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JSON5 syntax installs statistics

By mrmlnc (9 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Adds syntax highlighting of JSON5 files

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

JSON5 syntax has 263,999 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1257 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings.

PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.

Installs
263,999
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
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90-day growth
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Rank
#1257
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.33 / 5 from 3 ratings

About JSON5 syntax

vscode-json5

This extension adds syntax highlighting of JSON5 files in VS Code.

Colorization

(imported from Atom package)

Usage

Install the extension in VS Code

• Open the command palette using Ctrl+P. • Type ext install json5 in the command palette.

Select JSON5 as a language

• On the bottom-right corner, click on the select language mode button, if you have created a new file it should display Plain Text. • Select JSON5 in the list of languages. • Alternatively, saving the file with a .json5 extension, will allow VS Code to understand that it is a JSON5 file, and automatically select the language correctly.

Supported features

• Syntax highlight

Supported filetypes

• .json5

Contributing

These simple rules will help me to solve your problem.

• Check the Issues and Pull requests sections for duplicates of your question or path. • Please, use GitHub emotions. • If you want create Issue: • Specify the version of your editor and used theme. • Detailed description of your problem: • Description • Code sample • Screenshot • If you want create Pull request: • Fork this repository and clone it to your machine. • Open folder contains this extension in VS Code. • Press F5. • Make your changes and send a PR.

Changelog

See the Releases section of our GitHub project for changelogs for each release version.

License

This software is released under the terms of the MIT license.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • highlight
  • json5
  • syntax

Where JSON5 syntax sits in the listing

Each band is one page of 20. Installs on a log scale. Placement is projected from installs, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · page 63, #17 (overall #1257)
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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 22, #11 (overall #431)
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Charts

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Adoption over time

JSON5 syntax installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 263,999 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.JSON5 syntaxInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days263,999installs263.9K263.9K263.9K263.9K264K264K264KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
JSON5 syntax installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 263,999 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

JSON5 syntax installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.JSON5 syntaxInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace263,999installs 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
JSON5 syntax installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

JSON5 syntax VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1257 (by installs).JSON5 syntaxVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1257current rank#1255#1256#1257#1258#1259Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
JSON5 syntax VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1257 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

JSON5 syntax ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 3 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.JSON5 syntaxRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days3ratings2.72.82.933.13.23.3Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
JSON5 syntax ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 3 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.
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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)
Recent installs observations for JSON5 syntax
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
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263,937+8
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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=mrmlnc.vscode-json5. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.