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Neovide vs Zed

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Neovide

8.5
Developer Tools

Neovim Client

Zed

8.0
Developer Tools

Multiplayer code editor

Metric Neovide Zed
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 8.5 8.0
30-day Installs 604 12.5K
90-day Installs 1.7K 31.5K
365-day Installs 5.9K 98.3K
Version 0.16.2 1.0.1
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 14.8K 76.8K
GitHub Forks 601 7.3K
Open Issues 263 3.2K
License MIT NOASSERTION
Language Rust Rust
Last GitHub Commit 1mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Apr 14, 2022 Aug 9, 2023

Reviews

Neovide

Neovide is a sleek, cross-platform GUI for Neovim, offering smooth scrolling and cursor animations. It's built with Rust for performance and is ideal for users seeking a modern, distraction-free Neovim experience.

Provides a graphical interface for Neovim with enhanced visual features.

Pros

  • + Cross-platform support
  • + Smooth scrolling and cursor animations
  • + Rust-based for performance
  • + Customizable interface
  • + Enhanced terminal experience

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Limited customization beyond Neovim

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