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By peakchen90 · VS Code Marketplace · Other

A VSCode extension to fast open html file in browser

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Open In Default Browser has 1,405,652 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #439 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
1,405,652
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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Rank
#439
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.43 / 5 from 40 ratings

About Open In Default Browser

Open In Default Browser

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A VSCode extension to fast open html file in browser.

中文文档

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Supported features

  1. Provide "Open In Default Browser" menu for html, xml, pdf files on the explorer and on the editor, it can open this file with the default browser
  2. You can also use the shortcut ctrl + 1 (Windows) / command + 1 (Mac)
  3. Supports touchBar (for Mac)
  4. It based on a Local HTTP Server
  5. Support multi-languauge:
    • English (en)
    • Simplified Chinese (zh-cn)
    • Traditional Chinese (zh-tw)
    • Japanese (ja)
    • French (fr)
    • Korean (ko)
    • Russian (ru)
    • Portuguese (pt)
    • Turkish (tr)
    • German (de)
    • Spanish (es)
    • Hungarian (hu)
    • Italian (it)
    • Bulgarian (bg)

Settings Options

This extension contributes the following variables to the settings:

  • openInDefaultBrowser.run.openWithLocalHttpServer: (true/false) Whether to open with local http server, default true

Tutorial Video

CHANGELOG

CHANGELOG

License

MIT

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • browser
  • chrome
  • default
  • html
  • http
  • keybindings
  • local server
  • open

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Charts

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Adoption over time

Open In Default Browser installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 1,405,652 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.Open In Default BrowserInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days1,405,652installs1.4M1.4M1.4M1.4M1.4M1.4M1.4M1.4M1.4MJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Open In Default Browser installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 1,405,652 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Open In Default Browser installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Open In Default BrowserInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace1,405,652installs 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
Open In Default Browser installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Open In Default Browser VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #439 (by installs).Open In Default BrowserVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#439current rank#437#438#439#440#441Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Open In Default Browser VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #439 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Open In Default Browser ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 40 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.Open In Default BrowserRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days40ratings3638404244Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Open In Default Browser ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 40 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,251 shown · page 22, #19 (overall #439)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 6, #9 (overall #109)
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.

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

Full history (5)
Recent installs observations for Open In Default Browser
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
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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=peakchen90.open-html-in-browser. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.