Zed
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Zippy Editor, Done.
Zed is a fast, native code editor built in Rust. It starts fast, uses little memory, and ships with AI assistance (these days).
Zed was created by some of the original authors of Atom and Tree-sitter. It is free and open source. Development is active and the editor is maturing, though some features available in VS Code or PhpStorm are still in progress.
Performance
Zed is a native application — no Electron, no embedded browser, no JVM. It is written in Rust and renders using the GPU. The result is near-instant startup, low memory use, and smooth performance even on large files. In many ways, Zed feels like Sublime.
AI integration
Zed ships with a built-in AI assistant panel. It supports multiple providers — Anthropic, OpenAI, GitHub Copilot, and local models via Ollama.
Privacy
Zed collects anonymous diagnostics and usage metrics. Both can be disabled in ~/.config/zed/settings.json. AI features send code context to the configured provider. Using a local model avoids this entirely.