Zed is an interesting new code editor from the creators of the OG Atom editor (that ultimately inspired Visual Studio Code) with a heavy focus on performance and it shows. Written entirely in Rust and utilizing the GPU it is quick to start up and incredibly responsive once loaded. Originally Zed was only available on MacOS, then in mid 2024 Linux support was added. Today, Zed is now finally available on Windows OS as well!
Key features specific to the new Windows version of Zed:
WSL & Remoting is Built-in
Zed now speaks WSL. You can open a Linux distro as a first-class “remote” target, edit projects that live inside it.
Full Extension Parity
All Zed extensions now work seamlessly on Windows; no special steps, no caveats.
Agentic Coding on Windows
All of Zed’s AI features, including edit predictions and ACP-powered agents, are fully supported on Windows.
A Refreshed Rendering Backend
To run on almost all Windows versions, including VMs, we created a new rendering backend based on DirectX 11.
If you are interested in learning more about the process of porting Zed to the Windows platform check out this YouTube video.
Key Links
If you want to see Zed in action on Windows and learn more about why you might want to choose this high performance code editor, check out the video below.