What is the most installed VS Code extension?

In this August 2026 sample it is Python (ms-python.python) with 231,321,041 installs.

The 250 most-installed VS Code extensions

The top 250 of 64,464 measured extensions, with publisher, category, rating and last-updated date. They hold 77.4% of all installs in the sample.

Read this before quoting anythingThis is not a census and it is head-biased: each category was paged from the most-installed downwards until a cap, so the tail below the cap is missing. Every “under N installs” figure here is therefore a floor, not an estimate — the true share is higher, because everything the crawl did not reach lies below everything it did.

These 250 extensions — 0.4% of the 64,464 measured — account for 77.4% of every install in the sample. That single line is the shape of this marketplace.

Extension	Publisher	Category	Installs	Rating	Last updated
Python `ms-python.python`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	231,321,041	4.21 (630)	2026-08-08
Pylance `ms-python.vscode-pylance`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	198,255,698	2.97 (279)	2026-07-21
Python Debugger `ms-python.debugpy`	Microsoft	Debuggers	136,696,798	4.69 (16)	2026-07-30
Jupyter `ms-toolsai.jupyter`	Microsoft	Extension Packs	107,863,168	2.65 (367)	2026-07-15
C/C++ `ms-vscode.cpptools`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	102,296,101	3.44 (600)	2026-08-05
Jupyter Keymap `ms-toolsai.jupyter-keymap`	Microsoft	Notebooks	87,491,156	4.25 (4)	2023-06-05
Jupyter Notebook Renderers `ms-toolsai.jupyter-renderers`	Microsoft	Data Science	86,661,222	2.92 (13)	2025-06-27
Live Server `ritwickdey.LiveServer`	Ritwick Dey	Other	81,100,443	4.40 (517)	2026-02-27
GitHub Copilot Chat `GitHub.copilot-chat`	GitHub	Programming Languages	77,371,993	2.88 (375)	2026-05-15
GitHub Copilot `GitHub.copilot`	GitHub	Programming Languages	74,325,896	4.08 (1,054)	2025-10-24
Prettier - Code formatter `esbenp.prettier-vscode`	Prettier	Formatters	70,648,352	3.53 (491)	2026-03-16
Jupyter Cell Tags `ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-cell-tags`	Microsoft	Notebooks	67,957,383	4.00 (2)	2024-04-03
Jupyter Slide Show `ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-slideshow`	Microsoft	Notebooks	67,885,619	5.00 (2)	2024-04-03
IntelliCode `VisualStudioExptTeam.vscodeintellicode`	Microsoft	Other	62,155,702	3.90 (104)	2024-10-23
CMake Tools `ms-vscode.cmake-tools`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	61,508,696	4.46 (76)	2026-08-06
C/C++ Themes `ms-vscode.cpptools-themes`	Microsoft	Themes	58,249,332	3.47 (19)	2022-10-24
C/C++ Extension Pack `ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	56,431,350	4.64 (47)	2026-02-19
Language Support for Java(TM) by Red Hat `redhat.java`	Red Hat	Programming Languages	56,137,519	3.31 (185)	2026-08-06
Chinese (Simplified) (简体中文) Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-zh-hans`	Microsoft	Language Packs	54,311,664	4.83 (81)	2026-07-27
Docker `ms-azuretools.vscode-docker`	Microsoft	Other	52,187,714	4.48 (107)	2025-05-28
ESLint `dbaeumer.vscode-eslint`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	52,100,594	4.30 (250)	2026-07-16
GitLens — Git supercharged `eamodio.gitlens`	GitKraken	SCM Providers	51,863,721	3.46 (911)	2026-08-08
Python Environments `ms-python.vscode-python-envs`	Microsoft	Other	51,563,827	1.31 (149)	2026-07-31
Debugger for Java `vscjava.vscode-java-debug`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	51,498,797	3.89 (28)	2026-07-27
