sources
every source cited in the zed history, with its date and type.
the catalog
every claim on this site carries source ids that resolve here. type marks the evidence role; dates keep the precision the source gave.
- undatedagent panel docszed.devagent panel docs; external agents via acp
- 2022dont be sad… next generation of atom – zedgithub"don't be sad… next generation of atom – zed"; atom-trauma quote
- 2022-06-08github announces atom archive for dec 15, 2022wayback machinegithub announces atom archive for dec 15, 2022
- undatedgpui third-party app catalog (loungy, zedis, termy, etcgithubgpui third-party app catalog (loungy, zedis, termy, etc.)
- 2025-09-25backlash + 1gb-file/20gb-ram reportbiggo.combacklash + 1gb-file/20gb-ram report
- 2026arbitration backlash coveragebotbeat.newsarbitration backlash coverage
- 2026-04-06reallocating claude code spend to zed+openrouterbraw.devreallocating claude code spend to zed+openrouter; hn 349 pts
- 2025-08-201,100 contributorsbusinesswire.com1,100 contributors; 150k devs; "not forked vs code" framing
- 2026-09-01delta beta first impressionscameron.leaflet.pubdelta beta first impressions
- 2026cb insightscb insights$44.82m total; b investors redpoint/root/sequoia
- 2018xray announcement coveragechangelogxray announcement coverage
- undatedchannels feature descriptionzed.devchannels feature description
- undatedcontributor license and feedback agreement textzed.devcontributor license and feedback agreement text
- 2025-07-14acquisition postcognition.comacquisition post; 350+ enterprise customers
- 2025-05-24independent agent panel reviewconstantin.glez.de · constantin glezindependent agent panel review
- 2025-06-19dap debugger launchzed.devdap debugger launch; hn 502 pts
- 2026early-accesszed.devearly-access; every op addressable; conversation-linked
- 2024-10-31key feature for potential vs code switchersdevclass.com"key feature for potential vs code switchers"
- undatedmarp/foam workflow lossesdev.tomarp/foam workflow losses
- 2022zed/lapce/helix rust-editor cohortdev.tozed/lapce/helix rust-editor cohort
- undatedwindows-ga tryoutdev.towindows-ga tryout; back to vscodium
- 2026cursor-for-most verdictdevtoolsreview.comcursor-for-most verdict; cursor arr/spacex claims (single-source)
- 2025-07-23disable_ai settingzed.devdisable_ai setting; onboarding toggle
- undatedsign-in optionalzed.devsign-in optional; github oauth; show_sign_in
- 2025-02-13zeta open modelzed.devzeta open model; qwen2.5-coder-7b fine-tune
- 2025-05-07agent panel launchzed.devagent panel launch; privacy defaults; ollama/byok
- 2025-08-20raise write-upfinsmesraise write-up; ceo nathan sobo
- 2024-07-11notes no official windows yetgamingonlinux.comnotes no official windows yet
- 2024cla unreadable without github oauthgithubcla unreadable without github oauth
- 2026collab/chat: bringing it back demandgithub"collab/chat: bringing it back" demand
- 2025copilot telemetry sent despite disabled zed telemetrygithubcopilot telemetry sent despite disabled zed telemetry
- 2024requests for global/compile-time ai kill switchgithubrequests for global/compile-time ai kill switch; egress logs
- 2026structural extension-gap analysisgithubstructural extension-gap analysis; app-like extensions impossible
- 2024pin+hash downloads proposalgithubpin+hash downloads proposal
- 2024-06-02unconsented node/npm/lsp/supermaven downloadsgithubunconsented node/npm/lsp/supermaven downloads; no verification
- 2025chat feature removedgithubchat feature removed; "sorry to the 5 of you"
- 2026text threads removedgithubtext threads removed; usage dropped; user frustration acknowledged
- 2025windows sign-in repromptgithubwindows sign-in reprompt; "very few people leverage collab today"
