Open in Zed

Open the current vault, folder, or note in Zed.

Features

• Ribbon button: Opens the vault root
• Command palette: Opens the vault root
• File/folder menu:
  • Opens a selected file or folder
  • For the active note, it jumps to the cursor's line and column

Requirements

• Install the Zed CLI: In Zed click the Zed menu > Install CLI
• Check the absolute path to zed binary is correct in the plugin settings

Common paths for zed binary:

• /usr/local/bin/zed: default macOS install location
• /opt/homebrew/bin/zed: Apple Silicon Homebrew
• ~/.local/bin/zed or /usr/bin/zed: Linux

Installation

Manual

Manual-only until this PR is merged: https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases/pull/12600

1. Build: npm install && npm run build
2. Copy target/ into <your-vault>/.obsidian/plugins/open-in-zed/
3. Enable Open in Zed in Obsidian's Community Plugins settings
4. Confirm the zed binary path in the plugin settings

Community plugins

Once published in Obsidian's community plugin directory:

1. Open Obsidian Settings, Community plugins
2. Browse for Open in Zed
3. Install and enable the plugin
4. Confirm the zed binary path in the plugin settings

Development

npm install
npm run dev      # esbuild watch mode, rebuilds into target/
npm run check    # type-check + lint + format
npm run build    # production build into target/

Tip: For fast local testing:

• Create a .devtarget file containing the absolute path to a test vault plugin folder
• Each build syncs target/* there

Release prep

npm run bump-version -- <version>`

This will update:

• package.json
• manifest.json
• versions.json

License

MIT.