Maven for Java `vscjava.vscode-maven`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	47,713,068	4.12 (17)	2026-06-09
IntelliCode API Usage Examples `VisualStudioExptTeam.intellicode-api-usage-examples`	Microsoft	Other	46,600,097	3.76 (21)	2024-10-23
CMake `twxs.cmake`	twxs	Programming Languages	46,546,836	3.04 (28)	2017-03-06
Test Runner for Java `vscjava.vscode-java-test`	Microsoft	Testing	46,283,613	4.24 (21)	2026-07-27
Project Manager for Java `vscjava.vscode-java-dependency`	Microsoft	Other	45,832,488	3.58 (12)	2026-06-23
Extension Pack for Java `vscjava.vscode-java-pack`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	45,518,625	3.71 (88)	2026-06-09
C# `ms-dotnettools.csharp`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	42,410,282	2.73 (675)	2026-08-06
Code Runner `formulahendry.code-runner`	Jun Han	Programming Languages	41,284,722	4.41 (285)	2024-04-05
Dev Containers `ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers`	Microsoft	Other	41,037,432	4.16 (58)	2026-07-15
WSL `ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl`	Microsoft	Other	40,236,431	4.79 (85)	2025-10-01
Remote - SSH `ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh`	Microsoft	Other	36,569,335	3.64 (217)	2026-08-07
GitHub Pull Requests `GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github`	GitHub	AI	35,963,003	3.94 (146)	2026-08-07
Material Icon Theme `PKief.material-icon-theme`	Philipp Kief	Themes	35,105,738	4.94 (395)	2026-07-19
Remote - SSH: Editing Configuration Files `ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-edit`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	34,408,100	4.19 (21)	2024-10-01
HTML CSS Support `ecmel.vscode-html-css`	ecmel	Programming Languages	29,481,013	3.44 (108)	2026-02-12
.NET Install Tool `ms-dotnettools.vscode-dotnet-runtime`	Microsoft	Other	28,946,326	2.12 (101)	2026-06-11
Remote Explorer `ms-vscode.remote-explorer`	Microsoft	Other	28,866,387	4.50 (12)	2026-03-18
YAML `redhat.vscode-yaml`	Red Hat	Programming Languages	28,525,669	3.49 (75)	2026-08-07
Gradle for Java `vscjava.vscode-gradle`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	27,355,443	3.40 (15)	2026-07-06
isort `ms-python.isort`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	25,751,492	2.52 (40)	2026-07-23
Auto Rename Tag `formulahendry.auto-rename-tag`	Jun Han	Programming Languages	25,655,151	3.68 (214)	2022-02-08
vscode-icons `vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons`	VSCode Icons Team	Themes	24,359,383	4.77 (464)	2026-06-27
Live Share `MS-vsliveshare.vsliveshare`	Microsoft	Other	23,872,063	4.24 (160)	2026-04-07
WakaTime `WakaTime.vscode-wakatime`	WakaTime	Visualization	23,077,074	4.10 (40)	2026-06-12
Rainbow CSV `mechatroner.rainbow-csv`	mechatroner	Programming Languages	22,945,644	4.80 (159)	2026-01-17
Claude Code for VS Code `anthropic.claude-code`	Anthropic	AI	22,678,350	3.72 (754)	2026-08-08
JavaScript (ES6) code snippets `xabikos.JavaScriptSnippets`	charalampos karypidis	Snippets	21,873,232	4.79 (47)	2020-04-21
PowerShell `ms-vscode.PowerShell`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	20,980,747	3.56 (174)	2026-06-25
GitHub Theme `GitHub.github-vscode-theme`	GitHub	Themes	19,742,349	4.59 (170)	2024-10-03
Go `golang.Go`	Go Team at Google	Programming Languages	19,433,227	4.28 (268)	2026-07-16
Path Intellisense `christian-kohler.path-intellisense`	Christian Kohler	Other	19,174,119	4.85 (124)	2024-11-29
Python Indent `KevinRose.vsc-python-indent`	Kevin Rose	Programming Languages	18,390,568	4.14 (65)	2025-02-26
Code Spell Checker `streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker`	Street Side Software	Linters	17,917,489	4.48 (311)	2026-02-24
