zed/assets/settings/default.json

{
  // The name of the Zed theme to use for the UI
  "theme": "One Dark",
  // The name of a base set of key bindings to use.
  // This setting can take four values, each named after another
  // text editor:
  //
  // 1. "VSCode"
  // 2. "JetBrains"
  // 3. "SublimeText"
  // 4. "Atom"
  "base_keymap": "VSCode",
  // Features that can be globally enabled or disabled
  "features": {
    // Show Copilot icon in status bar
    "copilot": true
  },
  // The name of a font to use for rendering text in the editor
  "buffer_font_family": "Zed Mono",
  // The OpenType features to enable for text in the editor.
  "buffer_font_features": {
    // Disable ligatures:
    // "calt": false
  },
  // The default font size for text in the editor
  "buffer_font_size": 15,
  // The factor to grow the active pane by. Defaults to 1.0
  // which gives the same size as all other panes.
  "active_pane_magnification": 1.0,
  // 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 confirm before quitting Zed.
  "confirm_quit": false,
  // Whether the cursor blinks in the editor.
  "cursor_blink": true,
  // Whether to pop the completions menu while typing in an editor without
  // explicitly requesting it.
  "show_completions_on_input": true,
  // Whether to use additional LSP queries to format (and amend) the code after
  // every "trigger" symbol input, defined by LSP server capabilities.
  "use_on_type_format": true,
  // Controls whether copilot provides suggestion immediately
  // or waits for a `copilot::Toggle`
  "show_copilot_suggestions": true,
  // Whether to show tabs and spaces in the editor.
  // This setting can take two values:
  //
  // 1. Draw tabs and spaces only for the selected text (default):
  //    "selection"
  // 2. Do not draw any tabs or spaces:
  //   "none"
  // 3. Draw all invisible symbols:
  //   "all"
  "show_whitespaces": "selection",
  // Scrollbar related settings
  "scrollbar": {
      // When to show the scrollbar in the editor.
      // This setting can take four values:
      //
      // 1. Show the scrollbar if there's important information or
      //    follow the system's configured behavior (default):
      //   "auto"
      // 2. Match the system's configured behavior:
      //    "system"
      // 3. Always show the scrollbar:
      //    "always"
      // 4. Never show the scrollbar:
      //    "never"
      "show": "auto",
      // Whether to show git diff indicators in the scrollbar.
      "git_diff": true
  },
  "project_panel": {
      // Whether to show the git status in the project panel.
      "git_status": true,
      // Where to dock project panel. Can be 'left' or 'right'.
      "dock": "left",
      // Default width of the project panel.
      "default_width": 240
  },
  "assistant": {
      // Where to dock the assistant. Can be 'left', 'right' or 'bottom'.
      "dock": "right",
      // Default width when the assistant is docked to the left or right.
      "default_width": 450,
      // Default height when the assistant is docked to the bottom.
      "default_height": 320
  },
  // Whether the screen sharing icon is shown in the os status bar.
  "show_call_status_icon": 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",
  // Whether or not to remove any trailing whitespace from lines of a buffer
  // before saving it.
  "remove_trailing_whitespace_on_save": true,
  // Whether to start a new line with a comment when a previous line is a comment as well.
  "extend_comment_on_newline": true,
  // Whether or not to ensure there's a single newline at the end of a buffer
  // when saving it.
  "ensure_final_newline_on_save": true,
  // Whether or not to perform a buffer format before saving
  "format_on_save": "on",
  // How to perform a buffer format. This setting can take two values:
  //
  // 1. Format code using the current language server:
  //     "formatter": "language_server"
  // 2. Format code using an external command:
  //     "formatter": {
  //       "external": {
  //         "command": "prettier",
  //         "arguments": ["--stdin-filepath", "{buffer_path}"]
  //       }
  //     }
  "formatter": "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,
  // Control what info is collected by Zed.
  "telemetry": {
    // Send debug info like crash reports.
    "diagnostics": true,
    // Send anonymized usage data like what languages you're using Zed with.
    "metrics": true
  },
  // Automatically update Zed
  "auto_update": true,
  // Git gutter behavior configuration.
