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Espresso vs Lapce

Espresso

espressoapp.com

Lapce

lap.dev

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FigureEspressoLapce
Price from$119/moFree
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYes—
Open source—Yes
Windows—Yes
macOSYesYes
Linux—Yes
Plans published22
Spec score · Text Editors8.0 (#44)8.8 (#8)
Spec score · Code editors8.0 (#26)8.2 (#23)
Extension supportThe listed plug-ins and syntax themes are not officially supported; the maker directs feature requests to their authors.Yes
Free planNoYes
ProductEspresso is a web editor for Mac for writing, coding, designing, building, and publishing websites.Lapce is an open source code editor written in Rust.
Remote developmentYesRemote work connects over SSH, runs plugins and commands on the remote host, and uses a lapce-proxy process through an SSH tunnel.

Plans

Espresso

  • Espresso license$119 a month
  • Espresso license$119, paid once

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Lapce

  • LapceFree
  • Lapce editorFree

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Espresso

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Lapce

Lapce is an open-source code editor written in Rust, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It uses a native graphical interface with GPU acceleration through Floem. For code intelligence, it combines Tree-sitter syntax highlighting with Language Server Protocol support for completion, diagnostics, and code actions. Developers can connect to a remote machine to work in an environment matching a production server, and the included terminal opens at the workspace path. The editor has built-in Vim-like modal editing and supports multiple cursors. Plugins can be written in any programming language that compiles to WASI, and the editor supports extensions. Downloads include Linux tar.gz builds for x86 and ARM, Windows system installer and portable x86 builds, and a universal macOS DMG. The product page displays version 0.4.2. Its documentation covers setup, settings, keybindings, modal editing, remote development, themes, terminal use, multiple cursors, syntax highlighting, and plugin development. The About page says Lapdev is maintained by the Lapce team and describes Lapce and Floem as open-source projects.

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