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Keep up with the weekly Zed releases.

September 2026

1.22.0

Sep 23, 2026

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This week's release includes BYOK support for Claude Opus 5.5 (Anthropic) and GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna (OpenAI), per-call model overrides in spawn_agent, automatic subagent compaction, and dynamically fetched OpenCode models.

Features

AI

  • Added BYOK support for GPT-6 Astra with an OpenAI API key. (#64420)
  • Added BYOK support for GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna with an OpenAI API key. (#64628)
  • Added BYOK support for Claude Opus 5.5 with an Anthropic API key. (#64627)
  • Added an optional model parameter to spawn_agent to choose a model for that spawn instead of using the configured subagent model or inheriting the parent model, with the active model shown in its card. (#64498; thanks itsfuad)
  • Added Grok 4.7 to the SuperGrok and xAI providers and made it their recommended default. (#64567; thanks raphaelluethy)
  • Added Z.ai GLM to the Mistral provider. (#63535; thanks ummon-v)
  • Added the agent.threads_sidebar.auto_open setting to control whether opening a folder in an existing window also opens the Threads Sidebar. (#64259, #64395; thanks jackhwalters and joshkent94)
  • Added support for "..." in edit_predictions.disabled_globs and edit_predictions_disabled_in so settings can extend inherited edit prediction exclusions and scopes. (#64540, #64546; thanks porada)
  • Enabled compaction for subagents. (#64135)
  • Improved OpenCode model availability by fetching the Zen and Go model list dynamically instead of relying on one bundled with Zed. (#64585)
  • Improved Threads Sidebar sizing so changes to agent.threads_sidebar.default_width take effect even after manually resizing the sidebar. (#64395; thanks joshkent94)

Git

  • Added a unified/split toggle to the diff view opened with zed --diff <old> <new>. (#64529; thanks rn23thakur)
  • Improved how quickly branch diffs show their first changes when a branch has drifted far from its base. (#62536; thanks azeemshaik025)

Terminal

  • Added support for "..." in terminal.path_hyperlink_regexes to extend inherited regexes without repeating them. (#64552; thanks porada)

macOS

  • Added macOS three-finger Look Up and translation gestures for text in focused Markdown previews. (#59297; thanks cppcoffee)

Windows

  • Added MicaBackdrop and MicaAltBackdrop options for the background.appearance theme setting. (#48340; thanks Marocco2)