  "git": {
    // Control whether the git gutter is shown. May take 2 values:
    // 1. Show the gutter
    //      "git_gutter": "tracked_files"
    // 2. Hide the gutter
    //      "git_gutter": "hide"
    "git_gutter": "tracked_files"
  },
  "copilot": {
    // The set of glob patterns for which copilot should be disabled
    // in any matching file.
    "disabled_globs": [
      ".env"
    ]
  },
  // Settings specific to journaling
  "journal": {
    // The path of the directory where journal entries are stored
    "path": "~",
    // What format to display the hours in
    // May take 2 values:
    // 1. hour12
    // 2. hour24
    "hour_format": "hour12"
  },
  // 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 in /etc/passwd
    //      "shell": "system"
    // 2. A program:
    //      "shell": {
    //        "program": "sh"
    //      }
    // 3. A program with arguments:
    //     "shell": {
    //         "with_arguments": {
    //           "program": "/bin/bash",
    //           "arguments": ["--login"]
    //         }
    //     }
    "shell": "system",
    // Where to dock terminals panel. Can be 'left', 'right', 'bottom'.
    "dock": "bottom",
    // Default width when the terminal is docked to the left or right.
    "default_width": 640,
    // Default height when the terminal is docked to the bottom.
    "default_height": 320,
    // What working directory to use when launching the terminal.
    // May take 4 values:
    // 1. Use the current file's project directory.  Will Fallback to the
    //    first project directory strategy if unsuccessful
    //      "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",
    // Set the cursor blinking behavior in the terminal.
    // May take 4 values:
    //  1. Never blink the cursor, ignoring the terminal mode
    //         "blinking": "off",
    //  2. Default the cursor blink to off, but allow the terminal to
    //     set blinking
    //         "blinking": "terminal_controlled",
    //  3. Always blink the cursor, ignoring the terminal mode
    //         "blinking": "on",
    "blinking": "terminal_controlled",
    // Set whether Alternate Scroll mode (code: ?1007) is active by default.
    // Alternate Scroll mode converts mouse scroll events into up / down key
    // presses when in the alternate screen (e.g. when running applications
    // like vim or  less). The terminal can still set and unset this mode.
    // May take 2 values:
    //  1. Default alternate scroll mode to on
    //         "alternate_scroll": "on",
    //  2. Default alternate scroll mode to off
    //         "alternate_scroll": "off",
    "alternate_scroll": "off",
    // Set whether the option key behaves as the meta key.
    // May take 2 values:
    //  1. Rely on default platform handling of option key, on macOS
    //     this means generating certain unicode characters
    //         "option_to_meta": false,
    //  2. Make the option keys behave as a 'meta' key, e.g. for emacs
    //         "option_to_meta": true,
    "option_as_meta": false,
    // Whether or not selecting text in the terminal will automatically
    // copy to the system clipboard.
    "copy_on_select": false,
    // Any key-value pairs added to this list will be added to the terminal's
    // environment. Use `:` to separate multiple values.
    "env": {
      // "KEY": "value1:value2"
    },
    // Set the terminal's line height.
    // May take 3 values:
    //  1. Use a line height that's comfortable for reading, 1.618
    //         "line_height": "comfortable"
    //  2. Use a standard line height, 1.3. This option is useful for TUIs,
    //      particularly if they use box characters
    //         "line_height": "standard",
    //  3. Use a custom line height.
    //         "line_height": {
    //           "custom": 2
    //         },
    //
    "line_height": "comfortable"
    // 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"
    },
    "Elixir": {
      "tab_size": 2
    },
    "Go": {
      "tab_size": 4,
      "hard_tabs": true
    },
    "Markdown": {
      "soft_wrap": "preferred_line_length"
    },
    "JavaScript": {
      "tab_size": 2
    },
    "TypeScript": {
      "tab_size": 2
    },
    "TSX": {
      "tab_size": 2
    },
    "YAML": {
      "tab_size": 2
    },
    "JSON": {
      "tab_size": 2
    }
  },
  // LSP Specific settings.
  "lsp": {
    // Specify the LSP name as a key here.
    // As of 8/10/22, supported LSPs are:
    // pyright
    // gopls
    // rust-analyzer
    // typescript-language-server
    // vscode-json-languageserver
    // "rust-analyzer": {
    //     //These initialization options are merged into Zed's defaults
    //     "initialization_options": {
    //         "checkOnSave": {
    //             "command": "clippy"
    //         }
    //     }
    // }
  }
}