PluginStatsGitHub Markdown Preview installs statistics
By Matt Bierner (11 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Extension Packs
Changes VS Code's built-in markdown preview to match GitHub
GitHub Markdown Preview has 804,689 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #614 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 21 ratings
About GitHub Markdown Preview
Changes VS Code's built-in markdown preview to match GitHub markdown rendering in style and content
Features
This is an extension pack of the following VS Code markdown preview extensions. These extensions can be installed individually:
• Markdown Preview GitHub Styling — CSS that makes the preview match GitHub's markdown style. • Markdown Emoji — Adds :emoji: support to the markdown preview. • Markdown Checkboxes — Adds - [ ] tasklist support to the markdown preview. • Markdown Footnotes - Adds [^1] footnote syntax support to VS Code's built-in Markdown preview.
Usage
Please see the VS Code Markdown Preview documentation for instructions on how to use this extension.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- gfm
- github
- github markdown
- markdown
- style
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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=bierner.github-markdown-preview. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.