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Phoenix CodeZed
Freemium

The editor is free and open source; Phoenix Pro adds paid AI features.

 Freemium

The editor is free and open source. Zed's hosted AI plans are paid, and you can use your…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Live preview with visual editing that writes back to code
  • Runs on the desktop or in a browser
  • GPU-rendered and written in Rust, so it stays responsive under load
  • Real-time collaborative editing and a shared terminal
  • Focused on web front-end work more than other languages
  • AI features require Phoenix Pro and your own Claude access
  • A much smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code
  • Windows support arrived late and is still the least mature build
Downloadable app, Web application Downloadable app
Open 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

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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