All 66 Dependencies

Every package Zed depends on, ranked by repo health score.

Zed is a next-generation code editor engineered for speed and collaboration, written entirely in Rust by the team behind Atom and Tree-sitter. It combines GPU-accelerated rendering through its custom GPUI framework with a deeply integrated language server and AI subsystem, making it one of the most technically ambitious open source editors in existence.

At its core, Zed treats multiplayer editing as a first-class feature: multiple developers can share a project session with live cursors, shared selections, and real-time edits over an encrypted WebSocket connection to Zed's collab backend. The editor leverages Tree-sitter for structural code understanding, enabling features like syntax-aware selection, precise code navigation, and accurate syntax highlighting across hundreds of languages.

Zed's AI integration goes well beyond autocomplete. The built-in Agent panel supports multiple LLM providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Bedrock, Ollama, and more) and fully implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing external tools to extend the agent's capabilities. Version 1.0 shipped in April 2026, marking Zed's arrival as a production-ready editor.

The extension ecosystem uses WebAssembly via wasmtime to sandbox third-party language and tool integrations safely. With 235+ crates organized in a disciplined Rust workspace, Zed is architected to evolve without sacrificing the performance characteristics that distinguish it from Electron-based alternatives.

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