PluginStatsChrome Extension Developer Tools installs statistics
By Aarav Borthakur · VS Code Marketplace · Other
VSCode support for Chrome extension development
Chrome Extension Developer Tools has 537,045 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #814 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 4.11 / 5 from 9 ratings
About Chrome Extension Developer Tools
VSCode Chrome Extension Developer Tools
\ VSCode support for Chrome extension development. View on Visual Studio Marketplace.
Features
• Initialize chrome extensions in VSCode. • Package chrome extensions in VSCode. • Webpack integrations. • manifest.json documentation through hovers.
Commands
Chrome Extension: Create New
• Description: Creates a new Chrome extension (opens a webview for parameters). • ID: chrome-extension-developer-tools.create
Chrome Extension: Watch Files
• Description: Uses webpack to watch extension files. • ID: chrome-extension-developer-tools.watch
Chrome Extension: Build Files
• Description: Uses webpack to package Chrome extension for publishing. • ID: chrome-extension-developer-tools.build
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- chrome
Where Chrome Extension Developer Tools sits in the listing
Each band is one page of 20. Installs on a log scale. Placement is projected from installs, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.
Charts
Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark
Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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.
Recent observations
Full history (4)Similar VS Code Marketplace Other plugins
Data source
Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.
Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=aaravb.chrome-extension-developer-tools. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.