Other

  • Added support for "..." in file_scan_inclusions and hidden_files so project settings can extend inherited inclusion and hidden-file patterns. (#64440, #64484; thanks porada)
  • Added confirmation in the title bar when a manual update check found Zed was already up to date. (#64106; thanks tahayvr)
  • Improved the pending keystrokes indicator with grouped bindings, a scrollable list, and support for chords without a timeout, such as shortcuts starting with cmd-k. (#64362, #64522)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed invalid file patterns discarding valid exclusion, hidden-file, read-only, and private-file rules or causing inclusion and file-type settings to panic. (#64525; thanks porada)
  • Fixed cmd-w (macOS) and ctrl-w (Linux/Windows) closing the active dock instead of the active pane item. (#64515)
  • Fixed newly available ChatGPT subscription models not appearing in the model picker. (#64625)
  • Fixed a crash when typing into an empty side of a merge conflict. (#64604)
  • Fixed ligatures being disabled on Windows unless buffer_font_features was set. (#62338; thanks interkelstar)
  • Fixed LSP completions without edit ranges ignoring the configured completions.lsp_insert_mode. (#64139)
  • Fixed the Settings window opening with its header off-screen at high DPI scaling on Windows. (#62073; thanks habisahmad)
  • Fixed the Git Panel unexpectedly switching repositories when viewing changes in multi-repository projects. (#58795; thanks mengh04)
  • Fixed importing VS Code files.exclude into file_scan_exclusions. (#64492; thanks porada)
  • Fixed “Add to .git/info/exclude” failing in secondary Git worktrees. (#63967; thanks mateioprea)
  • Fixed terminals retaining about 2 MB of memory per command after the command finished. (#64405; thanks EcutAtom336)
  • Fixed external-agent terminals completing prematurely or reporting the wrong exit status. (#64544)
  • Fixed a memory leak when closing macOS windows with experimental accessibility enabled. (#64143; thanks feigeCode)
  • Fixed the terminal grid losing its top alignment when growing on Windows. (#63699; thanks 39ali)
  • Fixed a crash on Linux (X11) when a window was redrawn immediately after GPU device recovery. (#64570)
  • Fixed language servers not starting for files opened via UNC paths on Windows. (#56553; thanks Joblen)
  • Fixed PowerShell installed by Scoop not being detected when Scoop uses a custom installation directory. (#62473; thanks jliu666)
  • Fixed task worktree variables resolving to the wrong project when the global tasks.json file was focused, and paths containing spaces breaking Windows tasks. (#55727; thanks di404)
  • Fixed adding the current line to an Agent thread when no text was selected using cmd-> (macOS), ctrl-> (Linux), or ctrl-shift-. (Windows). (#64589)
  • Fixed a bug where a project root folder could not be renamed to match a child folder. (#64268; thanks D4r3NPo)
  • Fixed a bug where the block cursor hid the character underneath until its animation completed. (#64521; thanks linyisu)
  • Fixed columnar selections landing in the wrong column around non-ASCII text, tabs, soft wraps, and collapsed content. (#63723; thanks itsfuad)
  • Fixed the cursor drifting from the center of the editor when using a high vertical_scroll_margin for typewriter-style scrolling. (#63944; thanks rn23thakur)
  • Fixed cursor animations when moving between characters of different widths and during keyboard-triggered autoscrolling. (#64184; thanks tiny-paris)
  • Fixed deleted Git gutter markers disappearing at narrow custom widths. (#64469; thanks rajin-khan)
  • Fixed excerpt expansion when the selection was on deleted text in unified diffs. (#63946; thanks IbrahimKhan12)
  • Fixed a bug where “Configure Excluded Files” selected the wrong list when a commented-out disabled_globs setting appeared before it. (#64540; thanks porada)
  • Fixed diagnostic navigation not linking nearby related diagnostics back to the primary diagnostic. (#64134; thanks GautamBytes)
  • Fixed missing editor underlines for language server diagnostics at positions without underlying text. (#63933; thanks itsfuad)
  • Fixed a bug where the Agent Panel created two terminals when starting a new terminal thread in a project with no existing terminals. (#62151; thanks restlessronin)
  • Fixed keyboard navigation and submission in ACP elicitation forms. (#64193)
  • Fixed errors when ACP agents returned null for empty response payloads. (#64457)
  • Fixed the thinking toggle for Mistral Small and Medium. (#63535; thanks ummon-v)
  • Fixed Markdown preview tabs not showing the source file path on hover. (#64318; thanks GautamBytes)
  • Fixed missing visual feedback when copying REPL output. (#64276; thanks Yao0454)
  • Fixed recording and searching for standalone modifier-key bindings in the Keymap Editor. (#64537)
  • Fixed remote external-agent exit errors appearing before the agent's final response updates were applied. (#64603)
  • Fixed the selection highlight flickering in the Threads Sidebar when clicking terminal threads. (#64387)
  • Fixed snippets from different extensions canceling each other out for the same language. (#58659; thanks LBF38)
  • Fixed Command-clicking a symbol opening a definitions multibuffer instead of the picker when lsp_results_location was set to "picker". (#64039; thanks v-shevtsov)
  • Fixed the macOS traffic light animation when exiting fullscreen. (#64339; thanks tidely)

Breaking Changes and Notices

  • Removed Stop controls from external-agent-managed terminals, which are controlled by the agent rather than a local process. (#64544)
  • Changed Threads Sidebar settings to agent.threads_sidebar.position, agent.threads_sidebar.default_width, and agent.threads_sidebar.auto_open, grouped together in the Settings Editor. Existing settings are migrated automatically. (#64395; thanks joshkent94)
  • Changed the shortcut for closing the active dock from cmd-w (macOS) or ctrl-w (Linux/Windows) to ctrl-alt-w on all platforms. (#64515)
  • Changed terminal.path_hyperlink_regexes so a top-level "..." entry now inserts inherited regexes. To retain the previous three-character regex, replace that entry with ["..."]. (#64552; thanks porada)
  • Stopped importing VS Code’s files.watcherInclude as file_scan_inclusions; watch roots are not Git-ignore overrides. (#64440; thanks porada)

1.21.0

Sep 16, 2026

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This week's release includes faster rendering in syntax-highlighted files and Markdown code blocks, a language server command picker, and a setting that keeps your system awake during long-running agent turns.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

  • Fixed a bug where folders remained highlighted after they stopped being dragged. (#64038; thanks tidely)

Learn about the Zed Guild.

