Lapce vs Eclipse IDE for Rust Developers: catalog facts
 Lapce |  Eclipse IDE for Rust Developers |
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Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0. |
Free Free and open source under the Eclipse Public License. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux |
Windows |
- 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
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- Free and open source
- Part of the long-running Eclipse IDE family
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- Still pre-1.0; the last tagged release is from January 2026
- Plugin ecosystem is tiny compared with VS Code
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- The foundation homepage says little about the Rust package itself
- Full IDE rather than a lightweight editor
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: Apache-2.0 |
License: EPL-1.0 |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Not stated if it works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked October 2, 2026 |
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