Zed
Blazing-fast Rust editor
open sourceDevelopment
Zed comes from the authors of Atom and Tree-sitter — written in Rust, GPU-rendered, opens huge files without a hiccup. Real-time collaboration is built into the core. The extension ecosystem is younger than VS Code's, but the speed is felt from the first second.
// Install
Your MacHomebrew in /opt/homebrew
brew install --cask zed// What it is for
- Written in Rust with GPU rendering: opening files and typing stay instant even in large projects
- Collaborative editing is built in — shared project and shared terminal, no extra plugins
- Language server support out of the box, configured by a single JSON file
- Uses a fraction of the memory an Electron editor needs
// Common questions
Can I bring my VS Code extensions over?
No — Zed has its own extension system and it is much younger. Language servers and highlighting for mainstream languages are there, but niche marketplace plugins are not.
Is Zed free?
The editor itself is open source and free. Team features and some AI features that run through their servers are paid.
