PluginStatsFile Downloader installs statistics
By Microsoft DevLabs (3 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other
Exposes an API that allows other extensions to download files.
File Downloader has 952,327 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #553 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 1 ratings
About File Downloader
File Downloader Extension
This extension surfaces an API usable by other extensions that downloads a file whose URL is provided.
Contributing
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This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
Where File Downloader sits in the listing
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Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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.
Recent observations
Full history (4)Similar VS Code Marketplace Other plugins
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=mindaro-dev.file-downloader. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.