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By Bodil Stokke · VS Code Marketplace · Other

A nicer alternative to the file open dialog.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

File Browser has 140,844 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1931 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
140,844
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
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Rank
#1931
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 14 ratings

About File Browser

File Browser

An integrated, keyboard driven file selector for VS Code, inspired by Emacs's Helm file selector.

Features

This is what this extension gives you:

• A fully keyboard driven file open dialog: bind file-browser.open to Ctrl+O (or C-x C-f if you're an Emacs expat) and enjoy the lack of OS file dialog clutter. • Start typing a file name to quickly find it in the current folder. Use Tab to autocomplete. • Automatically create files and folders just by typing their names and selecting the option that appears. • Easy navigation in and out of folders by using the left and right arrow keys. • Navigate to your home folder by typing ~/ into the search box, or step up to the parent folder by typing ../. • Perform file operations like rename and delete by stepping into a file with the right arrow key, or by hitting Ctrl+A on any file or folder.

Licence

Copyright 2020 Bodil Stokke

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program. If not, see .

Code of Conduct

Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct][coc]. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • emacs
  • helm
  • keybindings

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Adoption over time

File Browser installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 140,844 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.File BrowserInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days140,844installs140.8K140.8K140.8K140.8K140.8K140.8K140.8K140.9KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
File Browser installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 140,844 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

File Browser installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.File BrowserInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace140,844installs 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 Browser installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

File Browser VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1931 (by installs).File BrowserVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1931current rank#1928#1929#1930#1931#1932#1933Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
File Browser VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1931 (by installs).

Ratings over time

File Browser ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 14 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.File BrowserRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days14ratings12.51313.51414.51515.5Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
File Browser ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 14 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 97, #11 (overall #1,931)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 29, #20 (overall #580)
Other: every listing in installs order

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 linear 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 File Browser
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
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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=bodil.file-browser. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.