- 2026class-action waiver/arbitration objectiongithubclass-action waiver/arbitration objection; zed reply + close
- 2024-12-26ghostty public 1mitchellh.com · mitchell hashimotoghostty public 1.0; zig core + native guis
- 2026-06-12international coveragegigazine.netinternational coverage
- 2026-07-19star history: 10k jan 2024 → 50k nov 2024 → 87gitstarclub.comstar history: 10k jan 2024 → 50k nov 2024 → 87.2k
- 2026gittrend.iogittrend.io~90.1k stars; #10 rust repo
- undatedlongbridges gpui component librarygithublongbridge's gpui component library
- 2021-12-15first hn posthacker newsfirst hn post; 151 pts/82 comments; vaporware skepticism
- 2025-08-27175 pts/52 commentshacker news175 pts/52 comments
- undatedhn story stats index used for all point/comment countshn.algolia.comhn story stats index used for all point/comment counts
- 2025-02eula-on-binaries vs gpl-repo confusionhacker newseula-on-binaries vs gpl-repo confusion
- 2024-04-09211 pts/88 commentshacker news211 pts/88 comments
- 2024-07-08239 pts/173 commentshacker news239 pts/173 comments; "forced opt-in" debate
- 2024-11open issue for 5 months… judge for yourselfhacker news"open issue for 5 months… judge for yourself"
- 2025-08signed away under their cla… when vcs come knockinghacker news"signed away under their cla… when vcs come knocking"
- 2024-01-24pulling the rug cla critique on launch threadhacker news"pulling the rug" cla critique on launch thread
- 2025-09-03683 pts/406 commentshacker news683 pts/406 comments
- 2024-08initially loved zed… focus shifted to collaboration & aihacker news"initially loved zed… focus shifted to collaboration & ai"
- 2026-08-05529 pts/314 commentshacker news529 pts/314 comments
- 2025-07-23577 pts/269 commentshacker news577 pts/269 comments
- 2025-09not-being-an-electron-app critique + cursor counterhacker news"not-being-an-electron-app" critique + cursor counter
- 2025-05-07747 pts/422 commentshacker news747 pts/422 comments
- 2024-08-18350 pts/322 commentshacker news350 pts/322 comments
- 2024-07-10923 pts/677 commentshacker news923 pts/677 comments
- 2026-05skeptical hn receptionhacker newsskeptical hn reception
- 2025-09-24182 pts/197 commentshacker news182 pts/197 comments; morgankrey replies
- 2024-11remote-binary install debatehacker newsremote-binary install debate
- 2025-08-20450 pts/325 commentshacker news450 pts/325 comments
- 2022-06sobo: spiritual successor to atom… private alpha this weekhacker newssobo: "spiritual successor to atom… private alpha this week"; sublime-vibe goal; conservative extension apis
- 2024-02-17296 pts/234 commentshacker news296 pts/234 comments; a11y/gpui skepticism
- 2026-01-05453 pts/422 commentshacker news453 pts/422 comments
- 2026-02-13blade→wgpu prhacker newsblade→wgpu pr; 317 pts/308 comments
- 2025-10-15548 pts/365 commentshacker news548 pts/365 comments
- 2025-02second class citizen windows debatehacker news"second class citizen" windows debate; "build urself" rebuttal
- 2026-04-292,153 pts/690 commentshacker news2,153 pts/690 comments; tos/blob debates
- 2024-08-20401 pts/280 commentshacker news401 pts/280 comments
- 2025-11-13627 pts/331 commentshacker news627 pts/331 comments
- 2024-01-241,576 pts/601 commentshacker news1,576 pts/601 comments; license discussion; "calming editor" praise
- 2025-08-20556 pts/322 commentshacker news556 pts/322 comments
- 2025-02-14516 pts/290 commentshacker news516 pts/290 comments
- 2025-09-24inevitable but bait-and-switch feelhndistilled.com"inevitable but bait-and-switch feel"; "edit prediction far behind cursor"
- 2024-01-30license breakdown coveragei-programmer.infolicense breakdown coverage
- 2024-01-25creators of atom bring another open source code editoritsfoss.com"creators of atom bring another open source code editor"
- 2025-07-25irony? ai-focused… lets you disable all aiitsfoss.com"irony? ai-focused… lets you disable all ai"
