Zed (text editor)

Zed
Zed
Developer(s)	Zed Industries
Initial release
Stable release	0.198.6 / 12 August 2025; 21 days ago
Repository	github.com/zed-industries/zed ;
Written in	Rust
Operating system	Linux, macOS, closed beta for Windows
Predecessor	Atom
Available in	English
Type	Source-code editor
License	AGPL, GPL, Apache License
Website	zed.dev

Zed is a free and open-source text and source-code editor for Linux and macOS developed by Zed Industries. A Windows version is in development.^[2]

Supported features include GPU rendering, Language Server Protocol (LSP), Tree-sitter, a debugger with support for Debug Adapter Protocol (DAP),^[3]^[4] AI assistance,^[5] Model Context Protocol (MCP), Git, multi-buffer editing,^[6] remote development^[7] and real-time collaborative editing with other Zed users or AI agents.^[8]^[9]

Hundreds of extensions are available for additional LSP, DAP & MCP servers, themes and other features.^[10]

Pricing

The concept of free and open source describes the Zed source code. The functional program is free, but several features are limited in the free model (see - freemium pricing model).

As of 2025, the free version has monthly limits on the number of predictive edits and generative AI queries. ^[11]

History

After Atom was discontinued in 2022, three key contributors created Zed, announcing it in 2023. In 2024 the project was open-sourced.^[12]^[13]

In 2025, the project announced they had received $32 million in funding from Sequoia Capital.^[14]

References

^ "Release 0.198.6". 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
^ "Zed for Windows — Beta Sign Up". Zed. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
^ "Debugger - Zed". zed.dev. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
^ "The Debugger". Zed. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
^ "Zed — Agentic Editing". Zed. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
^ "Multibuffers - Zed". zed.dev. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
^ "Remote Development - Zed". zed.dev. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
^ "Collaboration - Zed". zed.dev. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
^ "Agent Panel - Zed". zed.dev. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
^ "Zed — Extensions". Zed. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
^ "Zed Pricing= https://zed.dev/pricing". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ Proven, Liam (15 July 2024). "Fresh programmer's editor on Linux lies Zed ahead". The Register. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
^ Larabel, Michael (24 January 2024). "Zed Code Editor Now Open-Source". Phoronix. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
^ Sobo, Nathan (2025-08-20). "Sequoia Backs Zed's Vision for Collaborative Coding - Zed Blog". zed.dev. Archived from the original on 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2025-08-20.