Zed
GPL-3.0 GPU-accelerated editor with first-party agents
AI Agents / Coding Agents · GPL-3.0 · 92k
Reviewed 2026-09-03 · last push 2026-10-21 · repo checked 2026-10-21
What's Good
GPL-3.0 (LICENSE-GPL). Native macOS, Linux, and Windows. Multiplayer editing, language servers, first-party agent features in the editor. Download from zed.dev/download or a package manager.
The Catch
GPL-3.0 is copyleft, not MIT. Hosted agent features that talk to Zed's models are a product on top of the editor — no Cloud free tier to count on. Web is not shipped.
Verdict
The fast open editor. GPL-3.0, agents in-process, no invented Cloud giveaway.
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