--- title: "Why I Left VS Code and Neovim for Zed Editor" url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-i-left-vs-code-and-neovim-for-zed-editor-jwgydn5cb source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59jRdtEiSpA type: video:youtube source: "Chris Titus Tech" published: 2026-06-03T11:44:02.854Z updated: 2026-06-03T11:44:22.227Z tags: ["devtools", "github", "vscode", "vim", "zed"] reading_time: 15 upvotes: 29 comments: 14 language: 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. # Why I Left VS Code and Neovim for Zed Editor **[Chris Titus Tech](https://daily.dev/sources/christitustech)** · 15 min read · 29 upvotes · 14 comments ## Summary A developer shares their personal workflow after switching from VS Code and Neovim to Zed editor. Key highlights include Zed's fast launch speed, strong Vim keybinding support, JSON-based settings and keymaps (synced across Windows/Mac/Linux via Git), a custom task system for automating workflows like screenshot-to-markdown insertion, and integrated AI agent support with GitHub Copilot. The author describes Zed as a hybrid of VS Code and Neovim, praising its clean layout, parallel agent threads for project switching, and flexible theme system. ## 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. **@theace92** · 8 upvotes > Love zed! But still, can’t leave nvim… **@wolfsrudel** · 6 upvotes > Love nvim! But still, can’t leave vscode… **@robertozx64** · 5 upvotes > Love vscode! But still, can't leave zed... **@hunordori** · 4 upvotes > Maybe I am an outlier, but I like Zed as it is. > > I use it during my everyday workflow in the past year and a half **@ezpie** · 3 upvotes > hate vscode and no I'm not leaving nvim... yeah and I use arch btw ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Zed made sense to me only after I stopped trying to replace VS Code](https://daily.dev/posts/zed-made-sense-to-me-only-after-i-stopped-trying-to-replace-vs-code-chyhytrcv) · XDA Developers · 41 upvotes · 5 comments - [VS Code is no longer the default for me – here is the tool that finally broke the habit](https://daily.dev/posts/vs-code-is-no-longer-the-default-for-me-here-is-the-tool-that-finally-broke-the-habit-i0zxbligz) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#vscode](https://daily.dev/tags/vscode), [#vim](https://daily.dev/tags/vim), [#zed](https://daily.dev/tags/zed) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/why-i-left-vs-code-and-neovim-for-zed-editor-jwgydn5cb)