dstrml/wu has 627 GitHub stars and 45 forks. GitHot measured +257 in 7 days. Last checked 2026-11-10 19:23 UTC. Last push 2026-11-05.
The fast, native code editor and agent workspace.
What you can do
- ⚡ Native and fast. No Electron or webviews. Opens instantly and stays responsive on large views.
- 🍃 Lightweight. Wu's memory footprint is lower than VS Code and Zed. See benchmarks.
- 👾 Coding agents included. Built-in support for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.
- ✨ Beautiful by default. Clean, modern look with a delightful UX.
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README.md
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Wu is a fast, native code editor written in Rust, with a clean, modern design and coding agents built in. The name comes from wu wei: effortless action. Wu is a fork of Zed but diverges heavily from it.
Features
- ⚡ Native and fast. No Electron or webviews. Opens instantly and stays responsive on large views.
- 🍃 Lightweight. Wu's memory footprint is lower than VS Code and Zed. See benchmarks.
- 👾 Coding agents included. Built-in support for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.
- ✨ Beautiful by default. Clean, modern look with a delightful UX.
- 🤫 No account or telemetry. Nothing to sign in to. Wu never sends your usage data anywhere.
Download
On macOS and Linux, run:
curl -fsSL https://wu.dstrml.org/install.sh | sh
For Windows, download the installer.
Or install manually
See INSTALL.md for more.

Docs
See docs.
Building
Wu builds the same way Zed does. See the Zed development docs.
Licensing
Wu is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later with Apache-2.0 components where marked. See LICENSE-GPL and LICENSE-APACHE.
Wu is a derivative work of Zed and shares the same licenses.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to the Zed team for building an excellent editor and releasing it as open source. Wu would not exist without their work.
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