Zed
A fast code editor with AI agents built in
- Made by
- Zed
- Category
- Coding
- Last change
- Oct 28, 2026
Changelog
October 2026
- New feature
Zed v1.26 lets users hover over a variable in the editor to inspect its state while paused at a breakpoint.
What this means for you: When you pause a program at a breakpoint (a spot where you tell the editor to stop running), you can now hover over a variable to see its current value right in the editor. This saves you from hunting for it in a separate panel.
How to use it: Update to Zed v1.26. Run your program with a breakpoint set, and when it pauses, hover over a variable.
- New feature
Zed v1.25 reduces the app's binary size by about 30% across all platforms.
What this means for you: Zed, a code editor, is now about 30% smaller to download and store on your computer. This holds on every platform.
How to use it: Update to Zed v1.25.
- New feature
Zed v1.24 lets users create Git tags directly, from the command palette or from a commit's context menu in Git history or Git Graph.
What this means for you: You can now create a Git tag, a named marker on a point in your project's history, without leaving Zed. That means you can mark a finished version right where you review your commits.
How to use it: Update to Zed v1.24. Run `git: create tag at head` from the command palette. Or choose `Create Tag…` from a commit's context menu in Git history or Git Graph.
- New feature
Zed v1.23 adds JSONL and NDJSON file support to its table preview, opened with cmd-k v on macOS or ctrl-k v on Linux and Windows.
September 2026
- New model
Zed now lets users who bring their own OpenAI API keys use GPT-6.1 Sol.
- New feature
Zed subagents can now compact their context automatically, so they can work on longer tasks.
- New feature
Zed v1.22 lets the agent spawn subagents with different models on the fly, and each subagent card shows which model it uses.
- New feature
Zed v1.21 adds the `lsp command selector: toggle` action, which runs language server commands beyond cursor-specific actions.
- New feature
Zed v1.20 adds an optional cursor movement animation, turned on by setting `cursor_animation.enabled` to `true`.
- New feature
Zed v1.19 adds call hierarchy actions that show a function's incoming callers and the functions it calls.
- New feature
Zed v1.18 refreshes Markdown previews with larger, higher-contrast body text, roomier spacing, and rounded backgrounds for inline code.
August 2026
- New feature
Zed v1.17 now previews CSV, TSV, PSV and SSV files as interactive tables where users can sort and resize columns and filter rows.
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