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By Jorge Rebocho · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Generates random data directly into VS Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

vscode-random has 125,948 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2072 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
125,948
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
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Rank
#2072
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.89 / 5 from 9 ratings

About vscode-random

Random Data Generator for VS Code

This extension generates random data directly into VS Code. It uses the great ChanceJS library written by Victor Quinn and was inspired by the Random extension for Atom.

Install

This extension can be installed with one the following methods:

  1. Launch the Command Pallete (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and type Extensions: Install Extensions. Type vscode-random in the Side Bar search input. Click the install button and reload VS Code. 2. Click the Extensions icon in the View Bar. Type vscode-random in the Side Bar search input. Click the install button and reload VS Code. 3. Launch VS Code Quick Open (Cmd+P / Ctrl+P). Paste the command ext install vscode-random and press Enter.

Usage

Launch the Command Pallete (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and type random to view all the available data generators. Select one of them and press Enter.

Random values generation is also supported when using multiple editors.

Configuration

• vscodeRandom.contextMenu.enabled : Enable/disable the context menu for the available data generators (enabled by default). • vscodeRandom.multipleEditors.generateDifferentValues : Generate different values when using multiple editors (true by default). • vscodeRandom.date.shortFormat : Date format used by the random short date command ("DD/MM/YYYY" by default). Refer to dayjs documentation on how to config your custom format. • vscodeRandom.date.longFormat : Date format used by the random long date command ("dddd, DD MMMM YYYY" by default). Refer to dayjs documentation on how to config your custom format. • vscodeRandom.time.use24h : Use 24H or AM/PM in random time commands (true by default)

Available Commands

• extension.resetSeed : Reset seed - Initialize random generation library with a new seed. If no new seed is provided, the library will be reinitialized with the default options. • extension.randomByte : Random byte - Generates an integer between 0 and 255 • extension.randomShort : Random short - Generates an integer between 0 and 65535 • extension.randomInt : Random integer - Generates an integer between 0 and 4294967295 • extension.randomLong : Random long - Generates an integer between 0 and 9007199254740992 • extension.randomIntCustomRange : Random integer (custom range) - Generates a random integer within a given custom range • extension.randomGuid : Random guid - Generates a guid • extension.randomLetters, : Random letters (custom length) - Generates a string with a length defined by user input • extension.randomDigits, : Random digits (custom length) - Generates a string with a length defined by user input • extension.randomLettersDigits, : Random letters and digits (custom length) - Generates a string with a length defined by user input • extension.randomLowercaseLetters, : Random lowercase letters (custom length) - Generates a string with a length defined by user input • extension.randomLowercaseLettersDigits, : Random lowercase letters and digits (custom length) - Generates a string with a length defined by user input • extension.randomUppercaseLetters, : Random uppercase letters (custom length) - Generates a string with a length defined by user input • extension.randomUppercaseLettersDigits, : Random uppercase letters and digits (custom length) - Generates a string with a length defined by user input • extension.randomSampleFromInput : Random sample from input - Selects a random string from a comma-separated set of values • extension.randomName : Random name - Generates a random name (first and last name) • extension.randomStreetAddress : Random street address - Generates a random street address • extension.randomCity : Random city - Generates a random city name • extension.randomCountryCode : Random country code - Returns a random country code • extension.randomCountryName : Random country name - Returns a random country name • extension.randomPhoneNumber : Random phone number - Generates a random phone number • extension.randomEmail : Random email - Generates a random email with a random domain • extension.randomIP : Random IP - Generates a random IP address • extension.randomIPv6 : Random IPv6 - Generates a random IPv6 address • extension.randomUrl : Random Url - Generates a random Url • extension.randomHexColor : Random hexadecimal color - Generates a random hexadecimal color • extension.randomRgbColor : Random RGB color - Generates a random RGB color • extension.randomIban : Random IBAN - Generates a random IBAN • extension.randomRegEx : Random Regular Expression - Generates random strings that match a given regular expression • extension.randomDateShort : Random Date (short format) - Generates a random date (short format) • extension.randomDateLong : Random Date (long format) - Generates a random date (long format) • extension.randomDateISO : Random Date (ISO format) - Generates a random date (ISO format) • extension.randomTime : Random Time - Generates a random time • extension.randomDateTime : Random DateTime - Generates a random date with time

Change Log

You can check all the changes in the change log here.

Contact

Problems with the extension? Suggestions for improvements? Please create an issue or submit a PR on the Github repository. You can also ping me on twitter.

Source

Github

License

MIT © Jorge Rebocho

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Adoption over time

vscode-random installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 125,948 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.vscode-randomInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days125,948installs125.9K125.9K125.9K125.9K126KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
vscode-random installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 125,948 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

vscode-random installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.vscode-randomInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace125,948installs 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
vscode-random installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

vscode-random VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2072 (by installs).vscode-randomVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#2072current rank#2069#2070#2071#2072#2073#2074Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
vscode-random VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2072 (by installs).

Ratings over time

vscode-random ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 9 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.vscode-randomRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days9ratings88.599.510Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
vscode-random ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 9 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 104, #12 (overall #2,072)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 32, #6 (overall #626)
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.

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Recent observations

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Recent installs observations for vscode-random
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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=jrebocho.vscode-random. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.