PluginStatsVSCode Byebug Debugger installs statistics
By Ethan Reesor · VS Code Marketplace · Debuggers
Byebug debugger support for VSCode
VSCode Byebug Debugger has 231,403 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1368 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.50 / 5 from 2 ratings
About VSCode Byebug Debugger
VSCode Byebug Debugger
A very simple debugger that connects Visual Studio Code's debug system to byebug-dap.
All debugging functionality is handled by byebug-dap. All issues should be
reported on the byebug-dap project,
unless they are related to launching the debugger.
Features
The VSCode Byebug Debugger defines the ruby-byebug debugger. For a complete
list of features, see the byebug-dap
project. As of byebug-dap version
0.1.0, the supported feature set is minimal.
Requirements
Either gem install byebug-dap or add byebug-dap to your Gemfile and bundle install.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- byebug
- debug
- debugger
- debuggers
- debugging
- ruby
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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=ethan-reesor.vscode-byebug. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.