- undatedfirst editor in years that made vs code feel slowjpk.io · jpk"first editor in years that made vs code feel slow"
- 20263-month dual daily-driver measurementskunalganglani.com · kunal ganglani3-month dual daily-driver measurements
- 2024-04-18wasm/wasmtime + tree-sitter hybrid extension designzed.dev · max brunsfeldwasm/wasmtime + tree-sitter hybrid extension design
- 2026pricing/architecture matrixlayer3labs.iopricing/architecture matrix
- 2024-08-16canonical perf-driven switch essaystevedylan.dev · steve simkinscanonical perf-driven switch essay
- 2025-09-25coding agent free lunch is overalexleighton.com · alex leighton"coding agent free lunch is over"; markup comparison
- 2024-08-19helix counterpointlobstershelix counterpoint; neovim-profiling pushback
- 2024-01106 upvoteslobsters106 upvotes; maxdeviant q&a; a11y/accesskit
- 2026-01disable-ai toggle discussedlobstersdisable-ai toggle discussed
- 2024ghostty platform-native rationalemitchellh.com · mitchell hashimotoghostty platform-native rationale; libghostty
- 2026-03lemmy: another vc funded bait and switch + pushbackmtgzone.comlemmy: "another vc funded bait and switch" + pushback
- 2025-10stable windowsneowin.netstable windows; dx11/directwrite; standing team
- 2025-08gpu-memory bugsneowin.netgpu-memory bugs; directwrite switch
- 2023-04-08first hands-on reviewthenewstack.iofirst hands-on review
- 2025-10-28hands-onthenewstack.iohands-on; maturity caveats
- 2024-07install script coverageomgubuntu.co.ukinstall script coverage
- 2026-04-22parallel agentszed.devparallel agents; hn 279 pts
- 2026-04-29phoronix.comphoronix.com1.0 cross-platform coverage
- 2025-07-23notes year of requestsphoronix.comnotes year of requests
- 2024-07-10vulkan, wayland+x11phoronix.comvulkan, wayland+x11; 168 comments
- 2025-02-13zeta coveragephoronix.comzeta coverage
- 2026$45m totalpitchbook$45m total; seed 2021-04-20 $2.53m; b 2025-08-20 $32.4m
- 2026gpui/native-app comebackpodrocket.logrocket.comgpui/native-app comeback; rustconf 2025 talk link
- 2025-09-24$10 prozed.dev$10 pro; +10% pass-through; $5 credits
- undatedwe dont want your datazed.dev"we don't want your data"; zero-retention provider contracts
- 2025-08-21syndicated raise coveragepulse2.comsyndicated raise coverage
- 2024-07-07original r/programming postold.reddit.comoriginal r/programming post
- 2026-04-30theregister.comtheregister.com1.0 coverage; ai-timeline recap; jetbrains-on-acp note
- 2025-07-30ai-free mode wry coveragetheregister.com"ai-free mode" wry coverage
- 2025-09-30windows public betatheregister.comwindows public beta; ga in october
- 2025-08-22different on windowstheregister.com"different on windows"; three shader stacks
- 2025-07-14cognition–windsurf acquisitionreuterscognition–windsurf acquisition; $82m arr
- 2026-05-13regretfully enjoying zedryanabx.org"regretfully enjoying zed"; cla/eula dislike; acp praise
- 2026abdulkadersafi.comabdulkadersafi.com · abdulkader safi1.0 review; "five years and over a million lines of code"
- 2025-08-20$32m series bzed.dev$32m series b; operation-based vcs tease
- 2026-01-03vs code defectortenthousandmeters.comvs code defector; "extension ecosystem is tiny"
- 2026sobo on syntax: rust/gpui, agents write most code, deltadbsnipdsobo on syntax: rust/gpui, agents write most code, deltadb
- 2025-07-14google $2techcrunchgoogle $2.4b acqui-hire context; openai bid expiry
- 2026-06-13crdt explanationtech timescrdt explanation; git-2005 framing; thursday waitlist
- undatedclient opt-outzed.devclient opt-out; server-side required for hosted features; no prompt storage
- 2026-02tos overhaul effective mar 2, 2026zed.devtos overhaul effective mar 2, 2026; arbitration; eula conflict fix