PHP Intelephense `bmewburn.vscode-intelephense-client`	Intelephense	Programming Languages	17,750,488	4.21 (414)	2026-06-21
Django `batisteo.vscode-django`	Baptiste Darthenay	Programming Languages	17,740,636	4.24 (139)	2023-12-27
ES7+ React/Redux/React-Native snippets `dsznajder.es7-react-js-snippets`	dsznajder	Snippets	17,560,282	4.37 (85)	2022-02-18
Auto Close Tag `formulahendry.auto-close-tag`	Jun Han	Programming Languages	17,223,624	4.06 (102)	2023-12-19
autoDocstring - Python Docstring Generator `njpwerner.autodocstring`	Nils Werner	Programming Languages	17,212,603	4.91 (68)	2022-02-15
Git History `donjayamanne.githistory`	Don Jayamanne	Other	17,050,376	4.44 (179)	2023-03-05
C# Dev Kit `ms-dotnettools.csdevkit`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	17,036,339	2.37 (288)	2026-08-06
Container Tools `ms-azuretools.vscode-containers`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	16,610,243	3.85 (20)	2026-05-29
PHP Debug `xdebug.php-debug`	Xdebug	Debuggers	15,536,573	4.11 (141)	2026-04-07
Vetur `octref.vetur`	Pine Wu	Programming Languages	15,535,721	4.33 (156)	2023-02-23
Dart `Dart-Code.dart-code`	Dart Code	Programming Languages	15,530,370	4.79 (88)	2026-08-03
Jinja `wholroyd.jinja`	wholroyd	Programming Languages	15,495,307	3.82 (17)	2017-05-09
Japanese Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-ja`	Microsoft	Language Packs	15,144,054	4.60 (10)	2026-07-27
Git Graph `mhutchie.git-graph`	mhutchie	Other	14,992,431	4.94 (675)	2021-04-05
EditorConfig `EditorConfig.EditorConfig`	EditorConfig	Other	14,863,633	4.23 (87)	2026-04-08
Flutter `Dart-Code.flutter`	Dart Code	Programming Languages	14,453,771	4.86 (100)	2026-08-03
Tailwind CSS IntelliSense `bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss`	Tailwind Labs	Linters	14,328,629	4.47 (118)	2026-07-17
Python Environment Manager (deprecated) `donjayamanne.python-environment-manager`	Don Jayamanne	Programming Languages	14,292,524	3.95 (38)	2025-01-06
Markdown All in One `yzhang.markdown-all-in-one`	Yu Zhang	Programming Languages	14,216,328	4.70 (169)	2025-03-09
Python Extension Pack `donjayamanne.python-extension-pack`	Don Jayamanne	Extension Packs	14,077,002	4.42 (19)	2021-11-08
Live Preview `ms-vscode.live-server`	Microsoft	Other	13,278,717	4.44 (79)	2026-07-23
open in browser `techer.open-in-browser`	TechER	Other	13,178,843	3.54 (92)	2018-08-12
indent-rainbow `oderwat.indent-rainbow`	oderwat	Other	13,040,121	4.82 (142)	2022-04-09
vscode-pdf `tomoki1207.pdf`	tomoki1207	Programming Languages	12,910,873	4.46 (127)	2025-01-11
Codex – OpenAI’s coding agent `openai.chatgpt`	OpenAI	AI	12,824,331	3.07 (519)	2026-08-07
Better C++ Syntax `jeff-hykin.better-cpp-syntax`	Jeff Hykin	Programming Languages	12,710,312	4.88 (16)	2024-07-12
One Dark Pro `zhuangtongfa.Material-theme`	binaryify	Themes	12,586,789	4.67 (222)	2025-02-09
Doxygen Documentation Generator `cschlosser.doxdocgen`	Christoph Schlosser	Other	12,343,287	4.66 (38)	2022-02-25
npm Intellisense `christian-kohler.npm-intellisense`	Christian Kohler	Other	12,125,528	4.66 (29)	2023-10-07
HTML Snippets `abusaidm.html-snippets`	Mohamed Abusaid	Snippets	12,080,503	4.32 (72)	2017-12-28
markdownlint `DavidAnson.vscode-markdownlint`	David Anson	Linters	11,896,088	4.52 (85)	2026-08-02
Spanish Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-es`	Microsoft	Language Packs	11,785,175	4.40 (15)	2026-07-27
[Deprecated] Debugger for Chrome `msjsdiag.debugger-for-chrome`	Microsoft	Debuggers	10,987,973	4.17 (141)	2021-08-03
