Fulgur vs Lapce
Fulgur
fulgur.app
Lapce
lap.devSide by side
| Figure | Fulgur | Lapce |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 2 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 7.8 (#51) | 8.8 (#8) |
| Downloads | The listed packages are a signed and notarized macOS Apple Silicon DMG, a Windows x86-64 installer, and Linux x86-64 or aarch64 AppImage or DEB packages. | The official site offers Linux x86_64 and ARM64 archives, Windows x86_64 installer and portable builds, and a universal macOS disk image. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | Fulgur is licensed under Apache License 2.0. | The project is released under the permissive Apache License 2.0. |
| Multi-cursor editing | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Fulgur is a native, GPU-accelerated text editor with file synchronization. | Lapce is an open source code editor written in Rust. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | Windows,Linux,macOS |
| Syntax highlighting | The repository describes syntax highlighting for 60+ languages. | Tree-sitter provides syntax highlighting, with Rust, JSON and TOML grammars included and other grammars loaded externally. |
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In their own words
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.