode is a terminal-first CLI; running it inside Lapce works but the experience is in the embedded terminal.
Amp (Sourcegraph) officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Lapce. Use the CLI version otherwise.
Sourcegraph Cody (Enterprise) supports VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio — your IDE is Lapce.
Cursor CLI works in any terminal but needs an active Cursor subscription — your IDE is Lapce, which is fine but the cost is tied to Cursor.
@codebase indexing is a Cursor-only feature, but your IDE is Lapce.
Cursor Background Agents are dispatched from Cursor (desktop or mobile) — your IDE is Lapce.

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