Dracula Theme Official `dracula-theme.theme-dracula`	Dracula Theme	Themes	10,784,406	4.78 (168)	2024-07-17
CodeLLDB `vadimcn.vscode-lldb`	Vadim Chugunov	Debuggers	10,709,841	4.93 (96)	2026-04-21
Beautify `HookyQR.beautify`	HookyQR	Programming Languages	10,660,491	4.24 (152)	2019-05-03
XML `redhat.vscode-xml`	Red Hat	Programming Languages	10,561,192	3.80 (69)	2026-08-01
Better Comments `aaron-bond.better-comments`	Aaron Bond	Formatters	10,511,233	4.83 (212)	2022-07-30
Makefile Tools `ms-vscode.makefile-tools`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	10,388,435	2.45 (42)	2026-06-19
Markdown Preview Enhanced `shd101wyy.markdown-preview-enhanced`	Yiyi Wang	Other	10,000,523	4.35 (143)	2026-06-08
IntelliSense for CSS class names in HTML `Zignd.html-css-class-completion`	Zignd	Programming Languages	9,905,346	3.62 (182)	2020-12-19
Angular Language Service `Angular.ng-template`	Angular	Programming Languages	9,682,018	3.16 (263)	2026-06-11
(Legacy) Tabnine `TabNine.tabnine-vscode`	TabNine	Programming Languages	9,611,358	4.03 (614)	2026-01-09
SQL Server (mssql) `ms-mssql.mssql`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	9,588,347	3.10 (202)	2026-07-29
Color Highlight `naumovs.color-highlight`	Sergii N	Other	9,574,421	4.62 (108)	2024-03-14
Error Lens `usernamehw.errorlens`	Alexander	Other	9,561,380	4.87 (188)	2026-01-29
Portuguese (Brazil) Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-pt-BR`	Microsoft	Language Packs	9,362,154	4.69 (32)	2026-07-27
Vue (Official) `Vue.volar`	Vue	Programming Languages	9,336,377	3.11 (148)	2026-07-31
Russian Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-ru`	Microsoft	Language Packs	8,984,058	4.74 (31)	2026-07-27
Vim `vscodevim.vim`	vscodevim	Keymaps	8,951,000	4.08 (393)	2025-12-14
Remote Development `ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack`	Microsoft	Extension Packs	8,917,945	4.61 (119)	2024-10-24
Remote - Tunnels `ms-vscode.remote-server`	Microsoft	Other	8,817,377	4.44 (9)	2026-07-29
DotENV `mikestead.dotenv`	mikestead	Programming Languages	8,290,122	4.84 (37)	2018-03-01
GitHub Actions `GitHub.vscode-github-actions`	GitHub	Other	8,167,014	3.20 (60)	2026-07-15
GitHub Codespaces `GitHub.codespaces`	GitHub	Other	8,147,198	4.67 (24)	2026-07-03
XML Tools `DotJoshJohnson.xml`	Josh Johnson	Programming Languages	8,003,744	4.05 (82)	2020-07-18
CSS Peek `pranaygp.vscode-css-peek`	Pranay Prakash	Programming Languages	7,912,663	3.69 (90)	2025-03-05
autopep8 `ms-python.autopep8`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	7,774,080	3.06 (16)	2026-07-28
Todo Tree `Gruntfuggly.todo-tree`	Gruntfuggly	Other	7,690,544	4.72 (214)	2023-04-12
npm `eg2.vscode-npm-script`	eg2	Other	7,629,514	3.62 (24)	2022-10-04
REST Client `humao.rest-client`	Huachao Mao	Programming Languages	7,462,914	4.91 (387)	2022-08-19
Project Manager `alefragnani.project-manager`	Alessandro Fragnani	Other	7,452,143	4.77 (144)	2026-03-31
Thunder Client `rangav.vscode-thunder-client`	Thunder Client	Programming Languages	7,401,675	2.39 (751)	2026-08-07
Kubernetes `ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools`	Microsoft	Snippets	7,332,069	4.46 (41)	2026-07-24
Black Formatter `ms-python.black-formatter`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	7,312,946	3.35 (54)	2026-07-23
Atom One Dark Theme `akamud.vscode-theme-onedark`	Mahmoud Ali	Themes	7,278,288	4.78 (135)	2022-10-08
C/C++ Runner `franneck94.c-cpp-runner`	franneck94	Programming Languages	7,235,337	4.61 (18)	2025-10-01
Hex Editor `ms-vscode.hexeditor`	Microsoft	Other	7,222,638	3.51 (61)	2024-11-03
