diff --git a/assets/default-settings.json b/assets/default-settings.json
index d9c9580242..45032b4288 100644
--- a/assets/default-settings.json
+++ b/assets/default-settings.json
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
     "theme": "cave-dark",
     "buffer_font_family": "Zed Mono",
     "buffer_font_size": 15,
-    "hover_popover_enabled": true,
     "vim_mode": false,
-    "autosave": "off",
+    "hover_popover_enabled": true,
     "projects_online_by_default": true,
     "enable_language_server": true,
+    "autosave": "off",
     "format_on_save": "language_server",
     "preferred_line_length": 80,
     "soft_wrap": "none",
     "hard_tabs": false,
     "tab_size": 4,
-    "languages_overrides": {
+    "languages": {
         "Plain Text": {
             "soft_wrap": "preferred_line_length"
         },
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index a4f166b956..4d77dc113d 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -6236,7 +6236,7 @@ mod tests {
     use language::{FakeLspAdapter, LanguageConfig};
     use lsp::FakeLanguageServer;
     use project::FakeFs;
-    use settings::LanguageSettings;
+    use settings::EditorSettings;
     use std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc, time::Instant};
     use text::Point;
     use unindent::Unindent;
@@ -7696,14 +7696,14 @@ mod tests {
             Settings::test(cx)
                 .with_language_defaults(
                     "TOML",
-                    LanguageSettings {
+                    EditorSettings {
                         tab_size: Some(2.try_into().unwrap()),
                         ..Default::default()
                     },
                 )
                 .with_language_defaults(
                     "Rust",
-                    LanguageSettings {
+                    EditorSettings {
                         tab_size: Some(4.try_into().unwrap()),
                         ..Default::default()
                     },
@@ -9380,7 +9380,7 @@ mod tests {
             cx.update_global::<Settings, _, _>(|settings, _| {
                 settings.language_overrides.insert(
                     "Rust".into(),
-                    LanguageSettings {
+                    EditorSettings {
                         tab_size: Some(8.try_into().unwrap()),
                         ..Default::default()
                     },
@@ -9496,7 +9496,7 @@ mod tests {
             cx.update_global::<Settings, _, _>(|settings, _| {
                 settings.language_overrides.insert(
                     "Rust".into(),
-                    LanguageSettings {
+                    EditorSettings {
                         tab_size: Some(8.try_into().unwrap()),
                         ..Default::default()
                     },
diff --git a/crates/project/src/project_tests.rs b/crates/project/src/project_tests.rs
index 6f863ee8c9..1080daff1d 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project_tests.rs
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ async fn test_toggling_enable_language_server(
         cx.update_global(|settings: &mut Settings, _| {
             settings.language_overrides.insert(
                 Arc::from("Rust"),
-                settings::LanguageSettings {
+                settings::EditorSettings {
                     enable_language_server: Some(false),
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
@@ -900,14 +900,14 @@ async fn test_toggling_enable_language_server(
         cx.update_global(|settings: &mut Settings, _| {
             settings.language_overrides.insert(
                 Arc::from("Rust"),
-                settings::LanguageSettings {
+                settings::EditorSettings {
                     enable_language_server: Some(true),
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
             );
             settings.language_overrides.insert(
                 Arc::from("JavaScript"),
-                settings::LanguageSettings {
+                settings::EditorSettings {
                     enable_language_server: Some(false),
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
diff --git a/crates/settings/src/settings.rs b/crates/settings/src/settings.rs
index 028abbca45..f787b9a516 100644
--- a/crates/settings/src/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/settings/src/settings.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use schemars::{
 };
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Deserialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, num::NonZeroU32, sync::Arc};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, num::NonZeroU32, str, sync::Arc};
 use theme::{Theme, ThemeRegistry};
 use util::ResultExt as _;
 
