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By Applied Engineering & Design · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Turn VSCode into a fully capable G-Code editor, including language support & more.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

G-Code Syntax has 116,742 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2169 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
116,742
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#2169
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.50 / 5 from 14 ratings

About G-Code Syntax

Version Installs Rating

GitHub Issues Github Stars Github Last Commit MIT License

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VSCode G-Code Syntax is the premier extension for editing G-Code inside of VSCode. Going past the simple syntax highlighting, this extension aims to turn your editor into a full blown g-code management suite. Building on the features of VSCode like Intellisense, snippets, debugging and more, we are able to offer nearly all of the features you would see in very expensive proprietary editors.

Additionally, by editing your G-Code inside of VSCode, you can take advantage of source control using Git to manage your g-code file versions.

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VSCode or Visual Studio Code is a FREE (as in beer), open source application for editing code of all kinds of programming languages. To make it even better, there is a great marketplace where you can download and add extensions to the application to support other languages, add features and more.

Support VSCode-G-Code-Syntax

G-Code Syntax is generously offered to everyone free of charge, if you find it useful, please consider supporting the project by becoming a sponsor, sharing it, and letting your friends know!

Also, please write a review, star me on GitHub, and follow me on Twitter or Instagram.

You can also subscribe to our videos over on YouTube.

Features

This extension adds language syntax for CNC G-Code, code snippets, and colorization.

Tree View
  • Tree View shows an overview of the operations in the G-Code Program

Tree Screenshot

Stats View
  • Stats View shows a number of stats like tool changes, runtime, etc.

Stats Screenshot

Hovers
  • Hovering over G/M codes will show a short description of the code
  • Descriptions for the codes are taken from the sister project: gcode-reference
  • Hovers are dependent on the machine type selected

Hovers Screenshot

Status Bars
  • G-Code adds three informative sections to the VSCode status bar area
    • Tree Status (Dirty or Up to Date) depending on Refresh needed
    • Current units as set by settings (Auto, Inch or Metric)
    • Machine Type as set by settings
    • Ok there's a little heart there too.

Status Bar Screenshot

Context Menu
  • G-Code adds several commands to the context menu when viewing g-code
    • Change selected code into a comment
    • Refresh Stats
    • Refresh Tree
    • Remove Comment from selected code

Context Menu Screenshot

Current Supported File Extensions

| .001   | .apt | .aptcl | .cls   | .cnc | .din | .dnc | .ecs |
| .eia   | .fan | .fgc   | .fnc   | .g   | .g00 | .gc  | .gcd |
| .gcode | .gp  | .hnc   | .knc   | .lib | .m   | .min | .mpf |
| .mpr   | .msb | .nc    | .ncc   | .ncd | .ncf | .ncg | .nci |
| .ncp   | .ngc | .out   | .pim   | .pit | .plt | .ply | .prg |
| .pu1   | .rol | .S     | .sbp   | .spf | .ssb | .sub | .tap |
| .xpi   |      |        |        |      |      |      |      |

If you would like another file extension supported by this extension, please open an issue.

Installation

Install from Extensions Marketplace or manually install the vsix file.

Usage

Install & activate extension. Extension activates when you open a file marked for the gcode language.

Tree view is enabled by default and can be access from the G icon on the activity bar.

G-Code Syntax Settings

G-Code Syntax is customizable and provides many configuration settings to allow the personalization of almost all features.…

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • CNC
  • gcode
  • G-Code
  • highlighter
  • language
  • nc
  • snippet
  • syntax

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Adoption over time

G-Code Syntax installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 116,742 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.G-Code SyntaxInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days116,742installs116.6K116.7K116.7K116.7K116.7K116.7K116.8KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
G-Code Syntax installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 116,742 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

G-Code Syntax installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.G-Code SyntaxInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace116,742installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
G-Code Syntax installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

G-Code Syntax VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2169 (by installs).G-Code SyntaxVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#2169current rank#2166#2167#2168#2169#2170#2171Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
G-Code Syntax VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2169 (by installs).

Ratings over time

G-Code Syntax ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 14 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.G-Code SyntaxRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days14ratings12.51313.51414.51515.5Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
G-Code Syntax ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 14 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 109, #9 (overall #2,169)
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Snippets489 listings · 25 pages · page 22, #8 (overall #428)
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Formatters286 listings · 15 pages · page 13, #14 (overall #254)
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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.

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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=appliedengdesign.vscode-gcode-syntax. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.