Zed Alternatives
5 alternatives to Zed — free and paid AI coding tools covering similar jobs, with pricing and standout strengths.
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Looking for a Zed alternative? Zed is listed under IDE (open source). The 5 tools below cover similar jobs, closest matches first — the table compares pricing, license, and platforms so you can shortlist quickly, and each entry further down adds a fuller summary and a link to the full profile.
| Tool | Pricing | License | Platforms | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Antigravity | freemium | — | macOS, Windows, Linux | IDE |
| Cursor | freemium | — | — | IDE |
| Void — Open-Source AI Code Editor (VS Code Fork) | open source | Apache-2.0 | macOS, Windows, Linux | IDE |
| Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) | freemium | — | — | IDE |
| Trae | freemium | — | macOS, Windows, Linux | IDE |
Free and open-source alternatives to Zed
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Google Antigravity
freemiummacOS, Windows, LinuxIDEGoogle Antigravity is Google's agentic development platform: an agent-first IDE plus a Manager surface that oversees multiple agents across editor, terminal, and browser. It launched with Gemini 3 in November 2025; I/O 2026 added a desktop app, CLI, and SDK. Its free Individual plan is generally available; it replaced Gemini CLI's free tier in June 2026.
Cursor
freemiumIDECursor is an AI-first code editor forked from VS Code, so extensions, themes, and keybindings carry over. It layers on tab completion, inline natural-language edits, an agent mode that reads, writes, and runs commands across files, and parallel agents across repos and worktrees. Freemium: a free Hobby tier, with Pro and Teams raising included usage.
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Void — Open-Source AI Code Editor (VS Code Fork)
open sourceApache-2.0macOS, Windows, LinuxIDEVoid is an open-source AI code editor forked from VS Code, positioned as an alternative to Cursor and Windsurf. It connects directly to any model (cloud or local via Ollama) with no proprietary backend. Apache-2.0 licensed and built by Glass Devtools (YC-backed); the project's GitHub repo was archived on June 2, 2026 and active development is paused.
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
freemiumIDEDevin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is an agentic IDE built on a VS Code fork, rebranded by Cognition AI in June 2026. Its built-in Devin Local agent — which replaced Cascade — plans and executes multi-file edits, runs terminal commands, and pulls codebase-wide context; the rebrand made an Agent Command Center the default surface and added ACP support.
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Trae
freemiummacOS, Windows, LinuxIDETrae is an AI-native IDE from ByteDance, built on a fork of VS Code so existing settings and extensions carry over. Its built-in Builder agent plans and edits code across files, while SOLO mode runs as a more autonomous AI engineer that scaffolds whole projects from a prompt. It is freemium: a free tier plus paid plans.