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Install zed with Homebrew Cask

Multiplayer code editor. Version 1.26.2 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. Also installable with winget: winget install --id Anchor.cli -e.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%
brew install --cask zed

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Multiplayer code editor

Commands and aliases

  • cli

history

Project history and usage

Zed is an open-source, native code editor written in Rust, designed for high-performance editing, real-time collaboration, and integrated AI-agent workflows.

Project history

Zed was created by former Atom developers who concluded that Atom’s Chromium-based foundation could not meet their performance and collaboration goals. They built a new editor in Rust around the custom GPU-accelerated GPUI framework.

The team announced Zed publicly in 2023, opened all existing source code in January 2024, and released Zed 1.0 on April 29, 2026.

Adoption history

Zed was initially developed and used by its remote team as a real-time collaborative workspace. A public preview channel was introduced in 2023.

The project became fully open source in January 2024, expanding its potential contributor base. Linux support arrived in 2024, native Git support followed in 2025, and the stable product reached version 1.0 in April 2026.

How it is used

Users open local or remote projects for code editing with language servers, Tree-sitter syntax support, tasks, debugging, Git, terminals, extensions, and project-specific `.zed/settings.json` configuration.

Collaboration and agent features support shared editing, inline assistance, external coding agents, reusable instructions, skills, and model-provider integrations. Provider keys entered through Zed are stored in the operating system keychain rather than a credentials file.

Why package nerds care

Zed is notable for implementing a modern editor and its GPU-rendered GPUI framework in Rust instead of using Electron. It combines low-latency native editing, real-time collaboration, language tooling, Git, extensions, remote development, and agentic coding.

Its lineage is especially interesting to tool enthusiasts because its founders previously created Atom and Electron, then deliberately started over with a native rendering and concurrency architecture.

Timeline

  • 2023: Zed is publicly introduced as a high-performance multiplayer code editor.
  • 2023: Zed introduces its preview release channel.
  • 2024: Zed becomes fully open source.
  • 2024: Official Linux support launches.
  • 2025: Native Git support launches.
  • 2026: Zed 1.0 is released.

Related projects

  • Atom: the earlier editor created by members of Zed’s founding team.
  • Electron: the desktop framework that emerged from Atom and whose architecture Zed intentionally avoids.
  • GPUI: Zed’s Rust-based GPU-accelerated UI framework.
  • Agent Client Protocol: an open protocol supported by Zed for connecting coding agents.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for zed. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zed/settings.json (falls back to ~/.config/zed/settings.json)$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zed/keymap.json (falls back to ~/.config/zed/keymap.json)
macOS
~/.config/zed/settings.json~/.config/zed/keymap.json
Windows
%APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json%APPDATA%\Zed\keymap.json

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
clibinaryHomebrew cask binarycli

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.26.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/zed-industries/zed

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:zed
Version1.26.2
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/zed
Homepagehttps://zed.dev/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/zed-industries/zed
Upstream docshttps://zed.dev/
Source archivehttps://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/download/v1.26.2/Zed-aarch64.dmg
SHA-2564632b670da78371fef5a0e417918d7b42bfc333e291ae86ab6b758d635c6be81
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenzed
Names
  • Zed
Artifacts
App
1
Binary
1
Generate Completions From Executable
1
Target
2
Uninstall
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

source database matches

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winget92%

Anchor.cli

winget install --id Anchor.cli -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Cli
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Anchor.cli from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
winget92%

Cosine.CLI

winget install --id Cosine.CLI -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Cli
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winget92%

Dapr.CLI.Preview

winget install --id Dapr.CLI.Preview -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Cli
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winget92%

Pinner.Cli

winget install --id Pinner.Cli -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Cli
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winget92%

Scaleway.cli

winget install --id Scaleway.cli -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Cli
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Scaleway.cli from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
winget92%

Sirstrap.CLI

winget install --id Sirstrap.CLI -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Cli
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  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
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