Features

AI

  • Added SuperGrok sign-in so SuperGrok subscribers can use Grok models in the Agent Panel. (#63248; thanks thibaudgg)
  • Added the agent.prevent_idle_sleep setting, enabled by default, to prevent idle system sleep while agent threads are running. (#53130; thanks cppcoffee)
  • Added support for DeepSeek Flash 4.1. (#64014; thanks cppcoffee)
  • Added the agent.threads_sidebar_default_width setting to configure the width of the Threads Sidebar. (#62883; thanks porada)
  • Added the agent: rename selected thread action for renaming the active Terminal Thread from the Agent Panel. (#63660; thanks mauriciord)
  • Improved ACP compatibility and async task wakeup handling. (#64077)

Git

  • Added Cut, Copy, and Paste context menu actions to the commit message editor. (#64142; thanks hooch)

Languages

  • Added a language server command picker and support for language servers to open files and URLs with showDocument requests. (#63607)
  • Added a prompt to install the Emmet extension when opening files in Emmet-supported languages. (#63750)
  • Added support for running language-server actions directly from actionable inlay hints. (#63605)
  • Improved rendering performance for Markdown code blocks in the Agent Panel, hover popovers, and Markdown preview. (#63138)
  • Improved development extension compilation by automatically replacing outdated WASI SDK installations. (#63816; thanks jkbz64)

Other

  • Added a comment_empty_lines parameter to the editor::ToggleComments keybinding action for multiline selections. Set it to true to comment blank lines or false to skip them; Zed's default keymap now uses true, while the VS Code keymap uses false. (#63961; thanks UdeshyaDhungana)
  • Added editor.code_lens.foreground for customizing CodeLens text independently. (#64084; thanks giorgiopogliani)
  • Added support for "..." in read_only_files so project settings can extend inherited read-only patterns. (#64222; thanks porada)
  • Added menu (Linux and Windows) and shift-f10 (all platforms) shortcuts to open the context menu for the selected Project Panel entry. (#46744; thanks CCXLV)
  • Improved the command palette with controls to remove recent commands, including shift-backspace, and added the command_palette.use_command_history setting to disable history-based ranking. (#64181)
  • Improved editor rendering performance in syntax-highlighted files, especially with the minimap enabled. (#63145)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where restored macOS windows reopened on the currently active Space instead of their original Space. (#58886; thanks tnayuki)
  • Fixed auto-compaction thresholds for GitHub Copilot models with a prompt limit below their context window. (#64195)
  • Fixed the Inline Assistant failing to select an available fallback model when no default model was configured. (#63963; thanks hferreiro)
  • Fixed a bug on macOS where moving the pointer over another app could trigger hover effects in a Zed window underneath it. (#64234)
  • Fixed a bug where deleted files appeared outside the file tree in the Outline Panel when viewing a diff. (#63570; thanks FrantisekGazo)
  • Fixed a crash during Python interpreter discovery when an executable emitted non-UTF-8 output. (#64040)
  • Fixed a crash when pasting in an expanded deleted diff hunk in Helix mode. (#64245)
  • Fixed a Linux startup crash when local XKB keyboard-definition files were unavailable. (#64113)
  • Fixed Anthropic credit exhaustion being classified as a malformed request instead of a payment issue. (#63988)
  • Fixed canceled external file drags on Linux Wayland sometimes remaining active and causing later clicks to copy the dragged file. (#64122; thanks itsfuad)
  • Fixed compilation of development extensions on Windows ARM64. (#63816; thanks jkbz64)
  • Fixed compilation of development extensions with large Tree-sitter grammars. (#63816; thanks jkbz64)
  • Fixed data-retention consent checks for hosted counting and compaction requests. (#64194)
  • Fixed diff statistics to use the theme's version-control colors for added and deleted line counts. (#64083; thanks kvechkanov)
  • Fixed font suggestions listing unavailable fallback fonts and internal font aliases. (#64095)
  • Fixed intermittent "database is locked" errors when sharing a database across Zed instances. (#63923; thanks whitecat1331)
  • Fixed Ollama being unable to access images returned by tool calls. (#64121; thanks marius851000)
  • Fixed payment errors from non-Zed model providers incorrectly prompting users to upgrade to Zed Pro instead of displaying the original provider error message. (#64094)
  • Fixed Project Panel reveal not working in Git diff-related multibuffers. (#64154)
  • Fixed Python decorator syntax highlighting conflicting with the matrix multiplication operator. (#58077; thanks allachance)
  • Fixed remote server removal prompts not capturing keyboard focus. (#60965; thanks cfiq)
  • Fixed terminal tool output in the Agent Panel to consistently use the theme's terminal.background color. (#64163; thanks chrisdrackett)
  • Fixed the gutter tooltip's modifier-click hint after holding Command. (#64124; thanks GautamBytes)
  • Fixed the Project Panel failing to scroll to collapsed parent folders. (#64207)

1.20.1

Sep 14, 2026

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  • Raised the default open file descriptor soft limit at startup on Unix/macOS to prevent EMFILE (Too many open files) errors in large workspaces. (#64188)
  • Added dev: Debug Filesystem Watching to inspect local watcher events, watch roots, and scan exclusions, and export diagnostic captures as JSON. (#64186)
  • Fixed Linux mailto: URI handling when using Help → Email Us.... (#64090)
  • Fixed diagnostics batches stopping at paths without a worktree (#64073)
  • Fixed an issue in SSH remote mode where reopening a newly created file at a path that was previously renamed could incorrectly reuse the buffer for the renamed file. (#64028)
  • Fixed CRLF line breaks not normalized in completion labels (#63984)
  • Improved trial descriptions to show $5 of GPT Luna and unlimited edit predictions for 14 days from trial start. (#63972)

1.20.0

Sep 09, 2026

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This week's release includes configurable window title formatting, support for configuring what is shown on new windows, a setting to open Markdown files directly in the rendered preview, and an optional cursor movement animation.

