Getting Started | Zed Code Editor Documentation
Description: Learn how to use and customize Zed, the fast, collaborative code editor. Official docs on features, configuration, AI tools, and workflows.

# Getting Started

Welcome to Zed! We are excited to have you. Zed is a powerful multiplayer code editor designed to stay out of your way and help you build what's next.

## Key Features

- Smooth Editing: Built in Rust, Zed is responsive and intuitive, with a minimalistic aesthetic and pixel-level editing controls.
- Agentic Editing: Use Zed's hosted models to collaborate with agents directly in an IDE. You can also plug into a third-party agent or bring your own keys.
- Debugger: Debug your code in seconds, not hours, with minimal setup required.
- Remote Development: Offload the heavy lifting to the cloud, so you can focus on writing code.
- Extensions: Leverage Zed's extensions to customize how you work.

## Join the Zed Community

Zed is proudly open source, and we get better with every contribution. Join us on GitHub or in Discord to contribute code, report bugs, or suggest features.

- Join Discord
- GitHub Discussions
- Zed Reddit