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Markdown Shortcuts installs statistics

By mdickin · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Shortcuts for Markdown editing

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Markdown Shortcuts has 384,525 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #983 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
384,525
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#983
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.91 / 5 from 22 ratings

About Markdown Shortcuts

Handy shortcuts for editing Markdown (.md, .markdown) files. You can also use markdown formats in any other file (see configuration settings)

Quickly toggle bullet points

Easily generate URLs

Convert tabular data to tables

Context and title menu integration

You can show and hide icons in the title bar with the markdownShortcuts.icons.* config settings.

Exposed Commands

NameDescriptionDefault key binding
md-shortcut.showCommandPaletteDisplay all commandsctrl+M ctrl+M
md-shortcut.toggleBoldMake **bold**ctrl+B
md-shortcut.toggleItalicMake _italic_ctrl+I
md-shortcut.toggleStrikethroughMake ~~strikethrough~~
md-shortcut.toggleLinkMake [a hyperlink](www.example.org)ctrl+L
md-shortcut.toggleImageMake an image ![](image_url.png)ctrl+shift+L
md-shortcut.toggleCodeBlockMake ```a code block```ctrl+M ctrl+C
md-shortcut.toggleInlineCodeMake `inline code`ctrl+M ctrl+I
md-shortcut.toggleBulletsMake * bullet pointctrl+M ctrl+B
md-shortcut.toggleNumbersMake 1. numbered listctrl+M ctrl+1
md-shortcut.toggleCheckboxesMake - [ ] check list (Github flavored markdown)ctrl+M ctrl+X
md-shortcut.toggleTitleH1Toggle # H1 title
md-shortcut.toggleTitleH2Toggle ## H2 title
md-shortcut.toggleTitleH3Toggle ### H3 title
md-shortcut.toggleTitleH4Toggle #### H4 title
md-shortcut.toggleTitleH5Toggle ##### H5 title
md-shortcut.toggleTitleH6Toggle ###### H6 title
md-shortcut.addTableAdd Tabular values
md-shortcut.addTableWithHeaderAdd Tabular values with header

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • helper
  • keybindings
  • markdown
  • shortcut
  • tool

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Adoption over time

Markdown Shortcuts installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 384,525 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.Markdown ShortcutsInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days384,525installs384.3K384.4K384.4K384.4K384.4K384.4K384.5K384.5K384.5K384.5K384.5KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Markdown Shortcuts installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 384,525 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Markdown Shortcuts installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Markdown ShortcutsInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace384,525installs 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
Markdown Shortcuts installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Markdown Shortcuts VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #983 (by installs).Markdown ShortcutsVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#983current rank#980#981#982#983#984#985Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Markdown Shortcuts VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #983 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Markdown Shortcuts ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 22 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.Markdown ShortcutsRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days22ratings19202122232425Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Markdown Shortcuts ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 22 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 50, #3 (overall #983)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 14, #15 (overall #275)
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 Markdown Shortcuts
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
384,525+61
384,464+28
384,436+30
384,406+53
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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=mdickin.markdown-shortcuts. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.