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Zed vs CodeEdit: catalog facts
Zed	CodeEdit
Freemium The editor is free and open source. Zed's hosted AI plans are paid, and you can use your…	Free Free and open source, supported by GitHub Sponsors.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
GPU-rendered and written in Rust, so it stays responsive under load Real-time collaborative editing and a shared terminal	Fully native macOS app written in Swift Lightweight design
A much smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code Windows support arrived late and is still the least mature build	Still in development, at version 0.3.6 macOS only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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