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zed-industries/zed

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Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

What it is

Welcome to Zed, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. On macOS, Linux, and Windows you can download Zed directly or install Zed via your local package manager (macOS/Linux/Windows). Building Zed for macOS Building Zed for Linux Building Zed for Windows

When to use it

Reach for zed when you want a sharper everyday toolchain — editor, package manager, compiler or monorepo tooling — it's written in Rust and fits stacks tagged gpui, rust-lang, text-editor, zed.

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Developer Tools
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Stars
94,683
Forks
11,627
Last push
today
Created
2021-02-20
Open issues
3,088
Website
zed.dev
#gpui#rust-lang#text-editor#zed#rust#code-editor

Quick start

$ git clone https://github.com/zed-industries/zed.git

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FAQ

What is zed?

zed-industries/zed is a developer tool on GitHub: Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. Welcome to Zed, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

When should I use zed?

Reach for zed when you want a sharper everyday toolchain — editor, package manager, compiler or monorepo tooling — it's written in Rust and fits stacks tagged gpui, rust-lang, text-editor, zed.

What are the best alternatives to zed?

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Is zed actively maintained?

zed-industries/zed looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 94,683 stars and 3,088 open issues.

What license does zed use?

zed-industries/zed is published under the Other license. Check the repository's LICENSE file before commercial use.