Zed
Zed is a fast code editor for writing software, with built-in AI help and support for working with others in real time. It is made for programmers.
Description written from the project's own page; checked by AI.
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The jobs it does, and the closed apps it replaces
AI coding assistants
Replaces partlyInstead of GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex app · Code editor with built-in AI; for programmers
What's missing
Things people miss in Zed. Upvote what matters to you; it helps its team decide.
Facts
LicenseApache-2.0
Runs onWindows · Mac · Linux
KindFor developers
Stars on GitHub92k
Hosted onGitHub
ActivityChanged within the last year
Something wrong?
Wrong devices, a wrong description, or it isn't really open source? A mod reviews every suggestion.
What we couldn't confirm4
- Whether Zed's AI features match the closed apps' features
- Whether Zed provides an agent comparable to Claude Code or the OpenAI Codex app
- Which parts of the codebase are Apache-2.0 versus GPL-3.0-or-later
- Whether the project is open-core or has any paid or differently licensed parts