Install ZedRail

Quick install (Linux)

curl -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Qu3ntinS/zed-rail/zedrail/script/install-zedrail.sh | sh

Manual download

Download assets from GitHub Releases:

Platform	Asset
Linux x86_64	zedrail-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
Linux aarch64	zedrail-linux-aarch64.tar.gz
Windows x86_64	ZedRail-x86_64.exe
macOS (unsigned)	ZedRail-aarch64.dmg

Linux

Extract to ~/.local:

tar -xzf zedrail-linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C ~/.local

Run via ~/.local/zedrail.app/bin/zedrail or the .desktop entry.

macOS (unsigned)

After opening the DMG:

xattr -cr /Applications/ZedRail.app

Open ZedRail via right-click → Open.

Config location

ZedRail uses a separate config directory so it can run alongside upstream Zed:

• Linux: ~/.config/zedrail/
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/ZedRail/
• Windows: %APPDATA%\ZedRail\

Auto-update

ZedRail checks GitHub Releases for new -rail tags and can install updates in-app.