00:00:00When your editor feels slow, is it actually the code base or the editor?
00:00:03Recently, one name keeps popping up everywhere.
00:00:06This is Zedd.
00:00:07A Rust native editor that's crazy fast and it's going straight at Cursor's two biggest pain points.
00:00:12Lag on big projects and the fact that Cursor is still mostly a solo editor.
00:00:17Zedd didn't ship more AI, it shipped clawed integration and real-time multiplayer
00:00:21without turning the editor into a mess.
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00:00:30Over the last few weeks Zedd quietly made some huge updates.
00:00:35The headline is clawed integration via ACP, the Agent-Client Protocol, which gives for
00:00:40better reasoning, cleaner reviews, and even custom agents without the editor feeling heavy.
00:00:45And that matters because a lot of AI editors do the opposite.
00:00:48They add features and then things start to feel slow.
00:00:51Zedd angles is different.
00:00:53This is not AI everywhere all the time, like Cursor.
00:00:56In fact, AI is optional.
00:00:58Zedd is all about speed and I felt the difference right out of the box.
00:01:02It's written in Rust with no electron and no browser pretending just to be an editor.
00:01:06On large repos like genuinely large, 100k+ line code bases, there is no lag.
00:01:12Like here on this major JSON file, it handles way better.
00:01:16Smoother scrolling and updating is a win here.
00:01:19Where Cursor can start to feel slow as the project grows, Zedd didn't seem to care.
00:01:23Now let's see if this holds up with actual use and look at some of the things I noticed.
00:01:28I'll keep this part simple.
00:01:29What it is, why it matters, and some quick examples.
00:01:33Now I'm going to demo the navigation, alright.
00:01:35It's super minimalistic, which took me a second, but I quite liked the feel here.
00:01:39If I first hit Command+P, this is file search.
00:01:43It's basically what we do all day, but now it's right here in front of us.
00:01:47Here's a bigger repo, and now results pop up instantly without much delay.
00:01:52If we go with Command+Shift+O, we get symbol search, which is something I really like.
00:01:57I'm not scrolling around hunting for functions or classes.
00:02:00It shows everything right here in the sidebar.
00:02:04With Command+Shift+F, I get repo-wide search.
00:02:07This is huge because big repos are where certain other editors start to fall apart.
00:02:12Zedd indexes fast, results update instantly, and it doesn't break when the code base gets
00:02:16too big.
00:02:17Now, I get it.
00:02:18Okay, great.
00:02:19These are a few basic tricks.
00:02:21Is that the only difference here?
00:02:22No.
00:02:23It only gets better from here.
00:02:24Now, on to AI, adding AI is optional, unlike Kersey, which is like heavy AI first.
00:02:30Check this.
00:02:31I can go highlight some code, press Control+Enter.
00:02:34Claude kicks in with a focused suggestion like adding error handling or refactoring a function
00:02:39right where I'm at in my code.
00:02:41A really nice touch is if I ask it to add something, it's going to drop it in right exactly where
00:02:47I told it to.
00:02:48What I like here is what doesn't happen.
00:02:50No constant pop-ups or extra UI stuff to clutter up my page, so the point isn't look how much
00:02:56AI it has.
00:02:58The point is it helps, and then it gets out of its way.
00:03:01Yes, you can still access the sidebar AI editor if you turn on Claude code with a simple Command+Shift+A,
00:03:08and you get something that feels familiar, kind of like cursor.
00:03:11So it's there if you want it, otherwise it's not.
00:03:14Now, the part cursor can't really match is collaboration.
00:03:17Zedd has something called channels.
00:03:20This is actually an insane feature.
00:03:22I want you to think like Slack or Discord, but integrated right into the editor.
00:03:27If I open that up with Command+Shift+C, I can create my own channel, invite teammates
00:03:32straight from GitHub, and share the project.
00:03:34And this is that boom moment.
00:03:37You get real-time cursors and avatars, live edits with everyone in the same place.
00:03:42It's almost like Google Docs, but for code without all that slowness.
00:03:46You can pair program, review changes, or debug together right inside the editor.
00:03:50The crazy part here is you can actually do live audio chat with everyone who's in your
00:03:55project, just like Discord or Slack, as well as having these channels.
00:04:00So to nail the contrast points here, if you care about performance on big projects, Zedd
00:04:05is directly aiming at cursor's biggest weakness, lag.
00:04:09It's native performance, GPU accelerated rendering, low overhead, and instant feedback.
00:04:14And the second point is just as important, if not more so, collaboration.
00:04:19It's multiplayer by design.
00:04:21Cursor for all its strengths still assumes you're working alone, and that means external
00:04:25tools for pairing, reviews, and walkthroughs.
00:04:29So the trade-off is basically this.
00:04:31Do you want an editor that's built around solo AI workflow, or do you want one that balances
00:04:35light AI with real-time multiplayer and collaboration?
00:04:39If you're tired of slowdowns and heavy repos, or you work with a team, Zedd's combo is actually
00:04:44a pretty compelling reason to give it a shot.
00:04:47It's not trying to replace your flow, it's just trying to keep up with it.
00:04:51So is Zedd enough to pull you away from cursor here in 2026?
00:04:55If speed matters, if large repos are your daily reality, or if you want real collaboration
00:04:59inside your editor, it just might be.
00:05:02Try it out, see how it feels in your workflow.
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