Zed

zed.dev · IDE · Desktop

Zed is an IDE that runs as a desktop app: High-performance code editor designed for collaboration with humans and AI. Its repository zed-industries/zed carries 91,446 stars and 483 contributors, and is licensed Other. The latest stable release is v1.23.2, published 7 Oct 2026 with binaries for linux, macos, windows. Homebrew recorded 4,905 installs of zed in 30 days.

Stars: 91,446; Verified 8 Oct 2026
Last commit: 8 Oct 2026; 0 days old when we read it; Verified 8 Oct 2026
License: Other; Verified 8 Oct 2026
Latest stable release: v1.23.2; published 7 Oct 2026; Verified 8 Oct 2026
Contributors: 483; Verified 8 Oct 2026
Homebrew installs: 4,905 in 30 days; zed; Verified 8 Oct 2026
Repository: zed-industries/zed; Rust; Verified 8 Oct 2026
Release binaries: linux, macos, windows; Verified 8 Oct 2026

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What Zed costs

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Technical details

Category: IDE · Desktop
Repository: zed-industries/zed
Default branch: main
Primary language: Rust
Repository created: 20 Feb 2021
Newest commit on the default branch: 8 Oct 2026
GitHub topics: gpui, rust-lang, text-editor, zed
Package formats: dmg, exe, gz, tar.gz, zip
Architectures: arm64, x64
Registries checked: npm:zed, homebrew:zed, vscode_marketplace:search(Zed)
Website check: https://zed.dev answered HTTP 200

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