zed/assets/settings/default.json

{
    // The name of the Zed theme to use for the UI
    "theme": "cave-dark",
    // The name of a font to use for rendering text in the editor
    "buffer_font_family": "Zed Mono",
    // The default font size for text in the editor
    "buffer_font_size": 15,
    // Whether to enable vim modes and key bindings
    "vim_mode": false,
    // Whether to show the informational hover box when moving the mouse
    // over symbols in the editor.
    "hover_popover_enabled": true,
    // Whether to pop the completions menu while typing in an editor without
    // explicitly requesting it.
    "show_completions_on_input": true,
    // Whether new projects should start out 'online'. Online projects
    // appear in the contacts panel under your name, so that your contacts
    // can see which projects you are working on. Regardless of this
    // setting, projects keep their last online status when you reopen them.
    "projects_online_by_default": true,
    // Whether to use language servers to provide code intelligence.
    "enable_language_server": true,
    // When to automatically save edited buffers. This setting can
    // take four values.
    //
    // 1. Never automatically save:
    //     "autosave": "off",
    // 2. Save when changing focus away from the Zed window:
    //     "autosave": "on_window_change",
    // 3. Save when changing focus away from a specific buffer:
    //     "autosave": "on_focus_change",
    // 4. Save when idle for a certain amount of time:
    //     "autosave": { "after_delay": {"milliseconds": 500} },
    "autosave": "off",
    // How to auto-format modified buffers when saving them. This
    // setting can take three values:
    //
    // 1. Don't format code
    //     "format_on_save": "off"
    // 2. Format code using the current language server:
    //     "format_on_save": "language_server"
    // 3. Format code using an external command:
    //     "format_on_save": {
    //       "external": {
    //         "command": "prettier",
    //         "arguments": ["--stdin-filepath", "{buffer_path}"]
    //       }
    //     }
    "format_on_save": "language_server",
    // How to soft-wrap long lines of text. This setting can take
    // three values:
    //
    // 1. Do not soft wrap.
    //      "soft_wrap": "none",
    // 2. Soft wrap lines that overflow the editor:
    //      "soft_wrap": "editor_width",
    // 3. Soft wrap lines at the preferred line length
    //      "soft_wrap": "preferred_line_length",
    "soft_wrap": "none",
    // The column at which to soft-wrap lines, for buffers where soft-wrap
    // is enabled.
    "preferred_line_length": 80,
    // Whether to indent lines using tab characters, as opposed to multiple
    // spaces.
    "hard_tabs": false,
    // How many columns a tab should occupy.
    "tab_size": 4,
    // Settings specific to the terminal
    "terminal": {
        // What shell to use when opening a terminal. May take 3 values: 
        // 1. Use the system's default terminal configuration (e.g. $TERM).
        //      "shell": "system"
        // 2. A program:
        //      "shell": {
        //        "program": "sh"
        //      }
        // 3. A program with arguments:
        //     "shell": {
        //         "with_arguments": {
        //           "program": "/bin/bash",
        //           "arguments": ["--login"]
        //         }
        //     }
        "shell": "system",
        // What working directory to use when launching the terminal.
        // May take 4 values:
        // 1. Use the current file's project directory.
        //      "working_directory": "current_project_directory"
        // 2. Use the first project in this workspace's directory
        //      "working_directory": "first_project_directory"
        // 3. Always use this platform's home directory (if we can find it)
        //     "working_directory": "always_home"
        // 4. Always use a specific directory. This value will be shell expanded.
        //    If this path is not a valid directory the terminal will default to
        //    this platform's home directory  (if we can find it)
        //      "working_directory": { 
        //        "always": {
        //          "directory": "~/zed/projects/"
        //        }
        //      }
        //
        //
        "working_directory": "current_project_directory",
        //Any key-value pairs added to this list will be added to the terminal's
        //enviroment. Use `:` to seperate multiple values, not multiple list items
        "env": [
            //["KEY", "value1:value2"]
        ]
        //Set the terminal's font size. If this option is not included,
        //the terminal will default to matching the buffer's font size.
        //"font_size": "15"
        //Set the terminal's font family. If this option is not included,
        //the terminal will default to matching the buffer's font family.
        //"font_family": "Zed Mono"
    },
    // Different settings for specific languages.
    "languages": {
        "Plain Text": {
            "soft_wrap": "preferred_line_length"
        },
        "C": {
            "tab_size": 2
        },
        "C++": {
            "tab_size": 2
        },
        "Go": {
            "tab_size": 4,
            "hard_tabs": true
        },
        "Markdown": {
            "soft_wrap": "preferred_line_length"
        },
        "Rust": {
            "tab_size": 4
        },
        "JavaScript": {
            "tab_size": 2
        },
        "TypeScript": {
            "tab_size": 2
        },
        "TSX": {
            "tab_size": 2
        }
    }
}