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  • Added the on_new_window setting to choose whether new windows show the Launchpad (launchpad, the default) or an empty untitled buffer (empty_tab). (#63522; thanks albertbogusz)
  • Fixed ctrl-tab jumping to random documents when the mouse moved during a quick tab switch. (#52671; thanks OmChillure)
  • Fixed a crash in editor: rotate selections forward and editor: rotate selections backward when using cursors on nonconsecutive lines. (#63937; thanks timvermeulen)
  • Fixed language servers from other projects appearing in the LSP Logs view and their statuses showing in unrelated windows' status bars. (#61221; thanks aviatesk)
  • Fixed layout issues in the Settings UI for recently created GitHub accounts. (#63630; thanks tidely)
  • Fixed "View File History" when run from a diff view. (#63539; thanks albertbogusz)

Learn about the Zed Guild.

Features

AI

  • Added Gemini 3.8 Flash to the Google AI models. (#63643; thanks macayu17)
  • Improved recovery when OpenAI temporarily returns HTTP 404 errors. (#63705)

Git

  • Improved repository cloning by showing live progress in the activity indicator. (#63239; thanks itsfuad)
  • Improved Git Graph commit details to show the same full commit timestamp as the Date column. (#62679; thanks dem1tris)

Languages

  • Added Emmet's wrap with abbreviation support (editor: wrap with abbreviation). (#63383)
  • Added syntax highlighting for the C23 constexpr keyword. (#63833; thanks Jesse-Cooper)
  • Improved language server request routing to respect dynamically registered document selectors. (#59243; thanks aviatesk)
  • Improved Go syntax highlighting by distinguishing control-flow keywords from other keywords. (#63769; thanks Gami13)

macOS

  • Improved detection of worktree root path changes to use fewer file descriptors. (#63863)

Other

  • Added configurable window title formatting with the window_title_format and window_title_separator settings. (#54379; thanks jknlsn)
    • Currently supported variables are ${projectName}, ${fileName}, ${filePath}, ${relativePath}, ${branch}, ${remoteName}, ${remoteHost}, ${appName}, and ${separator}.
    • These settings will be populated when importing from VS Code's settings, if window.title and window.titleSeparator are set.
  • Added the markdown_preview.open_markdown_files_in_preview setting to open Markdown files directly in the rendered preview. (#63462; thanks joshkent94)
  • Added an optional cursor movement animation, enabled by setting cursor_animation.enabled to true. (#63195; thanks tiny-paris)
  • Added a status bar countdown for pending multi-stroke key bindings. (#63343)
  • Added a tooltip showing the file path when hovering over files and folders in the Project Panel. (#63299; thanks skmanoj322)
    • The tooltip can be disabled, or its delay configured, by changing the project_panel.title_tooltip_delay setting.
  • Improved multi-cursor editing performance. (#60605; thanks Rani367)
  • Improved installed size on macOS and Linux by stripping debug symbols from release binaries, making them roughly 25% smaller. (#63429)
  • Improved worktree scan performance by removing redundant executable checks. (#63190; thanks hamishc)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed private files being shared with collaborators through project search. (#63860; thanks 39ali)
  • Fixed a settings key containing a quote or a backslash corrupting settings.json. (#62949; thanks interkelstar)
  • Fixed the Git Panel's History tab, commit search, branch diff, and opening a commit by ref failing when a branch name matched a path in the working tree. (#63666; thanks itsfuad)
  • Fixed Git Panel keybindings matching the Changes tab while the History tab was active. (#63689; thanks shindgew)
  • Fixed diagnostics from the previous language server staying on a file after changing its language. (#63460; thanks kjanat)
  • Fixed syntax highlighting for injected languages in strings containing interpolations. (#49265; thanks jeffbrennan)
  • Fixed a BasedPyright memory leak caused by incorrect workspace diagnostics polling. (#63336)
  • Fixed projects leaking via the Agent Panel. (#63765)
  • Fixed IME staying enabled in the Project Panel on Wayland when no text input was focused. (#63776; thanks Sha1rholder)
  • Fixed the debugger's "Copy Value" copying the truncated preview instead of the full value. (#63902; thanks 39ali)
  • Fixed the Keymap Editor's "Search by Keystrokes" shortcut, cmd-alt-f (macOS) and ctrl-alt-f (Linux/Windows), being shadowed by the file finder. (#63376; thanks dcdeniz)
  • Fixed valid multibyte Agent Skill descriptions being rejected for exceeding a byte-based length limit. (#63766; thanks cmdr-chara)
  • Fixed the Agent Panel appearing in the "View" menu when AI was disabled. (#63580; thanks shxmbles)
  • Fixed agent: manage skills appearing in the command palette when AI was disabled. (#63598; thanks kai-xlr)
  • Fixed case conversion commands deleting the line break when the selection ended at the start of the next line. (#63463; thanks 39ali)
  • Fixed ChatGPT subscription usage limits being reported as temporary OpenAI request throttling. (#63738)
  • Fixed collab language server requests cancelling each other. (#63736)
  • Fixed the deleted git-gutter marker becoming nearly invisible when git_gutter_width was set to a small custom pixel value. (#63434; thanks somtri)
  • Fixed double-clicking the title bar ignoring the macOS "Tiled windows have margins" setting when "Double-click a window's title bar" was set to "Fill". (#63759; thanks RomainDW)
  • Fixed hints for branch and worktree deletion, keybinding conflicts, and edit predictions referring to Alt instead of Option on macOS. (#63807; thanks humdrum00001010)
  • Fixed joining lines removing a leading * from code outside block comments, such as pointer dereferences. (#63916)
  • Fixed long ask_user options being truncated instead of wrapping in the Agent Panel. (#63656; thanks cmdr-chara)
  • Fixed Markdown preview headings not rendering at their configured weight. (#63465; thanks archcorsair)
  • Fixed Node tool installations failing or completing partially when packages listed native bindings as optional dependencies. (#52451; thanks KuSh)
  • Fixed the "Organization" section rendering empty in the title bar menu when signed out. (#63728; thanks RadhiRasho)
  • Fixed the preview_tabs.enable_preview_from_project_panel setting being ignored when opening files from the Project Panel with the keyboard. (#63758; thanks cmdr-chara)
  • Fixed the remote projects picker not closing when opening a folder on a remote server. (#63628; thanks mateioprea)
  • Fixed unintended whole-canvas selection when long-pressing in GPUI web applications on iOS. (#63877)
  • Fixed Vim's o not continuing the comment prefix inside C-style multiline comments. (#63751; thanks IbrahimKhan12)

