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Eclipse IDE for Rust Developers vs Zed: catalog facts
Eclipse IDE for Rust Developers	Zed
Free Free and open source under the Eclipse Public License.	Freemium The editor is free and open source. Zed's hosted AI plans are paid, and you can use your…
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Free and open source Part of the long-running Eclipse IDE family	GPU-rendered and written in Rust, so it stays responsive under load Real-time collaborative editing and a shared terminal
The foundation homepage says little about the Rust package itself Full IDE rather than a lightweight editor	A much smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code Windows support arrived late and is still the least mature build
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: EPL-1.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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