PlatformIO IDE `platformio.platformio-ide`	PlatformIO	Programming Languages	7,104,407	4.86 (4,093)	2025-01-11
JavaScript and TypeScript Nightly `ms-vscode.vscode-typescript-next`	Microsoft	Other	7,027,375	2.77 (60)	2026-04-17
PHP `DEVSENSE.phptools-vscode`	DEVSENSE	Programming Languages	6,947,030	3.97 (209)	2026-08-07
Korean Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-ko`	Microsoft	Language Packs	6,938,102	4.38 (13)	2026-07-27
SQLTools `mtxr.sqltools`	Matheus Teixeira	Programming Languages	6,885,670	3.48 (144)	2026-07-06
GitHub Repositories `GitHub.remotehub`	GitHub	Other	6,747,482	4.47 (30)	2026-08-06
[Deprecated] Bracket Pair Colorizer 2 `CoenraadS.bracket-pair-colorizer-2`	CoenraadS	Other	6,738,897	4.50 (186)	2022-03-24
Spreadsheet Viewer `GrapeCity.gc-excelviewer`	MESCIUS	Other	6,728,223	3.38 (157)	2026-06-05
Python for VSCode `tht13.python`	Thomas Haakon Townsend	Programming Languages	6,667,449	1.90 (39)	2016-02-21
Spring Initializr Java Support `vscjava.vscode-spring-initializr`	Microsoft	Other	6,654,041	3.80 (10)	2025-11-14
HashiCorp Terraform `HashiCorp.terraform`	HashiCorp	Programming Languages	6,604,153	2.39 (209)	2026-07-23
Composer `DEVSENSE.composer-php-vscode`	DEVSENSE	Programming Languages	6,586,247	4.60 (10)	2026-08-07
rust-analyzer `rust-lang.rust-analyzer`	The Rust Programming Language	Programming Languages	6,487,914	4.80 (241)	2026-08-08
Simple React Snippets `burkeholland.simple-react-snippets`	Burke Holland	Snippets	6,479,057	4.51 (33)	2024-04-08
French Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-fr`	Microsoft	Language Packs	6,451,166	4.33 (12)	2026-07-27
PHP Profiler `DEVSENSE.profiler-php-vscode`	DEVSENSE	Programming Languages	6,434,514	5.00 (5)	2026-08-07
Microsoft Edge Tools for VS Code `ms-edgedevtools.vscode-edge-devtools`	Microsoft	Debuggers	6,426,692	4.05 (38)	2025-11-12
Remote Repositories `ms-vscode.remote-repositories`	Microsoft	Other	6,411,129	4.29 (7)	2026-08-06
PHP Extension Pack `xdebug.php-pack`	Xdebug	Extension Packs	6,375,711	4.64 (11)	2022-01-21
gitignore `codezombiech.gitignore`	CodeZombie	Programming Languages	6,324,787	5.00 (19)	2025-03-01
React Native Tools `msjsdiag.vscode-react-native`	Microsoft	Debuggers	6,183,444	4.15 (48)	2024-03-25
Java `Oracle.oracle-java`	Oracle Corporation	Programming Languages	6,137,269	4.62 (29)	2026-08-05
TODO Highlight `wayou.vscode-todo-highlight`	Wayou Liu	Other	6,081,405	4.52 (116)	2021-10-29
PHP IntelliSense `zobo.php-intellisense`	Damjan Cvetko	Programming Languages	6,012,442	3.00 (23)	2023-09-14
Material Theme Icons — Deprecated `Equinusocio.vsc-material-theme-icons`	Material Theme	Themes	5,909,883	3.00 (2)	2025-10-06
C/C++ DevTools `ms-vscode.cpp-devtools`	Microsoft	Other	5,891,590	1.87 (15)	2026-08-07
C/C++ Compile Run `danielpinto8zz6.c-cpp-compile-run`	danielpinto8zz6	Programming Languages	5,889,414	4.60 (63)	2026-04-04
Azure Repos `ms-vscode.azure-repos`	Microsoft	Other	5,883,291	2.75 (12)	2026-08-06
IntelliPHP - AI Suggestions for PHP `DEVSENSE.intelli-php-vscode`	DEVSENSE	Programming Languages	5,833,948	3.44 (18)	2025-07-28
Data Workspace `ms-mssql.data-workspace-vscode`	Microsoft	Other	5,817,128	4.00 (4)	2025-06-18
Spring Boot Tools `vmware.vscode-spring-boot`	VMware	Programming Languages	5,752,578	5.00 (9)	2026-08-08
HTML Boilerplate `sidthesloth.html5-boilerplate`	sidthesloth	Snippets	5,728,389	4.39 (18)	2020-09-28
SQL Database Projects `ms-mssql.sql-database-projects-vscode`	Microsoft	Other	5,678,504	4.33 (6)	2026-07-15
German Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-de`	Microsoft	Language Packs	5,607,795	4.00 (6)	2026-07-27
