Unofficial builds of Zed for Windows

NOTE: This is not a support channel for Zed on Windows.

These builds are for those who want to live on the bleeding edge or just want to test Zed out on Windows.

Any issues with the Windows build should go through official channels, as this repository does not concern itself with the source code of Zed or issues found therein.

If you have suggestions for improvements to the build process, please start a discussion or make a PR.

All installation instructions below require that Scoop is installed on your system.

Stable builds

scoop bucket add extras
scoop install extras/zed

Nightly builds

scoop bucket add versions
scoop install versions/zed-nightly

Vulkan doesn't work for you?

Install the OpenGL version

Stable OpenGL version

scoop bucket add extras
scoop install extras/zed-opengl

Nightly OpenGL version

scoop bucket add versions
scoop install versions/zed-opengl-nightly

For Windows 10 users

Zed may not start unless you install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2022 package. If you are using Scoop, you can install it using the following command:

scoop bucket add extras
scoop install vcredist2022

Updates

# Stable version
scoop update zed
# Stable OpenGL version
scoop update zed-opengl
# Nightly version
scoop update zed-nightly
# Nightly OpenGL version
scoop update zed-opengl-nightly

Is it safe?

This repository is just a simple GitHub workflow that builds Zed from main and publishes a release every night at UTC+0000. (Additionally on push for testing).

See the Zed homepage or official repository for more details.

Build Process

The build process is designed to be robust and handle partial failures gracefully:

• Resilient Builds: If one build variant (Vulkan or OpenGL) fails, the other will still complete and create a release
• Comprehensive Testing: All build scripts are thoroughly tested with automated test suites
• Quality Assurance: Each release includes SHA256 checksums for integrity verification

Testing

The build and release scripts are automatically tested with every change:

• Script Tests: Unit tests for the release preparation logic
• Integration Tests: End-to-end testing of the build and release workflows
• Failure Scenarios: Testing of partial build failures to ensure robust handling

See the scripts directory for more details about the testing infrastructure.