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Protobuf support installs statistics

By peterj · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Protobuf support (.proto file syntax highlighting)

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

Protobuf support has 333,908 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1078 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings.

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

Installs
333,908
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#1078
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.00 / 5 from 5 ratings

About Protobuf support

Protobuf support for Visual Studio Code

Functionality

This extensions adds syntax highlighting and bracket matching for .proto files (protobuf) in VS code. This extension is using this tmbundle: https://github.com/kevinweil/protobuf.tmbundle.

Installation

Launch Visual Studio code, press F1 and type ext install to bring up the list of extensions. Pick Protobuf support from the list to install the extension. Restart Visual Studio Code and you should be ready to go. Alternatively, you can copy the contents of the repo under ~/.vscode/extensions/vscode-protobuf.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • proto
  • Protocol Buffers

Charts

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Adoption over time

Protobuf support installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 333,908 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.Protobuf supportInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days333,908installs333.8K333.8K333.8K333.9K333.9K333.9K333.9KJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Protobuf support installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 333,908 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Protobuf support installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Protobuf supportInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace333,908installs 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
Protobuf support installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Protobuf support VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1078 (by installs).Protobuf supportVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1078current rank#1076#1077#1078#1079#1080Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
Protobuf support VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1078 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

Protobuf support ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 5 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.Protobuf supportRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days5ratings4.44.64.855.25.45.6Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Protobuf support ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 5 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.
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Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 54, #18 (overall #1,078)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Listing placement

Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 19, #17 (overall #377)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order
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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.

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.

Recent observations

Full history (4)
Recent installs observations for Protobuf support
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
333,908+15
333,893+27
333,866+54
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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=peterj.proto. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.