What is this?
Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor built by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, designed to feel extremely fast and support real-time collaboration.
Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor built by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, designed to feel extremely fast and support real-time collaboration.Is this a text editor or a full IDE?It is a native desktop code editor (not a browser-based or Electron app), built with Zed's own GPUI framework in Rust for GPU-accelerated rendering.
It is a native desktop code editor (not a browser-based or Electron app), built with Zed's own GPUI framework in Rust for GPU-accelerated rendering.How do I install Zed?Download Zed directly for macOS, Linux, or Windows, or install it via your local package manager on any of those platforms.
Download Zed directly for macOS, Linux, or Windows, or install it via your local package manager on any of those platforms.Can I use Zed in my browser or on mobile?No, only macOS, Linux, and Windows are supported right now; a web version is only being tracked as a future discussion.
No, only macOS, Linux, and Windows are supported right now; a web version is only being tracked as a future discussion.What makes Zed different from editors like VS Code?Zed is built from scratch in Rust with its own GPU-accelerated UI framework (GPUI) for speed, and has multiplayer collaboration built in natively rather than as a bolted-on extension.
Zed is built from scratch in Rust with its own GPU-accelerated UI framework (GPUI) for speed, and has multiplayer collaboration built in natively rather than as a bolted-on extension.Can I financially support the project?Yes, you can sponsor Zed Industries directly through GitHub Sponsors, though sponsorship comes with no perks and funds go to general company revenue.
Yes, you can sponsor Zed Industries directly through GitHub Sponsors, though sponsorship comes with no perks and funds go to general company revenue.What are similar projects?neomacs, gpuix, vectorcraft, gpui-kit, awesome-gpui, neovide, AFFiNE, lapce
neomacs, gpuix, vectorcraft, gpui-kit, awesome-gpui, neovide, AFFiNE, lapceWhich topics is it in?zed, gpui, rust-lang, text-editor, realtime, collaboration, editor, desktop, gplv3, performance, rust, gpu
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