Zed
Overview
Zed is a modern editor designed for speed and collaboration. With native rendering and a high-performance architecture, it delivers low-latency, fluid interactions. Real-time collaboration lets teams view and edit code together, and the built-in AI assistant plus configurable external model integrations enable intelligent completion, explanations, and multi-file edits. Zed integrates deeply with Git and remote development, supports seamless device switching, and offers rich shortcuts and a command palette to boost productivity. Recent updates introduce rainbow brackets, BYOK support for OpenAI GPT-5.1, agent controls to set default models for built-in external agents, editable thread markdown, improved reliability when regenerating prompts, uv workspace detection in the toolchain selector, LaTeX highlighting, and terminal hyperlink configuration and performance improvements. Debugger workflows gain $ZED_PICK_PID for runtime process selection, while Git and cross-platform stability receive numerous fixes.
Use Cases
High-performance local editing
Enjoy smooth editing with low latency and native acceleration; ideal for large codebases and frequent navigation.
Collaborative development
Pair program, review code, and teach with real-time collaboration and shared views.
AI-assisted programming
Configure external models for completion, explanations, refactoring, and cross-file edits.
Remote and cloud workspaces
Connect to remote hosts or containers for a consistent editor experience and tooling.
Pricing
Individual Plans
Includes:
- 2,000 accepted edit predictions
- Unlimited use with your API keys or external agents like Claude Code
Includes:
- Unlimited edit predictions
- $5 of tokens included
- Usage‑based billing beyond $5
Includes:
- Usage analytics
- SSO
- Security & data privacy guarantees
- Shared billing
- Premium support
Core Features
Standard Features
Advanced Features
Remote Development
Offload compute to servers for responsive editing.
Diagnostics Multibuffer
Project‑wide errors and warnings in a dedicated view.
CLI
Use Zed from the command line for common tasks.
Rename Refactoring
Consistent project‑wide symbol renames.
Custom Snippets
Speed up repetitive flows with reusable snippets.
Markdown Preview
See documents rendered alongside your code.
Syntax‑aware Selections
Select and edit by syntax nodes precisely.
Inlay Hints
Peek parameter names and types inline.
Rainbow Brackets
Bracket colorization controlled by the language setting colorize_brackets.
Agent Default Models
Set a default model per built-in external agent (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI); support ACP extension settings for default_mode and default_model.
Editable Thread Markdown
Make agent thread markdown editable and auto-keep non-origin pending edits when regenerating prompts.
Debugger PID Picker
Use $ZED_PICK_PID to select the target process at runtime in debug configurations.
Language & Toolchain Enhancements
Detect uv workspaces; treat .h++ as C++; add LaTeX highlighting; identify .clangd/.clang-format as YAML; improve semver completion sorting.
Terminal Hyperlink Controls
Configure path hyperlink regexes and timeouts; improved performance and support for Unicode punctuation/emoji and Windows verbatim paths.
Git Quality Improvements
Preserve executable file modes on commit, compress large diffs for commit messages, and improve changes panel readability.
Linux Window Decorations
New window_decorations setting to control server/client titlebars; replaces deprecated env var.
AI Models Support
Built-in Models
Anthropic
OpenAI
API Integration
Custom API
System Requirements
Supported Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux
API Support
Configurable external AI providers and local inference (e.g., Ollama); ACP extension settings for default_mode/default_model; terminal path hyperlink regex/timeout configuration
Compatibility
Integrates Git, remote hosts, and container workflows
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