--- title: Exploring Zed, an open source code editor written in Rust description: Explore Zed, an open source code editor written in Rust. It offers lightning-fast performance and cutting-edge collaborative features. Zed's features include... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/exploring-zed-an-open-source-code-editor-written-in-rust-lzmux5h4i twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Exploring Zed, an open source code editor written in Rust | daily.dev og:description: Explore Zed, an open source code editor written in Rust. It offers lightning-fast performance and cutting-edge collaborative features. Zed's features include... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/exploring-zed-an-open-source-code-editor-written-in-rust-lzmux5h4i og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lzMUx5H4I.png og:image:alt: Exploring Zed, an open source code editor written in Rust og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Exploring Zed, an open source code editor written in Rust **[LogRocket](https://daily.dev/sources/logrocket)** · 11 min read · 19 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary Explore Zed, an open source code editor written in Rust. It offers lightning-fast performance and cutting-edge collaborative features. Zed's features include GPU-based User Interface (GPUI) framework, Vim mode, built-in collaboration tools, and more. It is compared to VS Code, highlighting differences in themes, extensions, collaboration capabilities, and supported platforms. Zed's limitations include its availability only on macOS, but future support for Windows and Linux is planned. Ultimately, choosing between Zed and VS Code depends on individual needs and preferences. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@pkraszewski** · 8 upvotes > Another review that focuses on the **only** feature of IDE/code editor that is irrelevant in real life: FPS/latency. For f*s sake, it is not a PvP multiplayer shooter... Having 58ms vs 97ms input latency won't make my code any better... > > If you need lightning fast _actually_ multisystem (Win/Lin/Mac) code editor, you have Lapce (https://github.com/lapce/lapce). Also written in Rust, extensible via WebAssembly. No hype on Internet, dudes just doing their job. Last commit 2 days ago. **@notnotrachit** · 0 upvotes > I tried it and liked it a lot, however currently it doesn't have much extensions available. > > Like for eg. a source control/git extension ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#performance](https://daily.dev/tags/performance), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust), [#vscode](https://daily.dev/tags/vscode) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/exploring-zed-an-open-source-code-editor-written-in-rust-lzmux5h4i) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Exploring Zed, an open source code editor written in Rust","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/exploring-zed-an-open-source-code-editor-written-in-rust-lzmux5h4i","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/exploring-zed-an-open-source-code-editor-written-in-rust-lzmux5h4i"},"datePublished":"2024-04-22T14:35:08.489Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T09:13:33.132Z","description":"Explore Zed, an open source code editor written in Rust. 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