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GoLand vs Zed: catalog facts
GoLand	Zed
Paid A paid subscription is required after the trial.	Freemium The editor is free and open source. Zed's hosted AI plans are paid, and you can use your…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Go-aware refactoring and inspections beyond what gopls alone provides Integrated Delve debugger with test and benchmark runners	GPU-rendered and written in Rust, so it stays responsive under load Real-time collaborative editing and a shared terminal
Paid subscription with no free commercial tier Heavier than an editor with the Go language server	A much smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code Windows support arrived late and is still the least mature build
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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