Test Explorer UI `hbenl.vscode-test-explorer`	Holger Benl	Other	5,516,494	4.41 (29)	2024-09-22
[Deprecated] Live Share Audio `MS-vsliveshare.vsliveshare-audio`	Microsoft	Other	5,509,808	4.62 (8)	2023-01-27
Import Cost `wix.vscode-import-cost`	Wix	Other	5,490,795	3.03 (68)	2022-04-10
LaTeX Workshop `James-Yu.latex-workshop`	James Yu	Programming Languages	5,479,515	4.80 (299)	2026-08-06
Auto Import `steoates.autoimport`	steoates	Other	5,443,211	4.14 (120)	2021-04-15
Angular Snippets (Version 22) `johnpapa.Angular2`	John Papa	Snippets	5,438,652	4.81 (96)	2026-07-20
Debugger for Firefox `firefox-devtools.vscode-firefox-debug`	Firefox DevTools	Debuggers	5,406,257	4.45 (47)	2025-02-28
BLACKBOXAI #1 AI Coding Agent and Coding Copilot `Blackboxapp.blackbox`	BLACKBOXAI	Programming Languages	5,328,409	4.18 (558)	2026-03-11
SQL Bindings `ms-mssql.sql-bindings-vscode`	Microsoft	Other	5,241,512	5.00 (1)	2025-04-30
Test Adapter Converter `ms-vscode.test-adapter-converter`	Microsoft	Other	5,208,266	5.00 (2)	2024-11-04
Spring Boot Dashboard `vscjava.vscode-spring-boot-dashboard`	Microsoft	Other	5,150,043	4.22 (9)	2025-04-17
Markdown Preview Mermaid Support `bierner.markdown-mermaid`	Matt Bierner	Other	5,143,949	4.62 (60)	2026-05-21
Bookmarks `alefragnani.Bookmarks`	Alessandro Fragnani	Other	5,101,299	4.58 (201)	2026-04-08
C++ Intellisense `austin.code-gnu-global`	austin	Programming Languages	5,058,063	2.82 (39)	2017-05-13
Gemini Code Assist `Google.geminicodeassist`	Google	Programming Languages	4,988,363	1.92 (845)	2026-08-08
Chinese (Traditional) Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-zh-hant`	Microsoft	Language Packs	4,987,060	4.86 (28)	2026-07-27
AWS Toolkit `AmazonWebServices.aws-toolkit-vscode`	Amazon Web Services	Linters	4,952,785	2.47 (73)	2026-08-06
Cline `saoudrizwan.claude-dev`	Cline	Programming Languages	4,919,907	4.09 (307)	2026-08-06
Laravel Blade Snippets `onecentlin.laravel-blade`	Winnie Lin	Programming Languages	4,824,536	4.18 (38)	2026-03-31
Vue 3 Snippets `hollowtree.vue-snippets`	hollowtree	Programming Languages	4,811,487	4.24 (17)	2020-12-03
Even Better TOML `tamasfe.even-better-toml`	tamasfe	Programming Languages	4,663,828	4.30 (43)	2024-12-20
Prettier ESLint `rvest.vs-code-prettier-eslint`	Rebecca Vest	Formatters	4,632,204	4.00 (51)	2024-02-06
SQLite `alexcvzz.vscode-sqlite`	alexcvzz	Other	4,617,237	3.22 (82)	2022-06-04
SonarQube for IDE `SonarSource.sonarlint-vscode`	SonarSource	Programming Languages	4,580,552	4.09 (126)	2026-08-03
Spring Boot Extension Pack `vmware.vscode-boot-dev-pack`	VMware	Programming Languages	4,575,926	4.73 (22)	2025-01-28
TSLint `ms-vscode.vscode-typescript-tslint-plugin`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	4,571,823	3.05 (62)	2022-03-31
MagicPython `magicstack.MagicPython`	MagicStack Inc.	Programming Languages	4,482,867	3.33 (12)	2018-10-04
Quokka.js `WallabyJs.quokka-vscode`	Wallaby.js	Debuggers	4,397,024	3.67 (173)	2026-07-11
Open in GitHub, Bitbucket, Gitlab, VisualStudio.com ! `ziyasal.vscode-open-in-github`	ziyasal	Other	4,395,790	4.07 (31)	2018-10-01
Peacock `johnpapa.vscode-peacock`	John Papa	Other	4,395,091	4.58 (174)	2026-07-19
Ruff `charliermarsh.ruff`	Astral Software	Programming Languages	4,310,952	4.87 (55)	2026-08-07
IntelliCode for C# Dev Kit `ms-dotnettools.vscodeintellicode-csharp`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	4,303,074	2.12 (43)	2024-11-13
Material Theme — Deprecated `Equinusocio.vsc-material-theme`	Material Theme	Themes	4,272,947	3.20 (61)	2025-10-06
