--- title: zedless-editor/zed: (WIP) Zed fork focused on privacy... description: Zedless is a privacy-focused fork of the Zed code editor that removes telemetry, cloud dependencies, and proprietary services. The project prioritizes... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/zedless-editor-zed-wip-zed-fork-focused-on-privacy-and-being-local-first-b4ytpgetj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: zedless-editor/zed: (WIP) Zed fork focused on privacy and being local-first | daily.dev og:description: Zedless is a privacy-focused fork of the Zed code editor that removes telemetry, cloud dependencies, and proprietary services. The project prioritizes... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/zedless-editor-zed-wip-zed-fork-focused-on-privacy-and-being-local-first-b4ytpgetj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/B4YtpGEtJ.png og:image:alt: zedless-editor/zed: (WIP) Zed fork focused on privacy and being local-first 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. # zedless-editor/zed: (WIP) Zed fork focused on privacy and being local-first **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 62 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary Zedless is a privacy-focused fork of the Zed code editor that removes telemetry, cloud dependencies, and proprietary services. The project prioritizes local-first functionality, allows users to configure their own infrastructure providers, and maintains contributor copyright without requiring CLAs. Currently in development, it aims to provide a self-hosted alternative to cloud-based development tools. ## 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. **@theacademe** · 6 upvotes > I look forward to zedless vs vscodium reviews! Ideally using ollama for more privacy. **@ibthomas** · 5 upvotes > The weird part is, I never knew Zed had telemetry or cloud dependencies. > The marketing around tech is crazy. **@akkitto** · 2 upvotes > About time. Every telemetry filled edition of something needs a Free as in Freedom one. ;) **@xidib78169** · 0 upvotes > When did we become so concerned about privacy every time we open an editor? > By the way, I 'm really looking forward to this editor. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Governing Security in the Age of Infinite Signal](https://daily.dev/posts/governing-security-in-the-age-of-infinite-signal-qhihbir44) · Snyk · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government](https://daily.dev/posts/no-one-has-a-good-plan-for-how-ai-companies-should-work-with-the-government-nkajqoze1) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/zedless-editor-zed-wip-zed-fork-focused-on-privacy-and-being-local-first-b4ytpgetj) ```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":"zedless-editor/zed: (WIP) Zed fork focused on privacy and being local-first","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/zedless-editor-zed-wip-zed-fork-focused-on-privacy-and-being-local-first-b4ytpgetj","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/zedless-editor-zed-wip-zed-fork-focused-on-privacy-and-being-local-first-b4ytpgetj"},"datePublished":"2025-08-20T19:52:06.166Z","dateModified":"2025-08-20T19:52:23.175Z","description":"Zedless is a privacy-focused fork of the Zed code editor that removes telemetry, cloud dependencies, and proprietary services. 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