ENV installs statistics
By Jakka Prihatna · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages
Adds formatting and syntax highlighting support for env files (.env) to Visual Studio Code
ENV has 877,446 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #589 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.33 / 5 from 12 ratings
About ENV
ENV
Adds formatting and syntax highlighting support for env files (.env) to Visual Studio Code
Features
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Syntax highlighting

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Folding
The extension will enable folding on file content that are wrapped with the following pattern:
# ... << begin with comment(s) ... ... << folded content ... << end with a blank line
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Formatting
Use the
Format Documentcommand (<kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>SHIFT</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd>) from theCommand Pallete(<kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>SHIFT</kbd>+<kbd>P</kbd>) to format the current env file
Custom env file extension
The extension support env files with the following name:
.env.env.sample.env.example
To enable support for other env files with specific naming convention/ file extension, use the files.associations settings in Visual Studio Code.
For example, the following settings will enable support for *.env.development and *.env.production files:
"files.associations": {
"*.env.development": "env",
"*.env.production": "env"
}
Acknowledgements
License
This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- dotenv
- env
- Environment Variables
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Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=IronGeek.vscode-env. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.