Zed

Very fast editor written in Rust, with collaborative editing.

AppOpen source

High-performance code editor written in Rust, with real-time collaboration and built-in AI features.

When to use

When you want a very fast editor with real-time collaboration built in.

If you depend on a large extension ecosystem or use Windows with workflows that aren't supported yet.

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