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Lapce vs Pragtical: catalog facts
Lapce	Pragtical
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
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	Small and fast Extensible through Lua plugins
Still pre-1.0; the last tagged release is from January 2026 Plugin ecosystem is tiny compared with VS Code	Fewer features out of the box than larger IDEs Smaller plugin ecosystem than mainstream editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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