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By JetBrains s.r.o. (640 listings) · JetBrains Marketplace · Build

Allows you to automatically run a command-line tool like compilers, formatters, or linters when you change or save a file in the IDE. Features Predefined File Watcher...

View on JetBrains Marketplace Fresh · Oct 22, 2026

File Watchers has 2,774,104 recorded downloads on JetBrains Marketplace, ranking #142 of 2,502 tracked listings.

Downloads
2,774,104
Official API · Oct 22, 2026
7-day growth
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30-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#142
Among tracked JetBrains Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.70 / 5 from 23 ratings

About File Watchers

Allows you to automatically run a command-line tool like compilers, formatters, or linters when you change or save a file in the IDE.

Features

• Predefined File Watcher templates for a number of popular third-party tools (compilers, compressors, prettifiers, etc.) • Custom File Watcher that can be configured to run other third-party tools • Option to auto-save edited files to trigger the watcher • Advanced configuration options

Getting started

For information on getting started, head over to the documentation for your IDE. For WebStorm, you can check out this section in the documentation.

Description from the JetBrains Marketplace listing.

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Charts

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Adoption over time

File Watchers downloads on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 2,774,104 downloads as of Oct 22, 2026.File WatchersDownloads on JetBrains Marketplace · Last 90 days2,774,104downloads2.8M2.8M2.8M2.8M2.8M2.8M2.8M2.8M2.8MJul 24Aug 8Aug 23Sep 7Sep 22Oct 7Oct 22downloadsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 · 7 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
File Watchers downloads on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 2,774,104 downloads as of Oct 22, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

File Watchers downloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.File WatchersDownloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace2,774,104downloads now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 22, 2026pluginstats.com
File Watchers downloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

File Watchers JetBrains Marketplace ranking history: currently #142 (by downloads).File WatchersJetBrains Marketplace ranking · by downloads · Last 90 days#142current rank#140#141#142#143#144Jul 24Aug 8Aug 23Sep 7Sep 22Oct 7Oct 22rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 · 7 observations · Updated Oct 22, 2026pluginstats.com
File Watchers JetBrains Marketplace ranking history: currently #142 (by downloads).

Ratings over time

File Watchers ratings on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 23 ratings as of Oct 22, 2026.File WatchersRatings on JetBrains Marketplace · Last 90 days23ratings2222.222.422.622.823Jul 24Aug 8Aug 23Sep 7Sep 22Oct 7Oct 22ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 · 7 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
File Watchers ratings on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 23 ratings as of Oct 22, 2026.

Listing placement

All JetBrains Marketplace2,502 listings · 126 pages · 1,253 shown · page 8, #2 (overall #142)
All JetBrains Marketplace: every listing in downloads order

Listing placement

Build67 listings · 4 pages · page 1, #1 (overall #1)
Build: every listing in downloads order

Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

Each band is one page of 20. Downloads on a linear scale. Placement is projected from downloads, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

Recent observations

Full history (7)
Recent downloads observations for File Watchers
Date (UTC)DownloadsChange vs. previous
2,774,1040
2,774,104+165
2,773,939+148
2,773,791+61
2,773,730+66
2,773,664+200
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Data source

Cumulative download counts come from the public JetBrains Marketplace API. JetBrains reports downloads, not active installs. Ratings are the mean of public votes.

Listing: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7177-file-watchers. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 22, 2026. See the methodology.