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By abierbaum · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Allow peeking to file name strings as definitions from javascript and typescript code. Allows peek and goto definition. Great for Angular template and style files)

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

File Peek has 102,549 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2331 of 2,501 tracked listings.

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102,549
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
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Rank
#2331
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.00 / 5 from 7 ratings

About File Peek

Functionality

This extension extends Typescript and Javascript code editing with Go To Definition support for filenames found in strings within the source code.

I created this extension for use with Angular 2 component definitions. The idea is to allow quickly jumping to or peeking into files that are referenced from your source. For example if there is an html or css file referenced this will allow jumping to that file as the "definition" of the string name of the file in the source code.

The extension supports all the normal capabilities of symbol definition tracking, but does it for file names. This includes:

• Peek: load the file inline and make quick edits right there. (Ctrl+Shift+F12) • Go To: jump directly to the file or open it in a new editor (F12) • Hover: show the definition in a hover over the symbol (Ctrl+hover)

See editor docs for more details • Visual Studio Code: Goto Definition • Visual Studio Code: Peek

Notes

I recommend using the editor.stablePeek setting to keep the peek editor open across double clicks and escape. This makes the view work much better for embedded editing.

Backlog

Current idea list. Please add any you think would be useful...

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Contributing

Contributions are greatly appreciated. Please fork the repository and submit a pull request.

Changelog

1.0.0

• Added configuration option: • Set languages where plugin is active • Set list of extra file extensions to check for looking up files • Updated dependencies

0.3.1

• Expanded documentation

0.3.0

• Added icon for package

0.2.0

• Improved lookup of file strings to handle corner case with variables of the same name as the files.

0.1.0

• First version released.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • angular
  • definition
  • file
  • javascript
  • peek

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Adoption over time

File Peek installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 102,549 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.File PeekInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days102,549installs102.5K102.5K102.5K102.5K102.5K102.6KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
File Peek installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 102,549 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

File Peek installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.File PeekInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace102,549installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
File Peek installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

File Peek VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2331 (by installs).File PeekVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#2331current rank#2326#2327#2328#2329#2330#2331#2332#2333Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
File Peek VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2331 (by installs).

Ratings over time

File Peek ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 7 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.File PeekRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days7ratings6.26.46.66.877.27.47.67.8Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
File Peek ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 7 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 117, #11 (overall #2,331)
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Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 36, #12 (overall #712)
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Recent observations

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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=abierbaum.vscode-file-peek. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.