# lapce/lapce

Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/lapce/lapce
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lapce
Homepage: https://lap.dev/lapce/
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: code-editor, developer-tools, rust, text-editor, vim
Last push: 2026-07-15T11:27:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 54, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3130, "days_push": 49, "days_rel": 224, "gap_med": 64, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 38778, forks 1320 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:07.653139+00:00)

## What it is
Lapce is an open-source, GPU-accelerated code editor written in pure Rust with a native GUI built on the Floem toolkit. It offers built-in LSP support, Vim-like modal editing, remote development, a WASI-based plugin system, and an integrated terminal.

## Use cases
- fast lightweight code editor alternative to vscode
- vim-style modal editing without plugins
- edit code on a remote machine with local experience
- write editor plugins in any WASI-compatible language
- native rust code editor with gpu rendering

## When to choose
- you want a fast, native, open-source editor with LSP code intelligence
- you prefer Vim-like modal editing built in
- you need seamless remote development workflows
- you want to extend the editor via WASI plugins in your own language

## When to avoid
- you rely on a mature extension marketplace like VS Code's
- you need deep IDE features like full refactoring or debuggers
- you require maximum stability over cutting-edge editor features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, plugin-system, wasm
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, cross-platform
- platform: windows, rust
- tags: code-editor, lsp, vim-modal-editing, gpu-accelerated, tree-sitter, remote-development, built-in-terminal, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- lapce/lapce (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:07.653139+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:24:49.860726+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lapce/lapce (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:07.653139+00:00, sha 6eaff22c4bb2)
  - homepage: https://lap.dev/lapce/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:56.867133+00:00, sha 6fc437acc038)
  - site_page: https://lap.dev/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:56.869939+00:00, sha 5498b0a50418)
  - site_page: https://docs.lap.dev/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:56.874220+00:00, sha 8e566dc6021f)
  - site_page: https://lap.dev/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:56.872219+00:00, sha a6c0e550bf44)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.