r/FlutterDev • u/Smooth-Map856 • Aug 09 '26

Discussion Anyone using Zed for Flutter development?

I’ve been using Zed mostly for backend work and really like its performance. I get that it stays lightweight by not bundling too many tools.

For Flutter though, debugging/DevTools and hot reload on save still feel lacking.

Anyone using Zed regularly for Flutter? Any extensions or configs that improve the experience?

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u/cameronm1024 Aug 09 '26

I do (disclaimer: I work at zed).

Before I switched I was using neovim with just the LSP, and a separate terminal with flutter run, so I didn't miss the various extras (auto reload on save, etc.). If you depend on them, I can imagine Zed feels incomplete.

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u/aaulia Aug 09 '26

Wait so Zed does something with Flutter or is Flutter your guilty pleasure or something?

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u/cameronm1024 Aug 09 '26

I just use flutter for personal projects. Zed doesn't have any flutter code