Settings Sync `Shan.code-settings-sync`	Shan Khan	Other	4,261,706	4.49 (715)	2019-09-23
Image preview `kisstkondoros.vscode-gutter-preview`	Kiss Tamás	Other	4,194,194	4.83 (60)	2024-11-30
Ayu `teabyii.ayu`	teabyii	Themes	4,168,443	4.76 (133)	2026-04-09
Monokai Pro `monokai.theme-monokai-pro-vscode`	monokai	Themes	4,112,858	3.60 (299)	2026-08-05
json `ZainChen.json`	ZainChen	Extension Packs	4,104,943	3.27 (22)	2020-11-08
Database Client JDBC `cweijan.dbclient-jdbc`	Database Client	Other	4,077,188	3.81 (21)	2025-06-15
Draw.io Integration `hediet.vscode-drawio`	Henning Dieterichs	Visualization	4,050,031	4.91 (161)	2026-07-30
Markdown PDF `yzane.markdown-pdf`	yzane	Other	4,019,632	4.37 (129)	2026-07-29
Babel JavaScript `mgmcdermott.vscode-language-babel`	Michael McDermott	Programming Languages	3,977,120	4.24 (29)	2023-09-25
JS-CSS-HTML Formatter `lonefy.vscode-JS-CSS-HTML-formatter`	lonefy	Programming Languages	3,963,356	1.69 (241)	2017-03-31
Windsurf Plugin (formerly Codeium): AI Coding Autocomplete and Chat for Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and more `Codeium.codeium`	Windsurf	Programming Languages	3,953,620	4.73 (1,471)	2025-06-16
Bootstrap 4, Font awesome 4, Font Awesome 5 Free & Pro snippets `thekalinga.bootstrap4-vscode`	Ashok Koyi	Snippets	3,895,923	3.79 (28)	2019-03-11
CodeSnap `adpyke.codesnap`	adpyke	Other	3,886,862	4.63 (74)	2021-07-02
Ruby `rebornix.Ruby`	Peng Lv	Programming Languages	3,879,590	4.13 (52)	2021-01-08
Continue - open-source AI code agent `Continue.continue`	Continue	Programming Languages	3,867,612	3.28 (178)	2026-06-19
Jest `Orta.vscode-jest`	Orta	Testing	3,817,895	3.30 (108)	2025-06-30
Git Blame `waderyan.gitblame`	Wade Anderson	Other	3,801,466	4.42 (53)	2026-06-26
GitDoc `vsls-contrib.gitdoc`	Jonathan Carter	Other	3,783,040	4.54 (11)	2024-12-26
Winter is Coming Theme `johnpapa.winteriscoming`	John Papa	Themes	3,716,705	4.56 (48)	2026-07-20
Git Extension Pack `donjayamanne.git-extension-pack`	Don Jayamanne	Extension Packs	3,688,864	5.00 (3)	2017-08-06
PlantUML `jebbs.plantuml`	jebbs	Programming Languages	3,632,550	4.72 (105)	2024-04-11
Azure Cosmos DB `ms-azuretools.vscode-cosmosdb`	Microsoft	Data Science	3,569,476	3.22 (41)	2026-08-05
ES7 React/Redux/GraphQL/React-Native snippets `rodrigovallades.es7-react-js-snippets`	rodrigovallades	Snippets	3,555,753	4.60 (10)	2018-12-13
Italian Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-it`	Microsoft	Language Packs	3,553,314	4.50 (2)	2026-07-27
Night Owl `sdras.night-owl`	sarah.drasner	Themes	3,552,838	4.85 (144)	2024-12-31
Java Language Support `georgewfraser.vscode-javac`	George Fraser	Programming Languages	3,543,221	3.00 (23)	2026-07-06
Stylelint `stylelint.vscode-stylelint`	Stylelint	Programming Languages	3,532,446	3.86 (22)	2026-03-31
Trailing Spaces `shardulm94.trailing-spaces`	Shardul Mahadik	Other	3,515,102	4.77 (62)	2026-06-23
Vue VSCode Snippets `sdras.vue-vscode-snippets`	sarah.drasner	Snippets	3,501,478	4.73 (33)	2024-11-19
SQLite Viewer `qwtel.sqlite-viewer`	Florian Klampfer	Other	3,467,286	4.13 (79)	2026-02-23
JavaScript Debugger (Nightly) `ms-vscode.js-debug-nightly`	Microsoft	Debuggers	3,459,345	4.14 (7)	2026-08-08
Prisma `Prisma.prisma`	Prisma	Programming Languages	3,448,963	4.83 (30)	2026-05-19
Highlight Matching Tag `vincaslt.highlight-matching-tag`	vincaslt	Other	3,446,960	3.80 (108)	2023-03-09
Prettier SQL VSCode `inferrinizzard.prettier-sql-vscode`	inferrinizzard	Formatters	3,434,076	2.93 (15)	2023-02-15
R `REditorSupport.r`	REditorSupport	Programming Languages	3,404,167	4.88 (43)	2026-03-24
