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Best Zed Alternatives in 2026

12 apps from text editors ranked against Zed on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free8.2
    Zed vs Visual Studio Code
  2. 2
    Neovim Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.2
    Zed vs Neovim
  3. 4
    Notepad++ Free plan Win Free7.9
    Zed vs Notepad++
  4. 5
    EmEditor Free trial Win $0.42/mo7.8
    Zed vs EmEditor
  5. 6
    BBEdit Free plan Mac $59.99/mo7.7
    Zed vs BBEdit
  6. 7
    Lapce Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.7
    Zed vs Lapce
  7. 8
    Micro Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.4
    Zed vs Micro
  8. 9
    EditiX Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Zed vs EditiX
  9. 10
    Fresh Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    Zed vs Fresh
  10. 11
    Calmly Writer Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWebWin 7.2
    Zed vs Calmly Writer
  11. 12
    Kate Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    Zed vs Kate
  12. 13
    Vim LinuxMacWin 6.9
    Zed vs Vim
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