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MPEG-4 Preview installs statistics

By Analytic Signal Limited (4 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Preview MPEG-4 (.mp4) video files in VSCode.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

MPEG-4 Preview has 172,280 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1691 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings.

PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.

Installs
172,280
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#1691
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.64 / 5 from 11 ratings

About MPEG-4 Preview

MPEG-4 Preview in VSCode

Simple preview for MPEG-4 (.mp4) video files in VSCode. This extension aims to provide a preview for scientific videos and animations like those increasingly provided as supplementary information to journal publications.

Note: Audio is not supported due to limitations on VSCode webview extensions. This extension is for video preview only.

*MPEG-4 time-lapse of night-time traffic on New York's Fifth Avenue (with a nod to Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi).*

Usage

Click

To preview a file:

• Click on a (.mp4) file

A preview of the file contents should now be shown in an editor.

Open to the Side

To preview a file in a new editor (if other editors are already open):

• Right-click on a file with (.mp4) extension and choose *Open to the Side*

A preview of the file contents should now be shown in a new editor.

Open With...

To choose how to view a MPEG-4 file:

• Right-click on a file with (.mp4) extension and choose *Open With...* • A list of available options appears in the Command Palette, choose one of the options which will include:

*MPEG-4 Preview*, the viewer provided by this extension. Choose this option to preview the file.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • data science
  • MPEG-4

Charts

Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark

Adoption over time

MPEG-4 Preview installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 172,280 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.MPEG-4 PreviewInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days172,280installs172.2K172.2K172.2K172.3K172.3K172.3K172.3KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
MPEG-4 Preview installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 172,280 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

MPEG-4 Preview installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.MPEG-4 PreviewInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace172,280installs 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
MPEG-4 Preview installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

MPEG-4 Preview VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1691 (by installs).MPEG-4 PreviewVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1691current rank#1689#1690#1691#1692#1693Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
MPEG-4 Preview VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1691 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

MPEG-4 Preview ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 11 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.MPEG-4 PreviewRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days11ratings9.51010.51111.51212.5Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
MPEG-4 Preview ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 11 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.
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Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 85, #11 (overall #1,691)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 26, #10 (overall #510)
Other: every listing in installs order
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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. 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.

Recent observations

Full history (4)
Recent installs observations for MPEG-4 Preview
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
172,280+24
172,256+6
172,250+30
172,220—

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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=analytic-signal.preview-mp4. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.