Skip to content
cask.news
← Browse all apps

Livebook vs Zed

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Livebook

8.0
Developer Tools

Code notebooks for Elixir developers

Zed

8.0
Developer Tools

Multiplayer code editor

Metric Livebook Zed
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 8.0 8.0
30-day Installs 37 12.5K
90-day Installs 119 31.5K
365-day Installs 516 98.3K
Version 0.19.7 1.0.1
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 5.7K 76.8K
GitHub Forks 493 7.3K
Open Issues 25 3.2K
License Apache-2.0 NOASSERTION
Language Elixir Rust
Last GitHub Commit 1mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Jul 30, 2022 Aug 9, 2023

Reviews

Livebook

Livebook is an interactive notebook platform for Elixir developers, offering a collaborative environment for writing, executing, and sharing code. It's particularly useful for those working on data workflows, documentation, or machine learning with Elixir.

Livebook provides an interactive environment for writing, executing, and sharing Elixir code in notebook format.

Pros

  • + Interactive and collaborative environment for Elixir code
  • + Supports distributed machine learning and data workflows
  • + Open-source with active development and community support

Cons

  • - Lacks auto-update functionality
  • - Primarily appeals to a niche audience of Elixir developers

Zed

Zed is a high-performance, open-source multiplayer code editor that enables real-time collaboration. It's designed for developers who need seamless teamwork, offering features like AI integration and cross-platform support.

Zed allows multiple users to edit and collaborate on code in real-time.

Pros

  • + Open-source with a strong community
  • + High-performance and real-time collaboration
  • + Cross-platform support
  • + AI integration and developer tools

Cons

  • - High number of open issues
  • - Potential instability due to active development