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By file-icons · VS Code Marketplace · Themes

File-specific icons in VSCode for improved visual grepping.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

file-icons has 1,850,684 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #363 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 32 ratings.

PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.

Installs
1,850,684
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#363
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.97 / 5 from 32 ratings

About file-icons

File Icons for VSCode =====================

[![Latest package version][VSC-version]][VSC-link]

File-specific icons in VSCode for improved visual grepping.

![Icon previews][]

• Vast array of icons for most languages and frameworks • Comes in coloured and colourless flavours • Uses same icon set as file-icons for Atom

Installation

Open the [command palette] and run ext install file-icons.

Alternatively, install through the command-line:

code --install-extension file-icons.file-icons

Once installed, activate the theme by selecting File Icons from the File Icon Theme menu.

Icon fonts

• File-Icons • FontAwesome • Mfizz • Devicons • Octicons

New icons

Please request new icons over at file-icons/icons.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • file-icons
  • filetypes
  • icons
  • icon-theme
  • theme

Charts

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

Adoption over time

file-icons installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 1,850,684 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.file-iconsInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days1,850,684installs1.9M1.9M1.9M1.9M1.9M1.9M1.9M1.9MJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
file-icons installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 1,850,684 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

file-icons installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.file-iconsInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace1,850,684installs 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-icons installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

file-icons VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #363 (by installs).file-iconsVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#363current rank#361#362#363#364#365Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
file-icons VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #363 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

file-icons ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 32 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.file-iconsRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days32ratings282930313233343536Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
file-icons ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 32 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.
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Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 19, #3 (overall #363)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Listing placement

Themes266 listings · 14 pages · page 2, #2 (overall #22)
Themes: every listing in installs order
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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)
Recent installs observations for file-icons
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
1,850,684+206
1,850,478+213
1,850,265+257
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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=file-icons.file-icons. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.