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Zed 1.0

Open-source editor release praised for speed, polish, and SSH workflows.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-04-29

Last seen:2026-04-29

Sightings:1

Source:zed.dev

What it is

Open-source editor release praised for speed, polish, and SSH workflows.

Why developers recommend it

It was one of the most substantive product-launch threads on the front page.

Hacker News evidence

2026-04-29

HN praised its low memory use and remote editing while arguing over AI defaults, search UX, and extensibility.

Zed 1.0