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March 2026

Discover all the Zed editor tips and techniques from March 2026

14
tips this month
beginner

Jump to Last Pane with Keybinding

Add a keyboard shortcut to focus the rightmost pane instantly

#panes #keybindings #navigation
beginner

Insert Newlines in Search Bars with Ctrl-Enter

Add line breaks in search queries using keyboard shortcut on macOS

#search #keybindings #multiline
Customize Vim Yank Highlight Color
beginner

Customize Vim Yank Highlight Color

Set a custom background color for vim yank highlighting in your theme

#vim #theme #customization
See Error and Warning Counts in Project Panel
beginner

See Error and Warning Counts in Project Panel

Display diagnostic badges next to files showing error and warning counts

#diagnostics #project-panel #errors
See Addition and Deletion Counts in Git Panel
beginner

See Addition and Deletion Counts in Git Panel

View file-level diff statistics showing lines added and removed

#git #diff #statistics
beginner

Jump to Files from Agent Diffs

Open files directly from agent-shown diffs with Option-Enter

#agent #navigation #diff
beginner

Remove and Manage Built-in Agents

All built-in agents are now removable via the ACP Registry

#agent #acp #registry
intermediate

Parallel Subagents for Complex Tasks

Agent can now spawn parallel subagents for better context management and concurrent work

#agent #subagents #parallel
beginner

Clear REPL Outputs with Commands

Remove cell outputs to declutter notebooks or start fresh

#repl #notebook #commands
intermediate

Use REPL with WSL and SSH Remote Kernels

Run Jupyter kernels on remote machines or WSL environments

#repl #remote #wsl
Review Branch Diffs with Agent
beginner

Review Branch Diffs with Agent

Send entire git diffs to your AI agent for automated code review

#git #agent #code-review
intermediate

Smart Multi-Cursor Paste Distribution

Paste multiple lines to multiple cursors with automatic line-to-cursor mapping

#multi-cursor #clipboard #editing
beginner

Undo "Reject All" in Agent Panel

Recover agent edits if you accidentally reject all changes

#agent #undo #edits
intermediate

Use Vercel AI Gateway as LLM Provider

Connect to multiple AI models through Vercel's unified AI Gateway

#ai #providers #vercel