Installation, Development, Contributing, and Licensing

](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/actions/workflows/ci.yml) Welcome to Zed, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of [Atom](https://github.com/atom/atom) and [Tree-sitter](https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter). --- ### Installation On macOS and Linux you can [download Zed directly](https://zed.dev/download) or [install Zed via your local package manager](https://zed.dev/docs/linux#installing-via-a-package-manager). Other platforms are not yet available: - Windows ([tracking issue](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/5394)) - Web ([tracking issue](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/5396)) ### Developing Zed - [Building Zed for macOS](./docs/src/development/macos.md) - [Building Zed for Linux](./docs/src/development/linux.md) - [Building Zed for Windows](./docs/src/development/windows.md) - [Running Collaboration Locally](./docs/src/development/local-collaboration.md) ### Contributing See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for ways you can contribute to Zed. Also... we're hiring! Check out our [jobs](https://zed.dev/jobs) page for open roles. ### Licensing License information for third party dependencies must be correctly provided for CI to pass. We use [`cargo-about`](https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/cargo-about) to automatically comply with open source licenses. If CI is failing, check the following: - Is it showing a `no license specified` error for a crate you've created? If so, add `publish = false` under `[package]` in your crate's Cargo.toml. - Is the error `failed to satisfy license requirements` for a dependency? If so, first determine what license the project has and whether this system is sufficient to comply with this license's requirements. If you're unsure, ask a lawyer. Once you've verified that this system is acceptable add the license's SPDX identifier to the `accepted` array in `script/licenses/zed-licenses.toml`. - Is `cargo-about` unable to find the license for a dependency? If so, add a clarification field at the end of `script/licenses/zed-licenses.toml`, as specified in the [cargo-about book](https://embarkstudios.github.io/cargo-about/cli/generate/config.html#crate-configuration).

This section provides information on installing and developing Zed on macOS and Linux, with notes on the lack of current availability for Windows and the web. It also covers how to contribute to the project, licensing information for third-party dependencies, and a note about open job positions.