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Code editors · 6 alternatives

Instead of Zed, try one of these 6.

Every alternative is lined up against Zed on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Zed sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
ZedWhat you have now
GPU-accelerated collaborative code editor in Rust.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · Linux · Win
Visual Studio Code#1
The most popular code editor, with a huge extension marketplace.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Sublime Text#2
Blazingly fast, minimalist text editor for code.
PricePaid
$99 license
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Vim#3
Modal text editor that never leaves your terminal.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
VSCodium#4
VS Code without Microsoft telemetry or branding.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Notepad++#5
Lightweight Windows text editor with plugins.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win
Eclipse IDE#6
Veteran open-source IDE for Java and more.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux

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Zed alternatives at a glance

Zed is a free code editors app. We compared 6 alternatives: 5 are open source, 5 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 6 work fully offline. The most popular is Visual Studio Code, with 4.1k likes.

Most liked overallVisual Studio Code

The most popular code editor, with a huge extension marketplace.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best free optionVim

Modal text editor that never leaves your terminal.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best open-source optionVSCodium

VS Code without Microsoft telemetry or branding.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best for offline useSublime Text

Blazingly fast, minimalist text editor for code.

Paid · Works offline

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