Zed
Blazing-fast open-source code editor in Rust with built-in AI.
About
Zed (zed-industries/zed, GPL-3.0, ~91.6k stars) is the open-source code editor written in Rust — known for its speed, multiplayer collaboration, and built-in AI via Zed AI (agent panel, inline edits, and custom model support).
It connects to Amp (ide connect) and other agents, and the GPL-3.0 license keeps the whole thing forkable. Very actively developed (100 releases/12mo). The editor for developers who want AI without giving up performance.
What it can do
- Rust-based — extremely fast
- Built-in AI agent panel and inline edits
- Multiplayer collaboration
- Custom model / BYOK support
- GPL-3.0 open source
Setup
- Download from zed.dev for macOS or Linux (Windows in preview).
- Open a project; sign in for Zed AI or configure your own model.
- Use the agent panel for agentic edits, inline assist for quick changes.
Prerequisites
macOS or Linux (Windows preview); model access for Zed AI features.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 9/10
Scored 9/10 (verified tier). ~91.6k stars, GPL-3.0, extremely active development, strong docs. One of the highest-trust open-source editors in the catalog. Docked marginally for the AI features being newer than the editor itself.
★ 91,630 GitHub stars
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 9.2/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 8.7/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 9.7/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 9.0/10
- · 91,630 GitHub stars (log-scaled vs catalog peers)
- · last push 1d ago; 100 releases/12mo; 3031 open issues
- · manual review: Rust-based open-source editor (~91k stars); AI features via Zed AI; very active; license: GPL-3.0
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