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Laeyrd vs Zed
High-performance editor with built-in AI, not focused on theming
Which to pick
Pick Laeyrd if you want…
- Live visual theming for VS Code
Pick Zed if you want…
- Fast, AI-augmented collaborative editing
- Fast coding with AI assistance
Side by side
- What it is
- Laeyrd:Laeyrd is an interactive VS Code theme customizer that lets you edit colors, tokens, fonts and UI styles in real time.
- Zed:Zed is a high-performance, Rust-based code editor with built-in AI agents and multiplayer collaboration.
- Best for
- Laeyrd:Live visual theming for VS Code
- Zed:Fast, AI-augmented collaborative editing
- Who it’s for
- Laeyrd:VS Code users who want to personalize their editor without editing JSON.
- Zed:Individual developers and teams needing fast editing, AI assistance, and collaborative features.
- Pricing
- Laeyrd:Free
- Zed:Freemium
- Plans
- Laeyrd:—
- Zed:Personal $0 · Pro $10 per month · Business $30 per seat, per month
- Open source
- Laeyrd:Yes, 9 GitHub stars
- Zed:Yes, 91,166 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Laeyrd:—
- Zed:Vim bindings, Debug Adapter Protocol (DAP), Git
Laeyrd features
- Visual Customization. Edit colors and UI elements of VS Code with a live preview.
- Token Inspection & Editing. View and modify syntax tokens directly from the UI.
- Font & Layout Control. Adjust terminal fonts, editor fonts and layout settings on the fly.
- Instant Theme Creation. Create and apply new themes instantly without restarting VS Code.
- Colors Grouping. Organize related colors into groups for easier management.
- Search & Filter. Find specific theme elements quickly using search and filter tools.
Zed features
- Multicore performance. Written in Rust to leverage multiple CPU cores and GPU for low latency editing.
- Parallel agents. Run multiple AI agents in parallel across projects for tasks like code generation and refactoring.
- Multiplayer collaboration. Chat, share screens, and edit code together in real time with teammates.
- Native Git support. Stage, commit, push, pull and view diffs directly inside the editor.
- Edit prediction. Zeta2 model predicts next code tokens, offering up to 2,000 accepted predictions on the free plan.
- Debugger (DAP). Built-in Debug Adapter Protocol support for debugging many languages.
- Vim-friendly modal editing. First-class Vim bindings with text objects and marks.
- Remote development. UI runs locally while code executes on a remote server.
Laeyrd vs Zed FAQ
Is Laeyrd or Zed free?+
Laeyrd is listed as free on DevHunt. Zed has a free plan (Personal); paid plans start at $10/month (Pro).
Is Laeyrd or Zed open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Laeyrd (theenggs/laeyrd on GitHub, MIT license) and Zed (zed-industries/zed on GitHub).
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