Zed

The Fastest AI Code Editor

4.9•35 reviews•

921 followers

The Fastest AI Code Editor

4.9•35 reviews•

921 followers

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Zed for WindowsUltra‑native Windows editor with WSL, extensions, and AI

Launched on October 17th, 2025

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Launched on May 7th, 2025

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Launched on February 18th, 2025

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Launched on August 22nd, 2024

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Launched on April 18th, 2023

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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 Product Forums (p/)

instead of VS Code, Spacemacs

•16 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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•5 reviews

Zed makes coding fun again! It's hard to go back to other IDEs and Electron-based editors after using Zed, because you start noticing how slow they are and how much time is spent processing your input and redrawing the UI. As a bonus, it's the only editor that I can be productive with on my 10 year old Macbook. It also has one of the best in class Github Copilot and OpenAI API integration implementations which easily competes with one of VSCode. Also having collaboration and collective development as a first class feature is nice.

What's great

fast performance (15)lightweight (2)collaboration features (4)OpenAI API integration (1)GitHub Copilot integration (1)

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13 views2yr ago

•6 reviews

Zed is a blazing-fast, minimalist editor that’s perfect for quick edits, with real-time multiplayer built in if you ever need it. It’s available on macOS and Linux (Windows “coming soon”). The trade-off is a lighter plugin ecosystem than full IDEs, so for heavier workflows I still reach for VS Code/JetBrains. Net: great speed and focus for quick changes; keep a heavier tool for deep refactors.

What's great

fast performance (15)collaboration features (4)minimal design (2)

What needs improvement

limited extensions (2)

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9 views7mo ago

used Zed to build Product Forums (p/)

instead of VS Code, Spacemacs

•16 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 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.

Ratings

Ease of use

Reliability

Value for money

Customization

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21 views5mo ago

•5 reviews

What's great

fast performance (15)lightweight (2)collaboration features (4)OpenAI API integration (1)GitHub Copilot integration (1)

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13 views2yr ago

•6 reviews

What's great

fast performance (15)collaboration features (4)minimal design (2)

What needs improvement

limited extensions (2)

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9 views7mo ago