Zed Editor 1.9.0 is live, adding the highly requested resizable pickers with live file and text previews to the editor. The update expands AI capabilities with in-thread search in the Agent Panel, remote MCP server access, and new GLM 5.2 and Kimi K2.7 Code models via OpenCode Go. Breaking changes include the removal of MiniMax M3 Free and the deprecation of the old git_panel.sort_by_path setting in favor of a new sort and group configuration. As Zed pushes deeper into AI-native workflows, this release reinforces its performance-focused approach while maintaining a free core with optional Pro and Business tiers.

Zed Editor 1.9.0 Adds Resizable Pickers, Agent Search, and New Models

Zed Editor 1.9.0 is live, bringing the long-requested resizable pickers with live previews to the code editor. If you're a Neovim veteran who missed Telescope, you'll recognize the new UI immediately.

The update resolves a GitHub request that gathered 860 likes from the community. You get drag-and-drop resizing for picker modals now. File finder results show previews to the right or below, depending on your screen real estate. A text finder picker rounds out the trio, complete with its own preview pane. Searches sync between both views, so you can flip between file and text contexts without losing your place.

The Agent Panel got a facelift too. You can now search within threads using Ctrl/Cmd+F. Grep results from the agent open files at the exact matched line when clicked. A new menu option adds remote MCP servers with a single click. Thread notifications now include titles when Zed isn't focused.

Models and Settings Shifts

New models landed today. GLM 5.2 and Kimi K2.7 Code joined OpenCode Go. DeepSeek V4 Pro is available via OpenCode Zen. The team also tightened up OpenAI-compatible provider setup for reasoning models. However, Zed pulled the rug on some older options. MiniMax M3 Free is gone. GLM 5, Kimi K2.5, and MiniMax M2.5 are now limited to Zen subscribers.

If you have custom git_panel.sort_by_path settings, those are gone. They've been replaced by git_panel.sort_by and git_panel.group_by. The Git Panel now features a split button in the changes header. Blame toggles live in the gutter context menu. View options let you switch between list and tree views, with sorting and grouping controls.

Markdown users get two new settings: markdown_preview.limit_content_width and markdown_preview.max_width. You can constrain and center preview content now. Shell completion for the CLI landed via zed --completions <SHELL>.

Startup performance got a boost. The first-time project trust prompt now lets you trust any parent directory, not just the immediate parent. Terminal Vim mode supports paragraph navigation with Shift+.

The release comes in the wake of the Gram fork controversy from March, where a rival team stripped out AI features and chat. Zed keeps shipping in the opposite direction, deepening its AI integration. The editor feels less like a text editor and more like a collaboration platform these days. The team at Zed Industries continues to chip away at the Electron status quo. Zed's Rust core and GPUI rendering keep it blazing fast. The editor hit version 1.0 after over five years and 1,258 releases. It currently sits at v1.9.0 with roughly 86,300 GitHub stars.

It's a solid release. The pickers are the headline, but the Agent Panel search and the new Git view options round things out nicely. You might grumble about the model deprecations, but GLM 5.2 and Kimi K2.7 Code are meaningful upgrades. The Git breaking changes are easy to fix. This is the kind of polish that separates Zed from the crowd.

Update Zed now via the app or zed update. Head here to the full changelog.