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Eclipse IDE for Rust Developers vs Lapce: catalog facts
Eclipse IDE for Rust DevelopersLapce
Free

Free and open source under the Eclipse Public License.

Free

Free and open source under Apache 2.0.

Windows Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Free and open source
  • Part of the long-running Eclipse IDE family
  • Native Rust with GPU rendering, so it starts and scrolls faster than Electron editors
  • Language Server Protocol support built in for completion, diagnostics and code actions
  • The foundation homepage says little about the Rust package itself
  • Full IDE rather than a lightweight editor
  • Still pre-1.0; the last tagged release is from January 2026
  • Plugin ecosystem is tiny compared with VS Code
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: EPL-1.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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