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Windsurf vs Zed
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Windsurf
Open source alternatives to Windsurf, ranked by GitHub stars and freshness.
Open Source
Zed
Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
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| Measure | Windsurf | Zed |
|---|---|---|
| Latest version | Not checked yet | 1.25.3 (for 23 Oct 2026) |
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