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Zed Code Editor For Windows. Unofficial Build of the Zed Code Editor
https://github.com/muhiris/zed-for-windows

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Zed Code Editor For Windows. Unofficial Build of the Zed Code Editor

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# Download Directly

[Download Windows EXE](https://github.com/muhiris/Zed-For-Windows/releases/tag/v1.0)

# Build From Source Install Zed for Windows

Welcome! This guide provides clear steps to install the **Zed Code Editor**. The official documentation was difficult to follow, so I created this simplified version.

## Installation Steps

1. **Download Rust Init** from:

[Download rustup-init.exe (64-bit)](https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup/dist/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/rustup-init.exe)

2. Open the downloaded **rustup-init.exe** file. When prompted, choose **1. Default Installation**.

3. After installation, verify it by opening a new terminal and typing:

```bash
rustup
```

If you see information about the **rustup** command, the installation was successful.

4. **Download and Install Build Tools**:

Download the Visual Studio Build Tools installer from:

[Download vs_BuildTools.exe](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_BuildTools.exe)

Run the installer and select the following components:
- **MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++ x64/x86 build tools**
- **Windows 10 SDK (10.0.18362)**
- **C++ CMake tools for Windows**

Complete the installation process.

5. **Install the Windows SDK**:

Make sure you have at least `Windows 10 SDK version 2104 (10.0.20348.0)` installed. You can download the latest version of the Windows SDK from:

[Windows SDK Archive](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-sdk/)

6. **Clone the Zed repository**:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/zed-industries/zed.git
```

7. **Navigate to the cloned folder**:

```bash
cd zed
```

8. **Run the application**:

```bash
cargo run --release
```

You have now successfully installed Zed!

## Build Issues

Ensure you have the following:

- **Visual Studio Build Tools** (or Visual Studio Community)
- **GitHub CLI**
- **rustup**

If you encounter build issues, try the following workarounds:

1. Update Rust and add the WebAssembly target:

```bash
rustup update
rustup target add wasm32-wasi
```

2. Verify your installation of the Windows SDK and ensure that the correct version is installed.