PluginStatsOpen Folder Context Menus for VS Code installs statistics
By Chris Dias · VS Code Marketplace · Other
Quickly open a new instance of VS Code from the Explorer
Open Folder Context Menus for VS Code has 191,779 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1565 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 19 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 19 ratings
About Open Folder Context Menus for VS Code
Open Folder Context Menus
Note: This extension only works in Visual Studio Code or Visual Studio Code - Insiders.
Features
This extension adds two new context menus to the Explorer:
• Open New Workbench Here: Opens a new instance of VS Code scoped to the selected folder OR to the folder containing the selected file. • Reopen Workbench Here: Reopens VS Code scoped to the selected folder.
Using
Right click on a folder in the Explorer, choose Open New Workbench Here or Reopen Workbench Here.
Packaging
The repository field in package.json points to github.dev. Override this to ensure links to artifacts are correct when packaging.
License
MIT
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
Charts
Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark
Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
Ratings over time
Listing placement
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)Similar VS Code Marketplace Other plugins
All 20 Open Folder Context Menus for VS Code alternativesData 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=chrisdias.vscode-opennewinstance. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.