Breaking Changes and Notices

  • Changed the Agent Panel to copy plain text with cmd-c (macOS) and ctrl-c (Linux/Windows) instead of Markdown. Copying as Markdown moved to the context menu, and the markdown::CopyAsMarkdown action can still be bound. (#63884)
  • Moved the Markdown Preview font settings under the markdown_preview key as font_size, font_family and code_font_family. Existing settings are migrated automatically. (#63462; thanks joshkent94)

1.19.1

Sep 04, 2026

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  • Fixed AltGr / diacritic input being swallowed by the integrated terminal on Windows. (#63762)
  • Fixed goToDefinition opening out-of-worktree entries (#63756)
  • Fixed dev container environment variables being logged in full (#63734)
  • Fixed OpenCode Go requests that could fail when Zed omitted the session header. (#63714)
  • Fixed containers becoming scrollable by a sub-pixel amount, with a phantom full-height scrollbar thumb, at fractional UI font sizes. (#63659)

1.19.0

Sep 02, 2026

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This week's release includes call hierarchy support, multi-select in the Git Panel, automatic language detection for untitled buffers, and project search on type by default.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

  • Added automatic language detection for untitled buffers. (#61412; thanks amtoaer)
  • Added support for rendering LSP 3.18 Markdown diagnostic messages from language servers. (#61030; thanks aviatesk)
  • Fixed searching for full SHA-256 commit hashes in the Git Graph. (#63371; thanks albertbogusz)

Learn about the Zed Guild.

Features

AI

  • Added support for effort-based reasoning when using OpenRouter models. (#61308; thanks codello)
  • Added support for renaming Terminal Threads from the Threads Sidebar. (#63494)
  • Added a button to cancel ChatGPT Subscription setup. (#63627)
  • Improved memory usage during long Agent sessions. (#63053; thanks Prohect)
  • Improved streaming for OpenAI-compatible providers. (#63520)
  • Improved support for Claude Fable 5.1. (#63571)

Git

  • Added multi-select to the Git Panel. (#60340; thanks justinschmitz97, and thanks jacobbinnie for an earlier implementation in #52935)
  • Added Open File Permalink and Copy File Permalink actions to file tabs and the Project Panel. (#62177; thanks JacobNWolf)
  • Improved performance when opening project diffs with many large merge conflicts. (#63394, #63395)

Vim / Helix

  • Added Helix mode support for closest-pair text objects with m i m and m a m. (#59201; thanks GoldStrikeArch)

