Zed!

Zed!

Zed! is a lightweight text editor for Linux and Windows designed for programmers. It has syntax highlighting and auto-completion for many programming languages. Zed! is open-source and has customizable themes and key bindings.
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Zed!: Lightweight Text Editor for Programmers

A fast and feature-rich text editor for Linux and Windows, with syntax highlighting, auto-completion, customizable themes, and key bindings.

What is Zed!?

Zed! is an open-source text editor for Linux, macOS and Windows designed for programmers. It provides syntax highlighting and auto-completion for many programming languages, including C/C++, Python, PHP, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and more. Some key features include:

  • Fast and lightweight editor with minimalist interface for easy navigation
  • Support for common programming languages with syntax highlighting and auto-completion
  • Customizable themes and keyboard shortcuts for personal preference
  • Project-based workspaces to easily organize multiple files for the same project
  • Integrated terminal and many plugins for extensibility and added productivity
  • Powerful search and replace with regex support
  • Available on Linux, Windows, and macOS

Zed! aims to provide developers with a fast, customizable, and intuitive coding environment without the bloat of larger IDEs. Its syntax analysis engine catches common coding errors in real time while coding. An integrated Git client allows easy version control workflows. Extensibility with plugins provides added functionality like advanced auto-completion and code linters.

Zed! Features

Features

  1. Lightweight text editor
  2. Syntax highlighting
  3. Auto-completion
  4. Support for many programming languages
  5. Customizable themes
  6. Customizable key bindings

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Lightweight and fast

Good for programming

Open source

Cross-platform (Linux and Windows)

Cons

Limited features compared to full IDEs

Less community support than more popular editors


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