Zed
IDE / Editor ยท Blazing-fast collaborative editing with built-in AI
At a glance
| Pricing | Free |
| Setup effort | Zero |
| Operating systems | macOS, Linux |
| Released | 2023 |
| Open source | Yes |
| Interface | GUI |
| AI integration | AI-native |
| Extensibility | Extensions |
| Collaboration | CRDT |
| Languages | All major, via LSP |
| Capabilities | Vim mode, Multi-cursor, AI inline, CRDT collab, GPU rendering |
What Zed does
Vim mode, Multi-cursor, AI inline, CRDT collab, GPU rendering
Best for
Blazing-fast collaborative editing with built-in AI
Works well with
LLM Provider / Model
Agent / Orchestration
Conflicts & caveats
- GitHub Copilot does not officially support Zed.
- Continue.dev only supports VS Code and JetBrains โ your IDE is Zed.
- Codeium does not officially support Zed โ use VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, or Neovim.
- Cursor built-in only runs inside the Cursor editor โ your IDE is Zed.
- Cline only supports VS Code and JetBrains IDEs โ your IDE is Zed.
- Windsurf Cascade only runs inside Windsurf โ your IDE is Zed.
- Sourcegraph Cody does not officially support Zed โ use VS Code, JetBrains, or Visual Studio.
- Tabnine does not officially support Zed.
- Amazon Q Developer does not officially support Zed โ use VS Code or JetBrains.
- JetBrains AI Assistant only runs inside JetBrains IDEs โ your IDE is Zed.
- Qodo officially supports VS Code and JetBrains โ your IDE is Zed.
- Roo Code runs as a VS Code-compatible extension โ your IDE is Zed.
- Kilo Code runs as a VS Code-compatible extension โ your IDE is Zed.
- Augment Code officially supports VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, and Neovim โ your IDE is Zed.
- Amp (Sourcegraph) officially supports VS Code and JetBrains โ your IDE is Zed. Use the CLI version otherwise.
- Sourcegraph Cody (Enterprise) supports VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio โ your IDE is Zed.
- Cursor CLI works in any terminal but needs an active Cursor subscription โ your IDE is Zed, which is fine but the cost is tied to Cursor.
- @codebase indexing is a Cursor-only feature, but your IDE is Zed.
- Cursor Background Agents are dispatched from Cursor (desktop or mobile) โ your IDE is Zed.
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