Detailed overview
Zed is a minimal, native code editor for macOS, Linux, and Windows, written in Rust to leverage multiple CPU cores and the GPU for high performance. It is built for both human and AI-assisted development: its agentic mode lets AI agents run in parallel to edit files, navigate codebases, and invoke tools directly within the editor at native speed, rather than through slower plugin layers. Zed also supports real-time collaboration, letting teammates chat, co-edit code, and share screens or entire projects from within the editor. The company has introduced Delta, a multiplayer environment specifically for coding with AI agents, extending Zed's collaborative model to agent-assisted workflows. Zed is positioned as a general-purpose editor for any language or codebase, used by individual developers and teams who want a fast, keyboard-driven editor with integrated AI and collaboration features rather than a heavyweight IDE.
Pricing details
The editor is free; AI model usage may incur provider costs.
Visit Zed AIKey features
- Native performance
- AI edit
- Agentic workflows
- Delta multiplayer agent coding environment
- Collaboration
- Code navigation
- Cross-platform (macOS, Linux, Windows)
Systems you can build
- SaaS web apps
- REST/GraphQL APIs
- Backend services
- Desktop applications
- CLI tools
- Developer tooling
Strengths
- Very fast
- Clean interface
- Great collaboration model
Limitations
- Smaller extension ecosystem
- AI provider setup varies
Verification sources
Listing details are checked against official sources.
https://zed.dev