Zed

What it does

Zed is a Rust-built editor whose speed is its identity, now with AI assistants woven in and multiplayer editing as a first-class feature. It opens massive repositories without the lag that plagues Electron editors.

The core is open source; AI features use your choice of models. Free tier with paid plans for teams.

Standout features

• Rust performance — instant on huge repos
• Built-in AI assistant panel
• Real-time collaborative editing
• Open source core

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