Zed

aid: zed-editor
name: Zed
description: Zed is an open-source, high-performance multiplayer code editor written from scratch in Rust and built around
  GPU-accelerated rendering through its own GPUI framework. Created by Zed Industries — founded by Nathan Sobo, Antonio Scandurra,
  and Max Brunsfeld, the team behind Atom, Electron, and Tree-sitter — Zed combines a native desktop editor with real-time
  collaboration, native Git integration, Language Server Protocol and Debug Adapter Protocol support, and a first-class AI
  agent surface that includes edit prediction powered by the open-weight Zeta2 model, an inline assistant, parallel agents,
  and integrations with external coding agents (Claude, Codex, OpenCode) via the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) and Model Context
  Protocol (MCP). The editor itself is free and triple-licensed (AGPL / Apache-2.0 / GPL-3.0) with paid Pro and Business tiers
  that bundle hosted AI capabilities, edit prediction quotas, organization controls, and data governance. Zed runs on macOS,
  Linux, and Windows and exposes a WASM-based extension API (themes, languages, debuggers, snippets, MCP servers, agent servers)
  with extensions published through the zed-industries/extensions repository.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: unknown
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - pricing
  - repository-unlicensed
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Producing
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/zed-editor.png
tags:
- Code Editor
- Developer Tools
- IDE
- Rust
- GPU Accelerated
- Open-Source
- AI Coding
- Agentic Editing
- Real-Time Collaboration
- Language Server Protocol
- Debug Adapter Protocol
- MCP
- Agent Client Protocol
- WebAssembly Extensions
- Tree-sitter
- Multiplayer
tags_raw:
- Code Editor
- Developer Tools
- IDE
- Rust
- GPU Accelerated
- Open Source
- AI Coding
- Agentic Editing
- Real-Time Collaboration
- Language Server Protocol
- Debug Adapter Protocol
- Model Context Protocol
- Agent Client Protocol
- WebAssembly Extensions
- Tree-sitter
- Multiplayer
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/zed-editor/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
kind: opensource
apis: []
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/zed-editor-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://zed.dev
- type: Documentation
  url: https://zed.dev/docs/
- type: Download
  url: https://zed.dev/download
- type: Pricing
  url: https://zed.dev/pricing
- type: Business
  url: https://zed.dev/business
- type: Extensions
  url: https://zed.dev/extensions
- type: ThemeBuilder
  url: https://zed.dev/theme-builder
- type: RoadMap
  url: https://zed.dev/roadmap
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://zed.dev/releases
- type: Status
  url: https://zedstatus.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://zed.dev/blog
- type: Community
  url: https://zed.dev/community
- type: Forums
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/discussions
- type: Support
  url: https://zed.dev/support
- type: FAQ
  url: https://zed.dev/faq
- type: About
  url: https://zed.dev/about
- type: Team
  url: https://zed.dev/team
- type: Values
  url: https://zed.dev/values
- type: Jobs
  url: https://zed.dev/jobs
- type: Press
  url: https://zed.dev/press
- type: Brand
  url: https://zed.dev/brand
- type: Privacy
  url: https://zed.dev/privacy
- type: Telemetry
  url: https://zed.dev/docs/telemetry
- type: SOC2
  url: https://zed.dev/docs/privacy-and-security/soc2
- type: CLA
  url: https://zed.dev/cla
- type: Login
  url: https://zed.dev/sign_in
- type: Signup
  url: https://zed.dev/sign_up
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed
- type: Extensions
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries/extensions
- type: ExtensionDevelopment
  url: https://zed.dev/docs/extensions/developing-extensions
- type: AgentClientProtocol
  url: https://zed.dev/docs/ai/external-agents
- type: ModelContextProtocol
  url: https://zed.dev/docs/ai/mcp
- type: GPUI
  url: https://www.gpui.rs
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/zeddotdev
- type: Bluesky
  url: https://bsky.app/profile/zed.dev
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@zeddotdev
- type: Discord
  url: https://zed.dev/community-links
- type: Reddit
  url: https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/LICENSE-APACHE
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/LICENSE-AGPL
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/LICENSE-GPL
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com