Zed is not a real contender while it only supports Mac. I appreciate their efforts, but not having open extensions system and being vendor-locked into one OS is a serious drawback compared to other editors. What I'm curious about is their advertised collaboration features, but I haven't had the chance to test them out yet.
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The Mac version is a preview. Their roadmap includes support for Linux and web versions in the future. The editor will have extensibility and will support community-made plugins and themes in the near future. Also, there is support for AI code companions.
Zed is not a real contender while it only supports Mac. I appreciate their efforts, but not having open extensions system and being vendor-locked into one OS is a serious drawback compared to other editors. What I'm curious about is their advertised collaboration features, but I haven't had the chance to test them out yet.
The Mac version is a preview. Their roadmap includes support for Linux and web versions in the future. The editor will have extensibility and will support community-made plugins and themes in the near future. Also, there is support for AI code companions.
There are many developers using WSL e.g. ;)