Zed
Taking on Visual Studio Code
A fast, collaborative code editor written in Rust, with AI built in.
Since 2021 Free plan + paid Open source Visit Zed
Zed vs Visual Studio Code: what’s different
- Native and GPU-rendered: starts and types without the lag of an Electron app.
- Multiplayer editing and shared projects built into the editor.
- Open source, with your choice of AI model.
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