sources
the catalog — every source behind every claim, dated and typed.
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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