--- title: Multiplayer Coding That Actually Scales | daily.dev description: Zed is a Rust-based code editor designed for speed and collaboration, positioning itself as an alternative to Cursor. It handles large codebases (100K+ lines)... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/multiplayer-coding-that-actually-scales-kp2ulcsbg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Multiplayer Coding That Actually Scales | daily.dev og:description: Zed is a Rust-based code editor designed for speed and collaboration, positioning itself as an alternative to Cursor. It handles large codebases (100K+ lines)... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/multiplayer-coding-that-actually-scales-kp2ulcsbg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Kp2ULcsBG.png og:image:alt: Multiplayer Coding That Actually Scales 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. # Multiplayer Coding That Actually Scales **[Better Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/betterstack)** · [@code_with_josh](https://daily.dev/code_with_josh) · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Zed is a Rust-based code editor designed for speed and collaboration, positioning itself as an alternative to Cursor. It handles large codebases (100K+ lines) without lag through native performance and GPU acceleration. Unlike AI-heavy editors, Zed makes AI optional with Claude integration via ACP for focused suggestions. Its standout feature is built-in real-time multiplayer collaboration with channels, live cursors, and audio chat—similar to Google Docs for code. The editor prioritizes minimal UI, instant file/symbol search, and maintains performance on large repositories where other editors slow down. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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