# Zed

Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

Repository: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zed
Homepage: https://zed.dev
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: text-editor, zed, gpui, rust-lang
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:51:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2020, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 302}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 89273, forks 10265 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:23.144783+00:00)

## What it is
Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor built in Rust by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. It is a desktop application available on macOS, Linux, and Windows, developed by Zed Industries.

## Use cases
- edit code with a fast native editor
- collaborate on code in real time with teammates
- replace heavier IDEs with a lightweight editor
- use tree-sitter-based syntax highlighting
- customize an editor with extensions and themes

## When to choose
- you want a fast, native code editor on macOS, Linux, or Windows
- you need real-time multiplayer editing
- you value open source with active development

## When to avoid
- you need a web-based editor
- you rely on IDE features only available in JetBrains or VS Code ecosystems
- you need platforms beyond macOS/Linux/Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, cross-platform
- platform: windows, rust
- tags: code-editor, multiplayer, gpui, tree-sitter, high-performance, ide, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- zed-industries/zed (main) score 95
- zed-industries/community (docs) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.144783+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 2026-08-29T16:13:52.380774+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.144783+00:00, sha 0a1b8417d31d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.