diff --git a/src/main/core/app/service.ts b/src/main/core/app/service.ts
index 5a4fc1e1f5..311809106e 100644
--- a/src/main/core/app/service.ts
+++ b/src/main/core/app/service.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class AppService implements IInitializable, IDisposable {
 
     const { host, username, port } = connection;
 
-    if (appId === 'vscode' || appId === 'vscodium' || appId === 'cursor') {
+    if (appId === 'vscode' || appId === 'vscodium' || appId === 'cursor' || appId === 'zed') {
       await shell.openExternal(buildRemoteEditorUrl(appId, host, username, target));
       return;
     }
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ class AppService implements IInitializable, IDisposable {
       );
     }
 
-    const quoted = (p: string) => `'${p.replace(/'/g, "'\\''")}'`;
+    const quoted = (p: string) =>
+      process.platform !== 'win32' ? `'${p.replace(/'/g, "'\\''")}'` : `"${p.replace(/"/g, '""')}"`;
     const commands: string[] = platformConfig?.openCommands ?? [];
     const command = commands
       .map((cmd) => cmd.replace('{{path}}', quoted(target)).replace('{{path_raw}}', target))
diff --git a/src/main/core/app/utils.ts b/src/main/core/app/utils.ts
index d1e099602b..c8c06f3320 100644
--- a/src/main/core/app/utils.ts
+++ b/src/main/core/app/utils.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ export const resolveAppVersion = async (): Promise<string> => {
 
 export const checkCommand = (cmd: string): Promise<boolean> =>
   new Promise((resolve) => {
-    exec(`command -v ${cmd} >/dev/null 2>&1`, { env: buildExternalToolEnv() }, (error) => {
+    const check =
+      process.platform !== 'win32' ? `command -v ${cmd} >/dev/null 2>&1` : `where ${cmd}`;
+    exec(check, { env: buildExternalToolEnv() }, (error) => {
       resolve(!error);
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/main/utils/remoteOpenIn.ts b/src/main/utils/remoteOpenIn.ts
index 37932695ee..83dc3f1909 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/remoteOpenIn.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/remoteOpenIn.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { quoteShellArg } from './shellEscape';
 
-type RemoteEditorScheme = 'vscode' | 'vscodium' | 'cursor';
+type RemoteEditorScheme = 'vscode' | 'vscodium' | 'cursor' | 'zed';
 
 export function buildRemoteSshAuthority(host: string, username: string): string {
   const normalizedHost = host.trim();
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ export function buildRemoteEditorUrl(
   const authority = buildRemoteSshAuthority(host, username);
   const encodedAuthority = encodeURIComponent(authority);
   const normalizedTargetPath = targetPath.startsWith('/') ? targetPath : `/${targetPath}`;
-  return `${scheme}://vscode-remote/ssh-remote+${encodedAuthority}${normalizedTargetPath}`;
+
+  switch (scheme) {
+    case 'zed':
+      return `zed://ssh/${encodedAuthority}${normalizedTargetPath}`;
+    default:
+      return `${scheme}://vscode-remote/ssh-remote+${encodedAuthority}${normalizedTargetPath}`;
+  }
 }
 
 type RemoteTerminalExecInput = {
diff --git a/src/shared/openInApps.ts b/src/shared/openInApps.ts
index b979e850d6..eacb9bdff7 100644
--- a/src/shared/openInApps.ts
+++ b/src/shared/openInApps.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const _OPEN_IN_APPS = {
         appNames: ['Cursor'],
       },
       win32: {
-        openCommands: ['start "" cursor {{path}}'],
+        openCommands: ['cursor {{path}}'],
         checkCommands: ['cursor'],
       },
       linux: {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const _OPEN_IN_APPS = {
         appNames: ['Visual Studio Code'],
       },
       win32: {
-        openCommands: ['start "" code {{path}}', 'start "" code-insiders {{path}}'],
+        openCommands: ['code {{path}}', 'code-insiders {{path}}'],
         checkCommands: ['code', 'code-insiders'],
       },
       linux: {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const _OPEN_IN_APPS = {
         appNames: ['VSCodium'],
       },
       win32: {
-        openCommands: ['start "" codium {{path}}'],
+        openCommands: ['codium {{path}}'],
         checkCommands: ['codium'],
       },
       linux: {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ const _OPEN_IN_APPS = {
         appNames: ['Windsurf'],
       },
       win32: {
-        openCommands: ['start "" windsurf {{path}}'],
+        openCommands: ['windsurf {{path}}'],
         checkCommands: ['windsurf'],
       },
       linux: {
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ const _OPEN_IN_APPS = {
     label: 'Zed',
     iconPath: ICON_PATHS.zed,
     autoInstall: true,
+    supportsRemote: true,
     platforms: {
       darwin: {
         openCommands: ['command -v zed >/dev/null 2>&1 && zed {{path}}', 'open -a "Zed" {{path}}'],
@@ -299,6 +300,10 @@ const _OPEN_IN_APPS = {
         openCommands: ['zed {{path}}', 'xdg-open {{path}}'],
         checkCommands: ['zed'],
       },
+      win32: {
+        openCommands: ['zed {{path}}'],
+        checkCommands: ['zed'],
+      },
     },
   },
   kiro: {
@@ -317,7 +322,7 @@ const _OPEN_IN_APPS = {
         appNames: ['Kiro'],
       },
       win32: {
-        openCommands: ['start "" kiro {{path}}'],
+        openCommands: ['kiro {{path}}'],
         checkCommands: ['kiro'],
       },
       linux: {
@@ -341,7 +346,7 @@ const _OPEN_IN_APPS = {
         appNames: ['Antigravity'],
       },
       win32: {
-        openCommands: ['start "" antigravity {{path}}'],
+        openCommands: ['antigravity {{path}}'],
         checkCommands: ['antigravity'],
       },
       linux: {
@@ -365,7 +370,7 @@ const _OPEN_IN_APPS = {
         appNames: ['Trae'],
       },
       win32: {
-        openCommands: ['start "" trae "{{path_raw}}"'],
+        openCommands: ['trae "{{path_raw}}"'],
         checkCommands: ['trae'],
       },
       linux: {
@@ -389,7 +394,7 @@ const _OPEN_IN_APPS = {
         appNames: ['Trae Solo'],
       },
       win32: {
-        openCommands: ['start "" trae-solo "{{path_raw}}"'],
+        openCommands: ['trae-solo "{{path_raw}}"'],
         checkCommands: ['trae-solo'],
       },
       linux: {