Check it out Zed for yourself 👉 https://zed.dev/

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⭐ Are you a beginner? HTML & CSS for absolute beginners is for you: https://learn.kevinpowell.co
🎓 Start writing CSS with confidence with CSS Demystified: [https://cssdemystified.com](https://cssdemystified.com/)
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🧑‍💻 My editor: VS Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/

🌈 My theme: One Dark Pro Var Night
🔤 My font: Cascadia Code

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⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Getting Zed and first steps
05:08 - Appearance settings
07:42 - Editor settings
09:51 - How to disable AI features if you don’t want them
10:40 - Language specific settings
11:30 - Extensions and themes
16:29 - Profiles in Zed are amazing
21:50 - The docks system
24:55 - It’s really fast
26:05 - AI and the agent panel

I'm on some other places on the internet too!

If you'd like a behind the scenes and previews of what's coming up on my YouTube channel:

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpowell.co
Codepen: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/
Github: https://github.com/kevin-powell

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And whatever you do, don't forget to keep on making your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome!

#css

Kevin Powell

A comprehensive walkthrough of setting up and configuring Zed editor as an alternative to VS Code. Covers installation, customization options including themes and fonts, profile management for different workflows, extension ecosystem, and AI-powered coding features. Highlights Zed's performance advantages, built-in Rust architecture, and unique features like independent UI/buffer font sizing and simplified profile configuration.

Goodbye VS Code, hello Zed!

I confess that my simple PC doesn’t have a GPU, but it has about 12 GB of RAM.
Why does a code editor need a good GPU? I want to switch from VS Code to a good editor, not one that isn’t on its level.
<img src="https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--uLRzHPPE--/f_auto/v1765120366/ugc/content_66b6dc40-2dc6-4e61-8836-d94addc9126f?_a=BAMAK+ZW0" alt="Screenshot_2025-12-07_17-12-34">

no local history, no bookmarks, no plugins - no deal.

I like the design, VS Code still better overall IMO