Zed
Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1
- age_days: 2020
- days_rel: 7
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 302
Adoption not part of the score
89273 stars · 10265 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
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
application · maturity active
editor developer-tools developer-tools text-editors cross-platform windows rust code-editor multiplayer gpui tree-sitter high-performance ide macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0a1b8417d31d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zed-industries/zed | main | 95 |
| zed-industries/community | docs | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="zed-industries/zed")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem