Zed by zed-industries
Code at the speed of thought - Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
About Zed
From the project's README at github.com/zed-industries/zed. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
[](https://zed.dev) [](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/actions/workflows/run_tests.yml)
Welcome to Zed, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
On macOS, Linux, and Windows you can download Zed directly or install Zed via your local package manager (macOS/Linux/Windows).
Other platforms are not yet available: Web (tracking issue) Developing Zed Building Zed for macOS Building Zed for Linux Building Zed for Windows Contributing
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 82k | github.com/zed-industries/zed |
| GitHub forks | 8.2k | github.com/zed-industries/zed |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 415 | zed |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 5.2 years | since Feb 2021 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 5, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 1,210 | last: 3 days ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2026-27976. What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Zed?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.