VHDL Editor
A fast, modern editor for VHDL—clear entities, smart tooling, and focused workflows.
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Precise Syntax Highlighting
Entities, architectures, and signals in VHDL are highlighted clearly in real time.
Semantic Understanding
Tree-sitter parses your code into a syntax tree, enabling features like code folding, selection expansion, and precise highlighting.
Instant Updates
Syntax highlighting updates in real-time as you type, with no lag or delay even in large files.
Error Recovery
Even with syntax errors, Tree-sitter maintains accurate highlighting for the rest of your code.
Popular Extensions
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VHDL Debugging
While native VHDL debugging isn't available yet, Zed offers powerful debugging capabilities for other languages with full DAP support.
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Debug Adapter Protocol
Zed supports the Debug Adapter Protocol (DAP) for standardized debugging across multiple languages.
Universal Debugging Features
Breakpoints, variable inspection, call stack navigation, and step-through debugging when supported.
Debug Adapter Protocol
Zed supports the Debug Adapter Protocol (DAP) for standardized debugging across multiple languages.
Universal Debugging Features
Breakpoints, variable inspection, call stack navigation, and step-through debugging when supported.
Why Zed
Built for Modern VHDL Development
Experience features that make VHDL development faster and more enjoyable.
Download ZedFast
Open large VHDL projects instantly. Navigate & edit with zero lag, even in massive codebases.
Agentic
Generate VHDL code, write tests, and refactor with integrated AI that understands your context.
Collaborative
Pair program, debug together, and share your VHDL projects with your team in real-time.
Explore Other Languages
Zed supports more than 80 programming languages out of the box.
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