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Sublime Text vs Lapce: catalog facts
Sublime Text	Lapce
Paid A personal licence is a one-off payment covering three years of updates. The unlimited…	Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Opens instantly and handles very large files without stalling Multiple cursors and goto-anything are still best in class	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
Paid software, and the evaluation nags on every save Closed source	Still pre-1.0; the last tagged release is from January 2026 Plugin ecosystem is tiny compared with VS Code
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
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 September 21, 2026

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