--- title: This VS Code Killer Just Went Open Source (Written In... description: Zed's looking cooler than ever. Still has a ways to go, but open sourcing such a big project is always impressive. Genuinely hyped for the team and can't wait... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-vs-code-killer-just-went-open-source-written-in-rust-btw--cjg01zpc2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This VS Code Killer Just Went Open Source (Written In Rust BTW) | daily.dev og:description: Zed's looking cooler than ever. Still has a ways to go, but open sourcing such a big project is always impressive. 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Pretty TS Errors vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RM2aErJs-s Github repo: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed Announcement post: https://zed.dev/blog/zed-is-now-open-source My Viewers Ruined My IDE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En15E3WkhF4 Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at https://t3.gg S/O Ph4se0n3 for the awesome edit 🙏 ## 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. **@smille69** · 13 upvotes > Zed is for Mac only. :( **@axelerated** · 9 upvotes > Unless I’ve missed something, Zed is still missing the vast “ecosystem” of extensions that is available for VSCode. > > But don’t get me wrong, I love Zed and I want to use it more. This is definitely a step in the right direction. **@lucaswb** · 8 upvotes > Why every youtube video must have a thumbnail with someone making a weird face? **@russsssssso** · 2 upvotes > I see literally zero reason to even try this, never mind replacing vs code **@catalin560** · 2 upvotes > vScODe kiLleR! ehr mah gad! > yeah, right... this thing can't even make a dent into vscodes numbers, not unless they offer at least the same features that vscode does with its huge ecosystem... ## 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: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/this-vs-code-killer-just-went-open-source-written-in-rust-btw--cjg01zpc2) ```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":"This VS Code Killer Just Went Open Source (Written In Rust BTW)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-vs-code-killer-just-went-open-source-written-in-rust-btw--cjg01zpc2","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-vs-code-killer-just-went-open-source-written-in-rust-btw--cjg01zpc2"},"datePublished":"2024-01-26T09:07:21.512Z","dateModified":"2024-01-26T09:07:20.552Z","description":"Zed's looking cooler than ever. 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