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Zed vs Pragtical: catalog facts
Zed	Pragtical
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.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
GPU-rendered and written in Rust, so it stays responsive under load Real-time collaborative editing and a shared terminal	Small and fast Extensible through Lua plugins
A much smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code Windows support arrived late and is still the least mature build	Fewer features out of the box than larger IDEs Smaller plugin ecosystem than mainstream editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: MIT
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 October 1, 2026

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