Languages

  • Added call hierarchy support through call hierarchy: show incoming calls and call hierarchy: show outgoing calls, with default keybindings cmd-k cmd-h on macOS and ctrl-k ctrl-h on Linux and Windows. (#53239; thanks swiftcoder)
  • Added cmd-shift-v and cmd-k v on macOS and ctrl-shift-v and ctrl-k v on Linux and Windows to open the tabular data preview for CSV, TSV, SSV, and PSV files. (#63369; thanks HalavicH)
  • Added shell script language detection for .bash_login files. (#63466; thanks mnipritom)
  • Replaced the column filter icon in tabular data previews with a filter funnel. (#63266; thanks HalavicH)

Terminal

  • Added Visual Line selection with V in terminal vi mode. (#63251; thanks prnvbn)

Other

  • Added the outline_panel.multi_buffer_hide_symbols setting and outline panel: toggle symbols action to show only files and directories in the Outline Panel for multi-buffer views. (#63404; thanks FrantisekGazo)
  • Added the reveal_if_open setting to reveal buffers already open in another pane instead of opening them in the active pane. (#63306; thanks WoodyWoodsta)
  • Added the close_panel_on_toggle setting to the Settings UI and improved its documentation. (#63548; thanks mateioprea)
  • Added a folder_indicator setting for showing disclosure chevrons and folder icons together in the Project Panel, Outline Panel, and Git Panel. (#62393; thanks dongdong867)
  • Improved command palette ordering by sorting commands by recency of use and ranking previously used commands above unused commands while filtering. (#63388)
  • Improved data persistence when Zed quit, restarted after an update, or reloaded a workspace. (#63213)
  • Improved typing and rendering performance in projects that use .editorconfig files. (#63323)
  • Improved inline code to render with rounded backgrounds across all Markdown surfaces, matching the Markdown preview. (#63272)
  • Improved outline fonts and colors. (#63325)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Gemini rejecting requests whose tool schemas could not be represented in Zed's restricted schema dialect. (#63342)
  • Fixed Helix mode surround commands failing to preserve selections after edits and performing slow textual boundary scans. (#59201; thanks GoldStrikeArch)
  • Fixed incorrect indentation after multiline comments and multiline paste. (#61669; thanks peakxy)
  • Fixed Ollama not appearing as an edit prediction provider and its model dropdown showing only the configured model instead of all available models. (#63519; thanks reinier-millo)
  • Fixed shallow diffs causing excessive computation. (#63024)
  • Fixed UI hangs when language model providers streamed large tool inputs. (#63241)
  • Fixed .dockerignore files displaying a generic icon instead of the Docker icon in the bundled icon theme. (#63398; thanks tech-dipesh)
  • Fixed Agent terminal tool calls leaking file descriptors on macOS. (#62978; thanks nertzy)
  • Fixed Anthropic "prompt is too long" errors reported with HTTP 400 not being recognized as context-window overflows. (#63596)
  • Fixed the Bookmarks tab failing to update when bookmarks were added or removed while it was open. (#56363; thanks saberoueslati)
  • Fixed the breakpoint list not showing breakpoints in single files. (#63348; thanks caseyavila)
  • Fixed completion menu labels overlapping documentation text for long completion items. (#63581; thanks itsfuad)
  • Fixed crashes that could occur when a multibuffer replaced a file’s contents while highlights, inlay hints, or other positions still referenced the old contents. (#62636)
  • Fixed CSV previews not appearing in project-less setups. (#63350)
  • Fixed diagnostics not being underlined when their range covered only a line terminator, such as for a missing : in Python. (#63125; thanks dmitriegorov16)
  • Fixed extension-provided language servers missing from settings schemas served by remote servers. (#62355; thanks vancez)
  • Fixed Zed failing to recognize Git remotes in partial clones. (#63331)
  • Fixed "Go Back" not returning to the Git Graph after opening a commit diff. (#63597; thanks reinier-millo)
  • Fixed a GPUI Web crash caused by synchronous executor blocking. (#63484)
  • Fixed inconsistent shortcut labels in Which Key on Windows. (#63349)
  • Fixed a crash with some language servers when finding all references. (#63372)
  • Fixed linked worktree names and creation paths for bare Git repositories. (#63351)
  • Fixed a Linux crash when reporting a Wayland connection error while standard error was unavailable. (#63159)
  • Fixed modals failing to preserve focus on the previously focused UI. (#63512; thanks mateioprea)
  • Fixed OAuth authentication failures with MCP servers that require non-default scopes to access MCP endpoints. (#63370; thanks blue42u)
  • Fixed project search retaining results from closed untitled buffers. (#61677; thanks pingpong74)
  • Fixed the settings migration prompt appearing when settings contained no deprecations, including context servers configured with only a url. (#62818; thanks porada)
  • Fixed stale Git commit templates being restored as pending commit message drafts. (#63604; thanks akramcodez)
  • Fixed a crash when converting a malformed ${ shell variable reference on Windows. (#63446; thanks 39ali)
  • Fixed Windows processes remaining alive after a background thread panic. (#63157)

