Zed

Zed is a high-performance code editor written in Rust and developed by Zed Industries, a team that includes Nathan Sobo and other former creators of the Atom editor. It is built for speed, using GPU-accelerated rendering and a multi-threaded architecture to keep typing latency low and handle large files and projects smoothly. Zed includes modern editor features such as tree-sitter syntax parsing, language server support, a built-in terminal, Git integration, optional Vim key bindings, and multibuffer editing that lets a developer work on excerpts from many files at once. It has strong real-time collaboration built in, allowing multiple developers to share a workspace, follow each other's cursors, and hold voice conversations, aimed at pair programming and code review. Zed has added AI features including an assistant panel, inline transformations, and an agent that can edit across a project, with the ability to connect different model providers. The editor's source code is open source under copyleft licenses, and its GPUI user-interface framework is released permissively. Zed is free to use, with a paid plan for its hosted AI features and collaboration extras, and it targets developers who prioritize responsiveness and want an alternative to heavier Electron-based editors.