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By liximomo (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Working with any file in everywhere like they are in local with vscdoe.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Remote FS has 157,452 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1803 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
157,452
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
7-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#1803
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.28 / 5 from 57 ratings

About Remote FS

Remote File System for VS Code

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Working with any file in everywhere like they are in local with vscode.

Features

  • Open remote from code CLI.
  • Provide multiple schemes(sftp, ftp). More is coming!
  • Password/Passphrase Prompting.
  • Multiple remote folders at once.

Setup

  1. Open User Settings.

    • On Windows/Linux - File > Preferences > Settings
    • On macOS - Code > Preferences > Settings
  2. Add your remote configs to "remotefs.remote" in your User Settings.

  3. Cmd+Shift+P open command palette(Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux), run Remote FS: Add Folder to Workspace command.

  4. Enjoy it😘!

Config

{
  "remotefs.remote": {
    "dev": {
      "scheme": "sftp",
      "host": "host",
      "username": "username",
      "rootPath": "/path/to/somewhere"
    },
    "site": {
      "scheme": "ftp",
      "host": "host",
      "username": "username"
    },
    "projectX": {
      "scheme": "sftp",
      "host": "host",
      "username": "username",
      "privateKeyPath": "/Users/xx/.ssh/id_rsa",
      "rootPath": "/home/foo/some/projectx"
    }
  }
}

You can find extra options with auto complete(Ctrl+Space)!

You can also see the full config here.

CLI

Once you've config your remote in User Setting. You can open any remote from code CLI in your terminal.

Usage
code --folder-uri <scheme>://<remote>[/path]
Example

Setting:

{
  "remotefs.remote": {
    "test": {
      "scheme": "ftp",
      "host": "host",
      "username": "username"
    },
    "projectX": {
      "scheme": "sftp",
      "host": "host",
      "username": "username",
      "privateKeyPath": "/Users/xx/.ssh/id_rsa",
      "rootPath": "/home/foo/some/projectx"
    }
  }
}

Open projectX at rootPath(/home/foo/some/projectx).

code --folder-uri sftp://projectX/

Open projectX at rootPath/dirA (/home/foo/some/projectx/dirA).

code --folder-uri sftp://projectX/dirA

Open test at rootPath.

code --folder-uri ftp://test/

Donation

If this project help you reduce time to develop, you can give me a cup of coffee :)

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Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • filesystem
  • ftp
  • remote
  • sftp
  • ssh

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Adoption over time

Remote FS installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 157,452 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.Remote FSInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days157,452installs157.4K157.4K157.4K157.4K157.4K157.4K157.4K157.5K157.5KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Remote FS installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 157,452 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Remote FS installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Remote FSInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace157,452installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Remote FS installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Remote FS VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1803 (by installs).Remote FSVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1803current rank#1798#1799#1800#1801#1802#1803#1804#1805Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Remote FS VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1803 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Remote FS ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 57 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.Remote FSRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days57ratings5052545658606264Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Remote FS ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 57 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 91, #3 (overall #1,803)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 28, #7 (overall #547)
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

Full history (5)
Recent installs observations for Remote FS
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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=liximomo.remotefs. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.