Zed

The Fastest AI Code Editor

4.9•35 reviews•

915 followers

The Fastest AI Code Editor

4.9•35 reviews•

915 followers

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Zed is a next-generation code editor designed for high-performance collaboration with humans and AI.

Zed Reviews

The community submitted 35 reviews to tell us what they like about Zed, what Zed can do better, and more.

4.9

Based on 35 reviews

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Reviewers mostly see Zed as a very fast, lightweight editor with a clean, comfortable UI that feels less bloated than VS Code-style tools. Users repeatedly praise quick launch times, smooth handling of large files, low memory use, solid AI features, and built-in collaboration, with some saying it works especially well for Rust, quick edits, and daily coding. The main caveat is depth: several reviews mention a thinner extension ecosystem and lighter IDE capabilities, while the maker of

Product Hunt

adds that TypeScript worked well, but Python LSP and some Vim setup felt rough.

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Pros

fast performance (15)

clean interface (4)

collaboration features (4)

not bloated (3)

cross-language support (2)

lightweight (2)

minimal design (2)

Cons

limited extensions (2)

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used

Zed

to build DockFix 3.0

•9 reviews

Zed is fast, efficient, modern, and sleek. I love using Zed for developing many of my applications, regardless of the language, as it is so fast and clean, and its intelligent autocomplete feels superb. It's definitely one of the better editors out there. The only thing keeping me from using this as my only code editor is the powerful features of JetBrains editors.

What's great

fast performance (15)clean interface (4)AI autocomplete (1)cross-language support (2)

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used

Zed

to build ailight

•3 reviews

Inspired by the ai tools in zed

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9mo ago

used

Zed

to build Screen Ruler

•13 reviews

Still my code editor of choice.

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5mo ago

used

Zed

to build Product Forums (p/)

instead of VS Code, Spacemacs

•14 reviews

What's great

lightweight (2)clean interface (4)cross-language support (2)

nice defaults with minimal customization required, at least for typescript. the taste in design is simple and functional.

doesn't feel like bloated software. reasonable git client.

What needs improvement

I stopped using it for python projects as the LSP / linters just seemed dog slow. maybe it was a skill issue, but the whole value prop for me is that it will "just work", so needing to try to troubleshoot was undesirable.

I would consider the vim bindings in zed to be decent, but not fully comprehensive. again maybe a skill issue, but i couldn't figure out how to get `K` to map to `10k` only in visual and normal mode.

vs Alternatives

VS Code

Spacemacs

I use zed for Ruby and Typescript programming in a large monorepo. Ruby has no sane LSP regardless of your editor, and Typescript works well in zed.

for personal projects (python / haskell / gleam / etc) I still use spacemacs.

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Ease of use

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Value for money

Customization

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Zed

to build Screen Ruler

•13 reviews

Been using Zed as my primary editor for a few months now and loving it!

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1yr ago

used

Zed

to build UI Inspector for Google Chrome

•13 reviews

My editor of choice these days. Fantastic software.

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1yr ago

used

Zed

to build ZYNG Ai

•9 reviews

Introduced through a professional, enabled in speed and control.

What's great

fast performance (15)

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1yr ago

used

Zed

to build Pointer

•13 reviews

My editor of choice, it you haven't tried it I do recommend.

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9mo ago

used

Zed

to build Grov

•2 reviews

IDE of choice ; really fast and highly customizable

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Zed

to build Pill Mom

•1 review

Built Pill Mom using Zed and it's been a game changer - the speed and AI features made development so much smoother. If you're a developer looking for a fast, modern editor, definitely check them out.

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