Zed
Zed is a GPU-accelerated code editor with built-in AI code completion and chat, real-time multiplayer editing, and a focus on speed and low-latency collaboration.
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About Zed
What it is
Zed is a code editor written in Rust for speed. It handles very large files without stalling, supports several people editing together in real time, and builds AI assistance and agent work into the editor rather than into an extension.
Why it's different
The performance is not a marketing line. It is noticeably faster than the editors most people use, and on a large project that difference is felt all day. Collaboration being built in rather than bolted on is the other genuine distinction. The cost is maturity: the extension ecosystem is a fraction of the size of VS Code's, so the plugin your workflow depends on may simply not exist, and support for less popular languages is thinner.
How people use it
Working in large codebases where editor speed matters. Pair programming and live review. Developers who prefer a lean editor to a heavily configured one. Trying an editor built around agents rather than retrofitted with them. Check that your essential extensions exist before switching, because that is what sends most people back rather than anything about the editor itself.
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