Breaking Changes and Notices

  • Enabled project search on type by default; set { "search": { "search_on_type": false } } to restore the previous behavior. (#62506)
August 2026

1.18.0

Aug 26, 2026

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This week's release includes refreshed Markdown preview styling, inline debugger values for C and C++, and File Finder history that persists across workspace sessions.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

  • Fixed the inline assistant doing nothing when the model emitted reasoning before its tool call. (#61220; thanks aviatesk)
  • Fixed some Pyright and BasedPyright settings not being applied properly. (#62673; thanks lingyaochu)
  • Fixed bookmarks not disappearing from the gutter immediately after clearing all bookmarks. (#62847; thanks austincummings)
  • Fixed the LSP status tooltip to display the target script path for runtime-managed language servers. (#62919; thanks lingyaochu)

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Features

AI

  • Added support for GPT-5.6's 1M-token context window on Amazon Bedrock. (#63069; thanks 5herlocked)
  • Added Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite to the Google AI models. (#63129; thanks ArneshBanerjee)
  • Added Grok 4.5 and Grok 4.6 to the xAI models. (#63234)
  • Added the ability to reload a broken external agent connection from the Agent Panel without restarting Zed. (#62669; thanks gaojunran)
  • Added the configurable edit_predictions.<provider>.prediction_debounce setting for inline completions. (#61568; thanks ddeityy)
  • Added settings autocomplete for the OpenAI subscription language model provider. (#62989)
  • Improved language model connection errors by identifying the unreachable host. (#62990)

Git

  • Added permalink support for Tangled repositories. (#63051)
  • Added the git: toggle diff base action to toggle the diff base between HEAD and the default branch. (#62966)
  • Improved the Git Graph and Git history views to initially focus the search editor. (#63002)
  • Improved the Git Panel's “Discard Tracked Changes” option to affect only files within the directory where its context menu was opened. (#62872)

Debugger

  • Added inline values for C and C++ when debugging with CodeLLDB or GDB. (#46705; thanks xcb3d)
  • Added separate Continue Program and Continue Thread controls for debug adapters that support single-thread execution. (#63135)

Languages

  • Improved Markdown preview styling with better typography, spacing, and rounded inline code backgrounds. (#63118; thanks archcorsair)
  • Added support for configuring Bash Language Server through lsp.bash-language-server.settings. (#57487; thanks CathalMullan)
  • Improved the tabular data preview by moving its settings into a popover, freeing more vertical space for the table. (#62812; thanks HalavicH)

Terminal

  • Added terminal support for ctrl-alt-<letter> keystrokes. (#62891; thanks nbdd0121)

Linux

  • Improved rendering performance by prewarming font match caches. (#63158)
  • Improved rasterization performance by caching glyphs after measuring bounds. (#63209)

