Kakoune vs Lapce
Kakoune
kakoune.org
Lapce
lap.devSide by side
| Figure | Kakoune | Lapce |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Editor Software | 8.1 (#16) | 8.6 (#6) |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 8.0 (#43) | 8.8 (#8) |
| Spec score · Code editors | 7.7 (#37) | 8.2 (#23) |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | The project repository identifies the Unlicense as its license. | The project is released under the permissive Apache License 2.0. |
| Maker | The philosophy page is authored by Maxime Coste, who says he has worked on Kakoune. | The About page says Lapdev is maintained by the Lapce team and describes Lapce and Floem as open source projects. |
| Multi-cursor editing | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Kakoune is a modal code editor inspired by Vi and Vim. | Lapce is an open source code editor written in Rust. |
| Supported platforms | Linux,macOS | Windows,Linux,macOS |
| Syntax highlighting | Syntax highlighting supports multiple languages in the same buffer and different highlighting for the same buffer in different windows. | 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.