Introducing Zed: A High-Performance Code Editor with a Balance of Native Performance and UI-focused Ecosystem

🚀Zed is an open-source code editor designed to offer native performance and a plugin-focused ecosystem.

🔧The editor was built by the original creators of Atom and aims to find a balance between native performance and a UI-focused ecosystem similar to VS Code.

🎉Zed recently underwent a major rewrite and is now available for macOS.

💡The developers believe that making Zed open source will attract a larger pool of talent and enhance the quality of the editor.

💰Zed plans to monetize by selling services that seamlessly integrate with the editor.

Is Zed an open-source code editor?

—Yes, Zed is an open-source code editor that allows anyone to contribute to its development.

What sets Zed apart from other code editors?

—Zed aims to offer native performance and a plugin-focused ecosystem similar to VS Code. It combines the best features of both worlds.

What platforms is Zed currently available for?

—At the moment, Zed is available only for macOS. However, the developers have plans to support other platforms in the future.

How does Zed plan to monetize?

—Zed plans to monetize by selling services that seamlessly integrate with the editor, offering additional productivity features.

Can I contribute to the development of Zed?

—Absolutely! Zed is open source, which means anyone can contribute to its development and help make it even better.

00:00Zed is an open-source code editor designed to offer native performance and a plugin-focused ecosystem.

02:52The editor was built by the original creators of Atom and aims to find a balance between native performance and a UI-focused ecosystem similar to VS Code.

04:45Zed recently underwent a major rewrite and is now available for macOS.

06:58The developers believe that making Zed open source will attract a larger pool of talent and enhance the quality of the editor.

08:16Zed plans to monetize by selling services that seamlessly integrate with the editor.