Other

  • Improved file finder history to include recently opened files from previous sessions. (#55034; thanks anilzeybek)
  • Improved text input in GPUI web applications on Android by adding support for Gboard. (#63201)
  • Added a Clear button to the Settings window's search field that clears the search and resets the navigation list. (#56033; thanks asgoode)
  • Added the in_preview keybinding context for editors in preview mode. (#61777; thanks krawitzzZ)
  • Improved responsiveness when closing projects that are loading large text files. (#62831; thanks 39ali)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where last-session workspace state was not preserved or restored after closing the last macOS window with the red close button when on_last_window_closed was set to "quit_app" and restore_on_startup was set to "last_session". (#60477; thanks Caleul)
  • Fixed a bug where the terminal panel failed to open in some circumstances and panels switched back to the restored panel during startup. (#62712)
  • Fixed a bug where Zed windows sometimes remained blank when first opened on X11. (#62081; thanks mTvare6)
  • Fixed Continue Program resuming only the selected thread with some debug adapters instead of all threads. (#63135)
  • Fixed global gitignore entries incorrectly matching directories outside the opened project and marking the entire project as ignored. (#62130; thanks floesche)
  • Fixed language model provider rejections being retried and displayed without their actionable provider message. (#63095)
  • Fixed performance issues caused by overly large LSP hovers. (#63022)
  • Fixed the UI freezing in fullscreen on some Wayland compositors. (#60690)
  • Fixed a bug where edits in GPUI web applications could be applied to stale text. (#63201)
  • Fixed a bug where keybindings in the Git Panel context menu changed after the first frame. (#63021)
  • Fixed a bug where the Debug Panel did not immediately reflect toggled breakpoints. (#63240; thanks caseyavila)
  • Fixed a crash when an OpenAI-compatible model sent a usage-only stream chunk with null cache token fields. (#62983; thanks enoch-robinson)
  • Fixed a crash when dispatching profiled GPUI actions in web applications. (#63183; thanks labcoder)
  • Fixed a panic when closing a window under X11. (#63089)
  • Fixed a bug where file names containing control characters, such as tabs and newlines, rendered unreadably in tabs, the Project Panel, the file finder, the tab switcher, and terminal tab titles. (#62875; thanks Taqinou)
  • Fixed a bug where the Agent Panel occasionally forgot the selected agent. (#61147; thanks tnayuki)
  • Fixed a bug where the Agent Panel selected an uninstalled external agent when opening a project or restoring an unsent draft, which prevented the thread from starting. (#62497; thanks white-hat)
  • Fixed a bug where the agent edits panel and review diff showed whole-file overwrites as entirely added lines with no removals. (#62267; thanks drawing)
  • Fixed a bug where the file finder jumped to the wrong file when the mouse hovered over another entry after pressing cmd-p. (#61716; thanks HuaGu-Dragon)
  • Fixed a bug where the Python run button did not appear in the gutter for if __name__ in ("__main__", ...)-style main guards. (#58911; thanks tlium)
  • Fixed a bug where the X11 urgency hint was never cleared, which left Zed showing a permanent attention indicator in taskbars and docks after the first notification. (#61619; thanks zquestz)
  • Fixed Anthropic billing, conflict, and timeout errors being handled incorrectly. (#62984)
  • Fixed duplicate file entries in the Project Panel on macOS when language servers returned definition paths whose casing differed from the worktree root. (#61392; thanks NeverDieOne)
  • Fixed environment variables defined in tasks.json not being applied when debugging Python tasks. (#63154; thanks andreyfedoseev)
  • Fixed extension tags obscuring action buttons on extension cards. (#63153; thanks joshkent94)
  • Fixed function bodies not folding when their arguments spanned multiple lines. (#62245; thanks anxyum)
  • Fixed handling of OpenAI overload errors. (#63238)
  • Fixed idle Wayland windows waking at the display's refresh rate. (#60690)
  • Fixed labels in Mermaid diagrams not soft-wrapping correctly. (#62931)
  • Fixed localized Windows Explorer context menu titles falling back to English. (#60634; thanks justjavac)
  • Fixed new windows opening partially off-screen on secondary Windows monitors with different DPI scaling. (#62859; thanks dineshyadav03)
  • Fixed opening remote paths from SCP-style SSH URLs with IPv6 hosts. (#62157; thanks cppcoffee)
  • Fixed overlapping range-formatting results duplicating text. (#62935)
  • Fixed read-only files being formatted or saved when format_on_save was enabled. (#62921; thanks mateioprea)
  • Fixed same-line regex replacements using lookahead or lookbehind. (#61900; thanks IbrahimKhan12)
  • Fixed streaming failing for Mistral-hosted models that omitted the object field in stream chunks, such as GLM 5.2. (#62517; thanks ummon-v)
  • Fixed terminal support for the alt-f5 keystroke. (#62891; thanks nbdd0121)
  • Fixed text being duplicated after moving the caret during composition in GPUI web applications. (#63201)
  • Fixed text wrapping so closing punctuation and slashes never began a wrapped line. (#62743; thanks alii)
  • Fixed the lsp_results_location setting being ignored by the editor: go to declaration and editor: go to type definition actions. (#61060; thanks xdBronch)
  • Fixed the “Discard Tracked Changes” option being enabled for files in the Git Panel's “Unstaged” section. (#62872)
  • Fixed the terminal panel dismissing an open modal when terminals finished restoring during startup. (#63097; thanks butvinm)
  • Fixed undoing a file rename leaving behind directories created by the rename. (#60082)
  • Fixed window-manager rules and taskbar grouping failing to recognize Zed under X11 and XWayland. (#62848; thanks HundredBillion)
  • Fixed Windows artifacts around color emoji glyphs. (#63225; thanks 39ali)
  • Fixed Zed overriding window-manager focus policies when activating windows. (#62081; thanks mTvare6)
  • Fixed macOS showing one-time code AutoFill suggestions in regular Zed text inputs. (#60116)

Breaking Changes and Notices

  • Improved debugger step keybindings across platforms to match VS Code defaults: f10 now steps over and f11 steps into while execution is paused, while fullscreen remains available outside paused sessions. (#58729; thanks Andrej730)
  • Removed Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite from Google AI, and made Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite the default and fast model. (#63131)
  • Removed GLib libraries from Linux release archives to prevent conflicts with system plugins. (#61593)

1.17.2

Aug 25, 2026

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  • Fixed a crash in the Git panel when collapsed sections were used in tree view. (#63168)