--- title: Extensible Language Support in Zed - Part 1 | daily.dev description: This post discusses the authors' work on making Zed extensible, with a focus on extensible language support using Tree-sitter. They used WebAssembly to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/extensible-language-support-in-zed---part-1-w7j4mcltq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Extensible Language Support in Zed - Part 1 | daily.dev og:description: This post discusses the authors' work on making Zed extensible, with a focus on extensible language support using Tree-sitter. They used WebAssembly to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/extensible-language-support-in-zed---part-1-w7j4mcltq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/W7J4mclTq.png og:image:alt: Extensible Language Support in Zed - Part 1 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- [Zed](https://daily.dev/sources/zed) [Read post](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq) # [Extensible Language Support in Zed - Part 1](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq "Go to post") This post discusses the authors' work on making Zed extensible, with a focus on extensible language support using Tree-sitter. They used WebAssembly to distribute parsers and implemented a hybrid native + WebAssembly system to improve performance. [#webassembly](/tags/webassembly "Check all #webassembly posts") Apr 18, 2024•7m read time•From [zed.dev](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq "zed.dev") [](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq "Go to post") Table of contents [Language Support in Zed self.\_\_wrap\_n!=1&&self.\_\_wrap\_b(":R1nbrrrqbf9la:",1)](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq?a=language-support-in-zed "Language Support in Zed self.__wrap_n!=1&&self.__wrap_b(":R1nbrrrqbf9la:",1)")[Challenges with Packaging Parsers self.\_\_wrap\_n!=1&&self.\_\_wrap\_b(":R5nbrrrqbf9la:",1)](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq?a=challenges-with-packaging-parsers "Challenges with Packaging Parsers self.__wrap_n!=1&&self.__wrap_b(":R5nbrrrqbf9la:",1)")[Obviously, We Used WebAssembly. But How? self.\_\_wrap\_n!=1&&self.\_\_wrap\_b(":R9nbrrrqbf9la:",1)](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq?a=obviously-we-used-webassembly-but-how "Obviously, We Used WebAssembly. But How? self.__wrap_n!=1&&self.__wrap_b(":R9nbrrrqbf9la:",1)")[A Hybrid Native + WebAssembly System self.\_\_wrap\_n!=1&&self.\_\_wrap\_b(":Rfnbrrrqbf9la:",1)](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq?a=a-hybrid-native--webassembly-system "A Hybrid Native + WebAssembly System self.__wrap_n!=1&&self.__wrap_b(":Rfnbrrrqbf9la:",1)")[Extending the Tree-sitter API self.\_\_wrap\_n!=1&&self.\_\_wrap\_b(":Rmnbrrrqbf9la:",1)](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq?a=extending-the-tree-sitter-api "Extending the Tree-sitter API self.__wrap_n!=1&&self.__wrap_b(":Rmnbrrrqbf9la:",1)")[Implementation Highlights self.\_\_wrap\_n!=1&&self.\_\_wrap\_b(":Rtnbrrrqbf9la:",1)](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq?a=implementation-highlights "Implementation Highlights self.__wrap_n!=1&&self.__wrap_b(":Rtnbrrrqbf9la:",1)")[Using Language Extensions self.\_\_wrap\_n!=1&&self.\_\_wrap\_b(":R13nbrrrqbf9la:",1)](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq?a=using-language-extensions "Using Language Extensions self.__wrap_n!=1&&self.__wrap_b(":R13nbrrrqbf9la:",1)")[Closing self.\_\_wrap\_n!=1&&self.\_\_wrap\_b(":R16nbrrrqbf9la:",1)](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq?a=closing "Closing self.__wrap_n!=1&&self.__wrap_b(":R16nbrrrqbf9la:",1)")[Interested in trying Zed out? self.\_\_wrap\_n!=1&&self.\_\_wrap\_b(":Rtbrrrqbf9la:",1)](https://api.daily.dev/r/W7J4mclTq?a=interested-in-trying-zed-out "Interested in trying Zed out? self.__wrap_n!=1&&self.__wrap_b(":Rtbrrrqbf9la:",1)") 7 Impressions5 Upvotes Comment Bookmark Copy Share your thoughtsPost [](https://daily.dev/sources/zed) [Zed](https://daily.dev/sources/zed "https://daily.dev/sources/zed") Zed's platform offers insights and resources on technology, software development, and entrepreneurs... 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