Zed v1.15.0 Changelog

This release is all about giving you more control over how you view your code changes while making the editor play nicer with other apps on your computer. It’s especially great for web developers using Git, but it also includes a ton of behind-the-scenes fixes that make Zed more stable and less glitchy for everyone.

What's new

• Smarter Git comparisons: A new setting lets you choose whether Zed highlights your uncommitted changes against your last save (HEAD) or against the main branch of your whole project. This makes it much easier to see exactly what you've changed over time.
• Drag-and-drop to other apps: On Mac and Linux (Wayland), you can now drag files directly from Zed's project sidebar into other apps, like a web browser or Slack.
• Linked editing for web devs: If you change an opening HTML tag in JSX or TSX (like <MyButton> to <MyOtherButton>), Zed automatically changes the closing tag at the same time.
• Faster web code typing: Emmet (a popular tool that turns short abbreviations into full code blocks) now works in more places inside JSX and TSX files.
• Custom keyboard shortcuts: You can now set up specific keyboard shortcuts that only trigger when you have multiple cursors or selections active at the same time.
• Self-hosted AI models: If you run your own AI servers, you can now connect them to Zed's edit prediction features.
• Batch file support: Zed will now suggest an extension if you try to open Windows batch files (.bat or .cmd).

Improvements

• The project switcher is much smoother. You can now close the project you're currently looking at and automatically jump to the next one without extra clicks.
• The sidebar that shows your Git changes is now customizable—you can change how wide the colored indicators are.
• Extension links now show specific icons depending on where the extension comes from (like GitHub), making them easier to recognize.
• Installed developer extensions now show exactly what features they offer and respect your filters better.

Fixes

• Crash prevention: Fixed a crash that happened if you removed a workspace while a remote project was opening, and another crash related to archiving AI chat threads.
• File safety: Fixed an issue where undoing an action in the project sidebar could accidentally delete files that had unsaved changes without asking you first.
• Disk space: Fixed a bug where Zed's internal cache for JavaScript packages (npm) would grow infinitely and eat up gigabytes of your hard drive.
• Memory leaks: Fixed a memory leak that happened when looking at images that were constantly being updated on your disk.
• UI glitches: Fixed flickering on Windows devices, misaligned headers on Linux, and a bug where Zed windows wouldn't redraw properly on Linux X11 when uncovered.
• Vim mode fixes: Fixed incorrect cursor placement when leaving insert mode, and fixed an issue where pressing escape wouldn't close pop-up notifications in Vim or Helix mode.
• AI Agent fixes: Fixed several bugs with the AI assistant, including hidden terminal text, crashing when archiving threads, and missing server settings.
• Markdown scrolling: Fixed an annoying bug where trying to scroll a Markdown preview horizontally would accidentally scroll it vertically.
• Mac window fix: Stopped an extra, empty window from popping up when opening Zed from the command line with session restore turned on.
• Dev containers: Fixed Docker containers so they run their startup commands properly, and fixed an issue where they wouldn't run at all by default.
• Typing fixes: Fixed the auto-indentation behavior when inserting a line above your cursor in Vim mode.
• Error spam: Stopped Zed from logging a fake "Failed to authenticate ChatGPT" error every time you started the app if you never set up ChatGPT.

Breaking changes

No breaking changes in this release.