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C/C++ Build Task installs statistics

By kaysonwu · VS Code Marketplace · Debuggers

Visual Studio Code task provider for compiling C/C++ project

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 21, 2026

C/C++ Build Task has 893,671 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #582 of 2,502 tracked listings.

Installs
893,671
Official API · Oct 21, 2026
7-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#582
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

About C/C++ Build Task

C/C++ Build Task

Visual Studio Code task provider for compiling C/C++ project.

Features

  • Compiling with GCC Suite
  • Support multi file
  • Support glob match
  • Automatic management of header and library files

Usage

In the tasks.json file, create a cpp task type:

{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "Build C/C++ Project",
      "type": "cpp",
      "sources": [
        "${fileDirname}/**/*.cc"
      ],
      "output": "${workspaceFolder}/debug/${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe",
      "options": {
        "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
      },
      "group": "build"
    }
  ]  
}  

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • c
  • c++
  • cpp

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Adoption over time

C/C++ Build Task installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 893,671 installs as of Oct 21, 2026.C/C++ Build TaskInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days893,671installs892.8K893K893.2K893.4K893.6K893.8KJul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
C/C++ Build Task installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 893,671 installs as of Oct 21, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

C/C++ Build Task installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.C/C++ Build TaskInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace893,671installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 21, 2026pluginstats.com
C/C++ Build Task installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

C/C++ Build Task VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #582 (by installs).C/C++ Build TaskVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#582current rank#580#581#582#583#584Jul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct 21, 2026pluginstats.com
C/C++ Build Task VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #582 (by installs).

Ratings over time

C/C++ Build Task ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days.C/C++ Build TaskRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 daysNo observations recorded in this periodno observations · 0 observations · Updated Oct 21, 2026pluginstats.com
C/C++ Build Task ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,502 listings · 126 pages · 1,253 shown · page 30, #2 (overall #582)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Debuggers217 listings · 11 pages · page 4, #9 (overall #69)
Debuggers: 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 (6)
Recent installs observations for C/C++ Build Task
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
893,671+132
893,539+228
893,311+172
893,139+128
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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=kaysonwu.cpptask. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 21, 2026. See the methodology.