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Lumide vs Zed

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Lumide

6.0
Developer Tools

Agent-native code editor

Zed

8.0
Developer Tools

Multiplayer code editor

Metric Lumide Zed
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 6.0 8.0
30-day Installs 1 10.6K
90-day Installs 1 36.4K
365-day Installs 1 108.3K
Version 0.14.0 1.9.0
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 83 76.8K
GitHub Forks 2 7.3K
Open Issues 19 3.2K
License NOASSERTION
Language Rust
Last GitHub Commit 9d ago 3mo ago
First Seen Jul 6, 2026 Aug 9, 2023

Reviews

Lumide

Lumide is a desktop-first code editor built with Flutter, offering GPU-accelerated rendering for a smooth editing experience. It targets developers seeking a performant and modern code editing tool.

Lumide provides a code editing environment with GPU-accelerated rendering for improved performance.

Pros

  • + GPU-accelerated rendering for smooth performance
  • + Desktop-first approach optimized for productivity
  • + Modern design built with Flutter

Cons

  • - No auto-updates available
  • - Limited community adoption and discussion

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