Pylint `ms-python.pylint`	Microsoft	Programming Languages	3,399,547	2.67 (21)	2026-07-23
Auto Complete Tag `formulahendry.auto-complete-tag`	Jun Han	Programming Languages	3,352,798	4.20 (10)	2018-08-17
C#/.NET Compiler + AIO Toolkit `awwsky.csharpfixformatfixed`	Przemysław Orłowski	Programming Languages	3,325,572	3.00 (4)	2025-11-27
GitLab `GitLab.gitlab-workflow`	GitLab	Other	3,297,937	3.35 (91)	2026-08-06
Atlassian: Jira, Rovo Dev, Bitbucket `Atlassian.atlascode`	Atlassian	Other	3,296,453	2.55 (230)	2026-08-04
Format HTML in PHP `rifi2k.format-html-in-php`	rifi2k	Programming Languages	3,282,400	3.73 (40)	2020-09-29
Extension Uninstaller `CS50.extension-uninstaller`	CS50	Education	3,236,388	—	2025-07-06
Sass (.sass only) `Syler.sass-indented`	Syler	Programming Languages	3,228,676	4.42 (12)	2025-02-14
Laravel Snippets `onecentlin.laravel5-snippets`	Winnie Lin	Snippets	3,157,186	4.82 (11)	2025-03-29
PHP Server `brapifra.phpserver`	brapifra	Other	3,151,198	4.12 (33)	2021-04-14
Red Hat Dependency Analytics `redhat.fabric8-analytics`	Red Hat	Other	3,141,990	2.56 (32)	2026-06-11
MongoDB for VS Code `mongodb.mongodb-vscode`	MongoDB	Programming Languages	3,133,211	4.42 (43)	2026-07-14
Search node_modules `jasonnutter.search-node-modules`	Jason Nutter	Other	3,087,151	4.86 (14)	2018-03-03
VSCode Ruby `wingrunr21.vscode-ruby`	Stafford Brunk	Other	3,066,091	5.00 (2)	2021-01-05
Python Preview `dongli.python-preview`	dongli	Programming Languages	3,054,681	4.30 (27)	2018-09-25
Polish Language Pack for Visual Studio Code `MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-pl`	Microsoft	Language Packs	3,046,388	5.00 (5)	2026-07-27
Paste JSON as Code `quicktype.quicktype`	quicktype	Other	3,036,967	4.60 (47)	2024-05-31
HTML Preview `tht13.html-preview-vscode`	Thomas Haakon Townsend	Programming Languages	2,999,198	3.33 (72)	2018-12-13
vscode-proto3 `zxh404.vscode-proto3`	zxh404	Programming Languages	2,986,204	3.81 (16)	2021-11-06
clangd `llvm-vs-code-extensions.vscode-clangd`	LLVM	Programming Languages	2,985,989	4.64 (80)	2026-05-21
Live Server (Five Server) `yandeu.five-server`	Yannick	Other	2,955,457	4.59 (58)	2026-05-12
Prettify JSON `mohsen1.prettify-json`	Mohsen Azimi	Other	2,935,700	2.85 (78)	2015-12-10
One Monokai Theme `azemoh.one-monokai`	Joshua Azemoh	Themes	2,925,574	4.90 (100)	2024-08-20

All of it, free. One JSONL row per extension, the same data as CSV, the machine-readable summary, the crawler that produced them and the list of rows withheld because their publisher id has the shape of a credential. CC BY 4.0, DOI-archived, no signup and no email. extensions.jsonl extensions.csv the repository

The rest of this dataset

Do star ratings predict how many people install an extension?They point the wrong way. Five-star extensions have a lower median install count than three-star ones, and the reason matters.
How many installs does a new VS Code extension actually get?By release-year cohort, with the age confound stated rather than hidden.
How many VS Code extensions and publishers are there?What this crawl found, what it could not reach, and why the difference matters.
Is it worth publishing a VS Code extension?The base rate a new publisher is actually competing against, stated plainly.
How much of the VS Code Marketplace is abandoned?Share not updated in twelve months, by category — and why the stale ones are the bigger ones.
Does publishing more extensions help?Median best-extension installs by how many a publisher has shipped.
VS Code Marketplace statistics, measuredEvery headline figure in one place, each one recomputable from the published data.