- 2021-12early tildes discussion w/ sobo commenttildes.netearly tildes discussion w/ sobo comment
- 2026-05-17~800–1,000 vs 50k–100k extensionstoolchew.com~800–1,000 vs 50k–100k extensions; no dev containers
- 2023gpui 120fps gpu-ui rationalezed.dev · antonio scandurragpui 120fps gpu-ui rationale; per-primitive shaders
- 2021-12-15introducing zed—a lightning-fast, collaborative code editor written in rust full textvuink.com"introducing zed—a lightning-fast, collaborative code editor written in rust" full text
- 2026-05-29helix-vs-zed framingweavai.apphelix-vs-zed framing
- 2025-08dx11 backendzed.devdx11 backend; 4 engineers; wsl/path/updater issues
- undated100,000 extensions keep me hostagexda-developers.com"100,000 extensions keep me hostage"; zed 180mb vs vscode 650mb idle
- 2018xray: rust-core experimental editorgithubxray: rust-core experimental editor; memo operation-based vcs
- 2019is it dead? — sobo confirms github shelved xraygithub"is it dead?" — sobo confirms github shelved xray
- undatedofficial page conceding extension gapzed.devofficial page conceding extension gap; perf claims
- 2024-04-09async rust deep-dive w/ videozed.dev · thorsten ballasync rust deep-dive w/ video
- 2025-11-13company runs all-hands inside zed channelszed.devcompany runs all-hands inside zed channels
- 2024-07-10linux when? linux nowzed.dev"linux when? linux now"
- 2025-08-20privacy/local-first forkgithubprivacy/local-first fork; no telemetry/cla/cloud deps
- 2023-03beta coverage80.lvbeta coverage; macos 10.15+ detail
- 2015-06-25atom-editor.ccatom-editor.cc1.0; atomicity origin; sobo joined dec 2011; 350k mau
- 2014-02-26atom public beta, by nathansoboatom-editor.cc · nathan soboatom public beta, by nathansobo
- 2014-05-06mit open-sourcing inclwayback machinemit open-sourcing incl. atom shell
- 2026-09seed 20 apr 2021caplight.comseed 20 apr 2021; investor round mapping
- 2023-03-15as atoms sun sets, zeds sun is rising tweet quotechangelog"as atom's sun sets, zed's sun is rising" tweet quote; teletype origin
- 2025-05-07sobo on agentic editing + business modelchangelogsobo on agentic editing + business model
- 2024-03-01zeds secret saucechangelog"zed's secret sauce"
- 2026-09delta product sitedelta.devdelta product site
- 2024-06-05kris jenkins interviewapple podcastskris jenkins interview
- 2026-09seed $2everydev.aiseed $2.5m spring 2021; root/matchstick/v1.vc
- 2023-03-16series a recapfinsmesseries a recap
- 2024-01-26full-text mirror of oss post inclfuturum.devfull-text mirror of oss post incl. channels/fireside details
- 2017-12-11brunsfeld galois talkgalois.com · max brunsfeldbrunsfeld galois talk; github.com+atom integration in progress
- 2015-06-25githubgithub1.0.0 tag
- 2022-12-15archived bannergithubarchived banner
- 2024-02-07central extension registrygithubcentral extension registry
- 2025-05evidence pro/free prompt tiers existed by may 2025githubevidence pro/free prompt tiers existed by may 2025
- 2024-07-10linux when? linux nowgithub"linux when? linux now." first stable linux build
- 2017-06-06teletype-crdt componentsgithubteletype-crdt components; archived
- 2025-10-15windows + codex acp release notesgithubwindows + codex acp release notes
- 2026-09-16created 2021-02-20githubcreated 2021-02-20; ~90.3k stars, ~10.6k forks; gpl-3.0
- 2026-06-22~1,119 registry / ~1,562 tracked extensionsgithub~1,119 registry / ~1,562 tracked extensions; type breakdown
- 2026-09gpui framework sitegpui.rsgpui framework site
- 2025-02zeta model + dataset on hfhuggingface.cozeta model + dataset on hf
- 2023-03beta hn threadhacker newsbeta hn thread; business-model q&a ("charge for backend service")
- 2017-11qcon sf unveilinginfoq.comqcon sf unveiling; webrtc + crdt details
- 2025-02~50 synthetic claude examplesitsfoss.com~50 synthetic claude examples; opt-in telemetry detail
