Diff installs statistics

By Fabio Spampinato (5 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Diff 2 opened files with ease. Because running `code --diff path1 path2` is too slow.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

Diff has 744,802 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #659 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs: 744,802; Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth: —; Insufficient history
30-day growth: —; Insufficient history
90-day growth: —; Insufficient history
Rank: #659; Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.73 / 5 from 26 ratings

About Diff

Diff

Diff 2 opened files with ease. Because running code --diff path1 path2 is too slow.

Install

Follow the instructions in the Marketplace, or run the following in the command palette:

Usage

It adds 1 command to the command palette:

Settings

Hints

• Diff against previous versions: sometimes diffing against open files is not what you want, try Git File History for diffing against previous versions of the current file.

License

MIT © Fabio Spampinato

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

diff
extension
vsc
vscode

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Charts

Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark

Adoption over time

Diff installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 744,802 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Diff installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Diff VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #659 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Diff ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 26 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 33, #19 (overall #659)

All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 9, #14 (overall #174)

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 Diff
Date (UTC)	Installs	Change vs. previous	Source	Precision
Oct 19, 2026	744,802	+83	Official API	Exact
Oct 18, 2026	744,719	0	Official API	Exact
Oct 17, 2026	744,719	+91	Official API	Exact
Oct 16, 2026	744,628	—	Official API	Exact

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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=fabiospampinato.vscode-diff. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.