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ZedExt

A fast, modern extension browser for the Zed editor — with rich READMEs, GitHub stats, and powerful search.

What ZedExt is

ZedExt is an alternative extension marketplace for the Zed editor. Zed's official extension page at zed.dev/extensions shows only a name, one-line description, and download count. No README, no GitHub stats, no version history.

We believe extension discovery should be better. ZedExt provides:

  • Rich extension pages — full README rendered with syntax highlighting and properly resolved images
  • GitHub context — stars, license, last commit, forks, and open issues so you can assess extension health
  • Better search — typo-tolerant, faceted search with category filters and multiple sort options
  • Version history — all published versions with dates
  • SEO-friendly — every extension has a unique, indexable page with proper meta tags

What ZedExt is not

Not a registry. ZedExt doesn't host or publish extensions. Authors continue to publish via PR to zed-industries/extensions. We're a read-only browser of the official Zed extension registry.

Not affiliated with Zed Industries. This is an independent community project. We use publicly available data from the Zed API and GitHub.

How it works

ZedExt has no database. All data is fetched on-demand from the Zed API and GitHub API, then cached in memory. Search is powered by Algolia, with the index refreshed every 6 hours.

Built with SvelteKit, Tailwind CSS, and deployed on Vercel. Inspired by the architecture of npmx.dev.

Stack

SvelteKit
Framework
Tailwind CSS v4
Styling
Algolia
Search
Shiki
Syntax highlighting
Vercel
Hosting
GitHub API
Extension data

Contributors

ZedExt is open source and built by the community.

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Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome.

Open Source

ZedExt is fully open source under the MIT license. The source code, sync pipeline, and infrastructure are all publicly available on GitHub.