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub hover_popover_enabled: bool,
     pub vim_mode: bool,
     pub autosave: Autosave,
-    pub editor_defaults: LanguageSettings,
-    pub editor_overrides: LanguageSettings,
-    pub language_defaults: HashMap<Arc<str>, LanguageSettings>,
-    pub language_overrides: HashMap<Arc<str>, LanguageSettings>,
+    pub editor_defaults: EditorSettings,
+    pub editor_overrides: EditorSettings,
+    pub language_defaults: HashMap<Arc<str>, EditorSettings>,
+    pub language_overrides: HashMap<Arc<str>, EditorSettings>,
     pub theme: Arc<Theme>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
-pub struct LanguageSettings {
+pub struct EditorSettings {
     pub tab_size: Option<NonZeroU32>,
     pub hard_tabs: Option<bool>,
     pub soft_wrap: Option<SoftWrap>,
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@ pub struct SettingsFileContent {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub autosave: Option<Autosave>,
     #[serde(flatten)]
-    pub editor: LanguageSettings,
+    pub editor: EditorSettings,
     #[serde(default)]
-    pub language_overrides: HashMap<Arc<str>, LanguageSettings>,
+    #[serde(alias = "language_overrides")]
+    pub languages: HashMap<Arc<str>, EditorSettings>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub theme: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -107,8 +108,10 @@ impl Settings {
             value
         }
 
-        let defaults: SettingsFileContent =
-            serde_json::from_slice(assets.load("default-settings.json").unwrap().as_ref()).unwrap();
+        let defaults: SettingsFileContent = parse_json_with_comments(
+            str::from_utf8(assets.load("default-settings.json").unwrap().as_ref()).unwrap(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
 
         Self {
             buffer_font_family: font_cache
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ impl Settings {
             projects_online_by_default: defaults.projects_online_by_default.unwrap(),
             vim_mode: defaults.vim_mode.unwrap(),
             autosave: defaults.autosave.unwrap(),
-            editor_defaults: LanguageSettings {
+            editor_defaults: EditorSettings {
                 tab_size: required(defaults.editor.tab_size),
                 hard_tabs: required(defaults.editor.hard_tabs),
                 soft_wrap: required(defaults.editor.soft_wrap),
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ impl Settings {
                 format_on_save: required(defaults.editor.format_on_save),
                 enable_language_server: required(defaults.editor.enable_language_server),
             },
-            language_defaults: defaults.language_overrides,
+            language_defaults: defaults.languages,
             editor_overrides: Default::default(),
             language_overrides: Default::default(),
             theme: themes.get(&defaults.theme.unwrap()).unwrap(),
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ impl Settings {
     pub fn with_language_defaults(
         mut self,
         language_name: impl Into<Arc<str>>,
-        overrides: LanguageSettings,
+        overrides: EditorSettings,
     ) -> Self {
         self.language_defaults
             .insert(language_name.into(), overrides);
@@ -171,7 +174,7 @@ impl Settings {
 
     fn language_setting<F, R>(&self, language: Option<&str>, f: F) -> R
     where
-        F: Fn(&LanguageSettings) -> Option<R>,
+        F: Fn(&EditorSettings) -> Option<R>,
     {
         None.or_else(|| language.and_then(|l| self.language_overrides.get(l).and_then(&f)))
             .or_else(|| f(&self.editor_overrides))
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ impl Settings {
             hover_popover_enabled: true,
             vim_mode: false,
             autosave: Autosave::Off,
-            editor_defaults: LanguageSettings {
+            editor_defaults: EditorSettings {
                 tab_size: Some(4.try_into().unwrap()),
                 hard_tabs: Some(false),
                 soft_wrap: Some(SoftWrap::None),
@@ -255,7 +258,7 @@ impl Settings {
             data.editor.preferred_line_length,
         );
 
-        for (language_name, settings) in data.language_overrides.clone().into_iter() {
+        for (language_name, settings) in data.languages.clone().into_iter() {
             let target = self
                 .language_overrides
                 .entry(language_name.into())
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/settings_file.rs b/crates/zed/src/settings_file.rs
index 65cac2a496..da728f9dd6 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/settings_file.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/settings_file.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub async fn watch_keymap_file(
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use project::FakeFs;
-    use settings::{LanguageSettings, SoftWrap};
+    use settings::{EditorSettings, SoftWrap};
 
     #[gpui::test]
     async fn test_settings_from_files(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let settings = cx.read(Settings::test).with_language_defaults(
             "JavaScript",
-            LanguageSettings {
+            EditorSettings {
                 tab_size: Some(2.try_into().unwrap()),
                 ..Default::default()
             },