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Zed vs Lapce: catalog facts
Zed	Lapce
Freemium The editor is free and open source. Zed's hosted AI plans are paid, and you can use your…	Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
GPU-rendered and written in Rust, so it stays responsive under load Real-time collaborative editing and a shared terminal	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
A much smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code Windows support arrived late and is still the least mature build	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: GPL-3.0-or-later	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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