What Tablif read on Wu's site
Wu describes itself as: “GitHub - farshed/wu: Fast, native code editor in Rust that feels like VS Code. · GitHub”
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
What it is
Calls itself “code editor”.
- Calls itself: code editor
“Fast, native code editor in Rust that feels like VS Code”
Where it puts itself
Rules out “account or telemetry” and “built-in AI features”.
- Says it will not: account or telemetry · built-in AI features
“No account or telemetry.”
“No built-in AI features.”
What it costs
No free plan.
- Free plan: no
“GPL-3.0 license”
Who it sells to
Sells to consumers.
- Sells to: consumers
“Wu is a code editor for people who want the speed of a native app and the familiarity of VS Code.”
How it runs
A desktop app for Linux, Windows and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Open source. Says it uses no AI.
- Kind: desktop
- Runs on: Linux · Windows · macOS
- Runs where: on the device, offline
- Open source: yes
- AI role: explicitly no AI
“Wu is a code editor for people who want the speed of a native app and the familiarity of VS Code.”
“Linux x86-64”
What it works with
Built on Zed. Plugin for Raycast. Names Actions, Codespaces and 3 more on its pages.
- Built on: Zed
- Plugin for: Raycast
- Names: Actions · Codespaces · GitHub Advanced Security · +2
“DEVELOPER WORKFLOWS Actions Automate any workflow”
“Codespaces Instant dev environments”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Publishes docs.
“No account or telemetry. Nothing to sign in to.”
“…docs -> https://github.com/farshed/wu/tree/main/docs”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 2 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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