# zedless-editor/old-school-zedless

(old variant) Zed fork focused on privacy and being local-first

Repository: https://github.com/zedless-editor/old-school-zedless
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/old-school-zedless
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-06-05T14:04:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 8, longevity 40
- inputs: {"age_days": 566, "days_push": 89, "days_rel": 439, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: prerelease_only, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1291, forks 31 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:15.645575+00:00)

## What it is
Zedless is a privacy-friendly, local-first fork of the Zed code editor written in Rust. It removes proprietary cloud service dependencies, telemetry, and crash reporting, and lets users configure their own infrastructure providers.

## Use cases
- edit code without telemetry or spyware
- use a local-first code editor with no cloud reliance
- self-host editor network services with custom API base URLs
- avoid proprietary cloud services while using a modern editor
- contribute to an editor fork without a CLA

## When to choose
- you want Zed's performance but without telemetry or proprietary cloud dependencies
- you prefer bringing your own infrastructure for network-backed features
- privacy and local-first operation are priorities

## When to avoid
- you want the actively maintained upstream Zed or the newer zedless repository
- you need a stable, finished product - this fork is work-in-progress
- you rely on Zed's built-in cloud features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, privacy
- platform: windows, rust
- tags: zed-fork, local-first, telemetry-free, self-hostable, code-editor, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- zedless-editor/old-school-zedless (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.645575+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:54:50.047207+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zedless-editor/old-school-zedless (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:15.645575+00:00, sha 588ef4be912f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.