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By lablup · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Run your codes via Backend.AI Cloud (https://cloud.backend.ai)

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

Live Code Runner has 96,576 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2419 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
96,576
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
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Rank
#2419
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

About Live Code Runner

live-code-runner

Run codes in Visual Studio Code via Backend.AI Cloud server (https://cloud.backend.ai) or your own Backend.AI server. You can run your code (or code snippet) without installing or setting any programming environment with this extension.

live-code-runner is Visual Studio Code editor extension to add remote code execution feature using Backend.AI Cloud Service. live-code-runner uses Backend.AI framework and Backend.AI API. Currently, Backend.AI supports 15 programming languages now.

How-to

API Key registration

  1. Get your own API key pair (API key / Secret key) at Backend.AI Cloud Service or your on-premise Backend.AI server. 2. Type your API key pair on preferences page (Code - Preferences - Settings - 'live-code-runner')

Run

  1. Write your code on editor. 2. Run code by • Choose Run code on Backend.AI Cloud at context menu OR • Type backend and choose Run code on Backend.AI Cloud at command palette. 3. Execution result will be shown at bottom pane. If there are interactive media outputs, right pane also will appear.

Requirements

Supporting modes

Here we list the latest versions of our supported kernel images. "*" in the Query mode column means that it supports preservation of global contexts across different query runs.

| Language | Image Name | Version | Batch | Query | Input Hook | TTY | Runtime Impl. |

| C | lablup/kernel-c | 6.3 | O | O | O | | GCC on Alpine 3.6 | | C++ (14) | lablup/kernel-cpp | 6.3 | O | O | | | GCC on Alpine 3.6 | | Go | lablup/kernel-go | 1.9 | O | O | | | | | Haskell | lablup/kernel-haskell | 8.2 | O | O | | | | | Java | lablup/kernel-java | 8.0 | O | O | | | | | Linux Console | lablup/kernel-git | - | - | - | - | O | Bash on Alpine 3.6 | | Lua | lablup/kernel-lua | 5.3 | O | O | | | | | Node.js | lablup/kernel-nodejs | 6.11 | O | O | | | | | Octave | lablup/kernel-octave | 4.2 | O | O | | | | | Python | lablup/kernel-python | 2.7 | O | O | O | | temporarily unsupported | | Python | lablup/kernel-python | 3.6 | O | O* | O | | | | Rust | lablup/kernel-rust | 1.17 | O | O | | | | | PHP | lablup/kernel-php | 7.1 | O | O | | | | | R | lablup/kernel-r | 3.3 | O | O | | | CRAN R |

| Deep-Learning Framework | Image Name | Version | Batch | Query | Input Hook | TTY | Runtime Impl. |

| TensorFlow | lablup/kernel-python-tensorflow | 1.8-1.3 | O | O* | O | | Bundled w/Keras 2 | | PyTorch | lablup/kernel-python-torch | 2.0-0.2 | O | O* | O | | | | Theano | lablup/kernel-python-theano | 1.0 | O | O* | O | | Bundled w/Keras 2 | | CNTK | lablup/kernel-python-cntk | (WIP) | O | O* | O | | Bundled w/Keras 2 |

Languages and modes (to be ready soon)

• Swift (via Swift opensource version)

Work-in-progress

• Multi-file support (is already supported via CLI, but not in JavaScript SDK yet.) • Virtual Folder mount / navigation (is already supported via CLI, but not in JavaScript SDK yet.)

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• live-code-runner.accessKey: set your access key created at https://cloud.backend.ai . • live-code-runner.secretKey: set your secret key created at https://cloud.backend.ai .

Troubleshooting

  1. My language is not recognized • Make sure that language name of your code is correctly recognized by Visual Studio Code. You can see the grammar of current editor at the right side of bottom bar. If your language is not supported by Visual Studio Code, please install language support extensions.

Release Notes

Refer CHANGELOG for details.

Contribution

We endorse you to fork this repository. Pull requests are welcomed.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • cloud
  • javascript
  • keybindings
  • language
  • live-code-runner-console
  • python
  • tensorflow

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Charts

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Adoption over time

Live Code Runner installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 96,576 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.Live Code RunnerInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days96,576installs96.5K96.5K96.5K96.5K96.6K96.6K96.6K96.6KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Live Code Runner installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 96,576 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Live Code Runner installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Live Code RunnerInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace96,576installs 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
Live Code Runner installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Live Code Runner VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2419 (by installs).Live Code RunnerVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#2419current rank#2417#2418#2419#2420#2421#2422Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Live Code Runner VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2419 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Live Code Runner ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days.Live Code RunnerRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 daysNo observations recorded in this periodno observations · 0 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Live Code Runner ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 121, #19 (overall #2,419)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 39, #10 (overall #770)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Debuggers217 listings · 11 pages · page 11, #12 (overall #212)
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

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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=lablup.live-code-runner. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.