- 2026-0930-40 employeeslinkedin30-40 employees; $44.9m total; la hq claim; 12-country distribution; revenue estimate (unreliable)
- 2022-06announcement discussionlobstersannouncement discussion; waitlist-only noted
- 2026-04third-party 1mediumthird-party 1.0 retrospective; trajectory recap
- 2026podrocket ep w/ mikayla maki on zed 1mu.socialpodrocket ep w/ mikayla maki on zed 1.0
- 2026-09butler: lead designer jul 2021–aug 2025linkedinbutler: lead designer jul 2021–aug 2025
- 2024-01-24open-source coveragephoronix.comopen-source coverage; services-business rationale
- 2023-03-15series aprweb.comseries a; angel names; "successful alpha"; patrick chase quote; sf dateline
- 2023-03redpoint postredpoint.comredpoint post; "9.3% of engineers" atom stat; "code at the speed of thought"
- 2025-08-28acp coveragetheregister.comacp coverage; json-rpc over stdio
- 2018contemporary discussionusers.rust-lang.orgcontemporary discussion; rgasplit crdt note
- 2025-08-20150k active developers each month (self-reported)sequoiacap.com"150k active developers each month" (self-reported); sequoia rationale
- 2024-08-20willisons analysissimonwillison.net · simon willisonwillison's analysis; fast edit mode note
- 2026sobo on syntax: rust, gpui, deltadb/deltasyntax.fmsobo on syntax: rust, gpui, deltadb/delta
- 2022-06-08sunset coveragetechcrunchsunset coverage; notes brunsfeld's new-editor effort
- 2023-03-15series a detailstechcrunchseries a details; sobo founding quote; $40m val; $12.5m total
- 2017-11-15teletype betagithub.blog · antonio scandurrateletype beta; author scandurra
- 2026-09ball bio (amp co-founder)thorstenball.comball bio (amp co-founder)
- 2025-01ball departure postlinkedinball departure post; zed tenure jan 2024–jan 2025
- 2026-09-16third-party delta coveragethenewstack.iothird-party delta coverage; recap of funding
- 2013-11-06tree-sitter initial commitgithubtree-sitter initial commit
- 2024-05-04feldman interviews sobo (pre-zed-employment)shows.acast.comfeldman interviews sobo (pre-zed-employment)
- 2026-09atom dates cross-check (26 feb 2014 releasewikipediaatom dates cross-check (26 feb 2014 release; archived 15 dec 2022)
- 2026-092018 releasewikipedia2018 release; adoption list; github semantic usage
- 2018-03-16client/server architecture switch, by nathansobogithub · nathan soboclient/server architecture switch, by nathansobo
- 2018github has decided not to move forwardgithub"github has decided not to move forward"; memo subproject; update log
- 2018-05-28memo = crdt vcs at keystroke levelgithubmemo = crdt vcs at keystroke level
- 2018-10-14tree-sitter – a new parsing system for programming tools talkyoutube"tree-sitter – a new parsing system for programming tools" talk
- 2022-05-05first public demoyoutubefirst public demo; "private alpha in the coming weeks"
- 2026-04-29zed 1zed.dev · nathan sobozed 1.0; >1m loc; daily-user claim; acp agent list incl. cursor
- 2024-02-07metal pipeline 120 fps (sobo + scandurra)zed.devmetal pipeline 120 fps (sobo + scandurra)
- 2026-09-16vision manifesto + investor list (seed: root, v1zed.devvision manifesto + investor list (seed: root, v1.vc, matchstick; a&b: redpoint, sequoia)
- 2025-08-27acp + gemini clized.devacp + gemini cli; google approached zed
- 2026-01-28acp registryzed.devacp registry
- 2025-11-06agents as extensionszed.devagents as extensions
- 2026-04-09agent metricszed.devagent metrics
- 2024-08-20zed ai launchzed.devzed ai launch; anthropic collab; claude 3.5 sonnet; prompt caching
- 2024-10-17usage-based billing for high-volume userszed.devusage-based billing for high-volume users
- 2026-05-05irwin: token pass-through economicszed.dev · conrad irwinirwin: token pass-through economics; long-term = deltadb monetization
- 2023-06-28assistant panel introzed.devassistant panel intro; "text is the ultimate user interface"
