Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter
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Zed is a performance-driven code editor built by Zed Industries, designed for high-speed editing, real-time collaboration, and seamless AI integration. Built in Rust, rendered via GPU, Zed offers a fresh take on what a code editor can be.
Development History
📌 2021 – Founded by ex-Atom team members with the mission to build “the editor for what’s next”.
📌 2023 – First public release of Zed with many early adopters praising its speed.
📌 2024 – Project open-sourced on GitHub, community starts contributing.
📌 2025 – Advances in AI editing, strong push for collaboration and extension ecosystem.
📌 2023 – First public release of Zed with many early adopters praising its speed.
📌 2024 – Project open-sourced on GitHub, community starts contributing.
📌 2025 – Advances in AI editing, strong push for collaboration and extension ecosystem.
Key Features
- ⚡ Blazing Performance – Very low latency, responsive UI, efficient for large codebases.
- 🤖 Built-in Collaboration & AI – Real-time shared editing, AI agents that help you write and refactor code.
- 🌐 Remote & Git Friendly – Built-in support for remote development and version control workflows.
- 🧩 Multi-buffer & Modern UI – Manage multiple code buffers, intuitive UI, modern theming.
- 🔌 Open Ecosystem – Supports extensions, plugins, and open licensing.
Why Choose Zed?
- ✅ You want an editor that just feels fast and fluid.
- ✅ You collaborate with others and need shared editing features built in.
- ✅ You are experimenting with AI-aided coding workflows and want a modern foundation.
- ✅ You prefer open-source tooling and want to be part of the evolving dev ecosystem.
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