Zed
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Ranked #5 in Best code editors, and on 1 more ranking.
Zed is a minimal code editor crafted for speed and collaboration with humans and AI. It is written from scratch in Rust to efficiently leverage multiple CPU cores and your GPU.
At a glance
| Best for | developers seeking high-performance collaborative coding |
From Zed's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | X, Instagram, YouTube |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- Self-serve sign-up
- API
What stands out
The product runs agents in parallel to smoothly edit files and navigate code at native speed.
“Run agents in parallel to smoothly edit files, navigate code, and run tools at native speed.”Zed, own website
Zed allows users to chat with teammates, code together, and share their screen and project.
“Chat with teammates, code together, and share your screen and project.”Zed, own website
How it ranks
Zed is ranked 5th of 10 in Best code editors (Lister Score 86.0) and 7th of 10 in Code editors with a free plan (Lister Score 86.0).
#5 in Best code editors · Lister Score 86.0
Zed is a minimal code editor crafted for speed and collaboration with humans and AI.
Runs agents in parallel to smoothly edit files and navigate code at native speed.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 14; buying information on its own site 12.
“Zed is a minimal code editor crafted for speed and collaboration with humans and AI.”Zed, own website
| Rank | Best code editors | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syncfusion | 88.0 |
| 2 | Acode | 86.0 |
| 3 | Nova | 86.0 |
| 4 | RemObjects Software | 86.0 |
| 5 | Zed | 86.0 |
| 6 | Sublime Text | 80.0 |
| 7 | OneCompiler | 78.0 |
| 8 | Web Maker | 78.0 |
| 9 | Kakoune | 70.0 |
| 10 | Micro | 66.0 |
#7 in Code editors with a free plan · Lister Score 86.0
Zed is a minimal code editor crafted for speed and collaboration with humans and AI.
Runs agents in parallel to smoothly edit files and navigate code at native speed.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 14; buying information on its own site 12.
“Zed is a minimal code editor crafted for speed and collaboration with humans and AI.”Zed, own website
“Personal $0 forever The next-generation code editor.”Zed, own website
| Rank | Code editors with a free plan | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cursor | 94.0 |
| 2 | GitKraken | 94.0 |
| 3 | Brackets | 90.0 |
| 4 | GitHub Copilot Chat | 90.0 |
| 5 | Webix JavaScript UI Library | 88.0 |
| 6 | XDSoft | 88.0 |
| 7 | Zed | 86.0 |
| 8 | OneCompiler | 78.0 |
| 9 | CudaText | 70.0 |
| 10 | Keil | 70.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Zed rank on Lister?
Zed is ranked 5th of 10 in Best code editors (Lister Score 86.0) and 7th of 10 in Code editors with a free plan (Lister Score 86.0).