- 2023-03-15public beta postzed.dev · nathan sobopublic beta post; "baby to leave the nest"
- 2024-01-23ball × founders on the rewrite decisionzed.dev · thorsten ballball × founders on the rewrite decision
- 2026-09-16full dated blog index used for timeline cross-checkszed.devfull dated blog index used for timeline cross-checks
- 2026-05-06zed for business launchzed.devzed for business launch
- 2024-01-17channels launch (irwin)zed.devchannels launch (irwin)
- 2025-09-03claude code beta in zedzed.devclaude code beta in zed
- 2025-10-16codex via acpzed.devcodex via acp
- 2026-06-02community programzed.devcommunity program
- 2025-06-12sobo essayzed.devsobo essay
- 2022-12-01first blog postzed.dev · nathan sobofirst blog post; "16 years ago… 135k lines of rust"; engelbart framing
- 2026-08-12delta private betazed.dev · nathan sobodelta private beta
- 2026-09-16delta public betazed.dev · nathan sobodelta public beta; prs off on own repo; "race to replace github"; 33 people/570 changes; free-during-beta
- 2026-06-11deltadb detailzed.dev · nathan sobodeltadb detail; "founded zed to move beyond the constraints of commits"; first spoke fall 2025
- 2026-09install scriptzed.devinstall script; vulkan requirement; packaging notes
- 2026-03-09free pro year for studentszed.devfree pro year for students; student-hire names
- 2026-02-04multi-provider edit predictions (zeta, mercury, sweep, ollama, codestral, copilot nes)zed.devmulti-provider edit predictions (zeta, mercury, sweep, ollama, codestral, copilot nes)
- 2024-10-21wasm/wit extension architecturezed.devwasm/wit extension architecture; registry repo flow
- 2026-09release channelszed.devrelease channels; revenue = pro subscriptions
- 2025-03-12native gitzed.devnative git
- 2024-01-25gpui ownership/data flow (sobo)zed.devgpui ownership/data flow (sobo)
- 2024-01-03gpui 2 in productionzed.devgpui 2 in production
- 2026-06-16zed guild experiment retrospectivezed.devzed guild experiment retrospective
- 2025-09-16hiring-from-contributors programzed.devhiring-from-contributors program
- 2022-06-08introducing zed manifesto landing pagewayback machine · nathan sobo"introducing zed" manifesto landing page; waitlist era
- 2026-04-27gpui-component ecosystem spotlightzed.devgpui-component ecosystem spotlight
- 2025-10-06jetbrains acp collaborationzed.devjetbrains acp collaboration
- 2023-06-14weve decided to open source zed… on zedzed.dev · nathan sobo"we've decided to open source zed… on zed"
- 2024-01-24gpl/agpl/apache-2 splitzed.dev · nathan sobogpl/agpl/apache-2 split; fireside hacks; banner-ad pledge
- 2026-09plan matrix inclzed.devplan matrix incl. student; trial mechanics
- 2026-09-16pro $10/mozed.devpro $10/mo; business $30/seat/mo; 25+ seat order forms
- 2024-10-30ssh remotingzed.devssh remoting
- 2024-02-12definitive atom→zed postmortem interviewzed.dev · thorsten balldefinitive atom→zed postmortem interview; sobo's 2017 moment; pathfinder/sdf detours
- 2023-03-27brunsfeld on tree-sitter in zedzed.dev · max brunsfeldbrunsfeld on tree-sitter in zed
- 2026-09-16official bios + roster (~40 people)zed.devofficial bios + roster (~40 people)
- 2023-01-23sobos full founding narrative (xray→2019→warp→mar 2022 dogfood)zed.dev · nathan sobosobo's full founding narrative (xray→2019→warp→mar 2022 dogfood)
- 2025-10-15windows stablezed.dev · max brunsfeldwindows stable; dx11; @localcc platform lead
- 2025-12-17worktree trustzed.devworktree trust; security posture (swanson + bulatov)
- 2026-09-01sobos ted nelson essayzed.dev · nathan sobosobo's ted nelson essay
- 2026-03-25zeta2 rebuilt from training data upzed.devzeta2 rebuilt from training data up
- 2026-05-08zeta2zed.devzeta2.1 efficiency
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