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By galarius · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

OpenCL for Visual Studio Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

OpenCL has 103,411 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2313 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
103,411
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
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Rank
#2313
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 5 ratings

About OpenCL

OpenCL for Visual Studio Code

This extension adds OpenCL C/C++ language support to VS Code.

Features

• Kernel Diagnostics ¹ • Code Completion ¹ • OpenCL Devices Information ¹ • Go to Declaration / Definition ¹ • Built-in OpenCL API Reference • Code Snippets • Kernel Formatting • OpenCL C/C++ Syntax Highlighting • OpenCL Compute Kernel Support (*.cl, *.ocl) • Offline Kernel Compilation

¹ Powered by opencl-language-server.

Getting Started

  1. Install OpenCL Language Server prerequisities:

1.1. OpenCL Runtime [Intel, NVidia, AMD]

1.2. [Windows] Latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Version

  1. Offline Kernel Compilation feature requires OpenCL SDK:

a. [Windows, Linux]: ioc64 from Intel® SDK for OpenCL™ 2019

(On macOS openclc is preinstalled at /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenCL.framework/Libraries/openclc)

  1. Kernel Formatting feature requires clang-format. By default, the extension searches for the utility inside ms-vscode.cpptools extension.

  2. Install the extension following instructions in INSTALL.md.

  3. Open any .cl or .ocl file, the extension will download the compatible version of OpenCL Language Server.

  4. If activation succeeds, syntax highlighting is enabled, the OpenCL Devices explorer view appears, and no error notification is shown from the OpenCL Language Server. See TROUBLESHOOTING.md if extension activation failed.

Configuration

| Setting | Description | Default |

| OpenCL.server.enable | Enables the OpenCL Language Server. Disabling this turns off Kernel Diagnostics, Code Completion, Go to Declaration / Definition and OpenCL Devices Information. | true | | OpenCL.server.path | Path to a local OpenCL language server binary. When set, the extension skips automatic download and uses this binary directly. The binary must be compatible with the extension version. Use the OpenCL: Register Local Language Server command to set this safely - the extension registers the binary to perform integrity checks later. | "" | | Kernel Diagnostics | | | | OpenCL.server.buildOptions | Build options passed when building the program. See the list of supported options. | [] | | OpenCL.server.deviceID | Device ID of the OpenCL device used for diagnostics, or 0 for automatic selection. Use the OpenCL: Select command or the OpenCL Devices explorer to set this. | 0 | | OpenCL.server.maxNumberOfProblems | Maximum number of problems reported by the language server. | 100 | | opencl.trace.server | Traces the communication between VS Code and the OpenCL language server. Useful for debugging. | "off" | | OpenCL Devices Information | | | | OpenCL.explorer.localizedProperties | Display localized property names in the explorer view. Disable to show raw OpenCL property names instead. | true | | Kernel Formatting | | | | OpenCL.formatting.name | Formatting utility to use. Defaults to clang-format from the ms-vscode.cpptools extension. Specify an absolute path to use a different version. | "clang-format" |

Commands

| Command | Description |

| OpenCL: Info | Opens a new tab with information about all available OpenCL devices. | | OpenCL: Select | Select the OpenCL device to use for kernel diagnostics. | | OpenCL: Toggle View | Toggle the explorer view between localized and raw property names. | | OpenCL: Register Local Language Server | Register a user-specified local binary as the OpenCL language server. Use this when GitHub.com is unavailable or a prebuilt binary is missing for your platform. | | OpenCL: Unregister Local Language Server | Remove a previously registered local binary. The extension will revert to automatically downloading the language server from GitHub.com. |

Offline Kernel Compilation

This extension provides predefined set of VS Code tasks for kernel compilation using ioc32/ioc64 or openclc (on macOS).

See TASKS.md for details.

Development

See development notes.

Contributing

Contributing Guide

Change Log

OpenCL for VS Code Change Log

License

MIT License

Disclaimer

OpenCL is the trademark of Apple Inc.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • c
  • cl
  • compiler
  • cpp
  • diagnostics
  • kernel
  • language-server
  • ocl
  • OpenCL
  • snippet
  • snippets
  • syntax-highlighting

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Adoption over time

OpenCL installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 103,411 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.OpenCLInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days103,411installs103.4K103.4K103.4K103.4K103.4K103.4K103.4KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
OpenCL installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 103,411 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

OpenCL installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.OpenCLInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace103,411installs 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
OpenCL installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

OpenCL VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2313 (by installs).OpenCLVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#2313current rank#2311#2312#2313#2314#2315Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
OpenCL VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2313 (by installs).

Ratings over time

OpenCL ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 5 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.OpenCLRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days5ratings4.44.64.855.25.45.6Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
OpenCL ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 5 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 116, #13 (overall #2,313)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 38, #3 (overall #743)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Snippets489 listings · 25 pages · page 23, #15 (overall #455)
Snippets: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Formatters287 listings · 15 pages · page 14, #9 (overall #269)
Formatters: 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.

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Recent observations

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