SLDS Validator installs statistics
By Salesforce (33 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages
Salesforce Lightning Design System
SLDS Validator has 2,028,150 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #343 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 3.25 / 5 from 4 ratings
About SLDS Validator
SLDS Validator for Visual Studio Code
SLDS Validator scans your UI code, validates it against a database of guidelines, and provides recommendations to improve your code. The SLDS Validator extension simplifies working with Salesforce Lightning Design System (SLDS) and SLDS 2.

With the SLDS Validator extension, you get:
- SLDS and SLDS 2 support
- Validation with recommended tokens and utility classes
- Syntax highlighting
- Code completion
- Context awareness
- Bulk report generation
To contribute to Validator, take a look at the CONTRIBUTING guide.
Latest News
To learn about new and changed features in our latest releases, read our release notes.
Prerequisites
To get started with SLDS Validator, first install these essentials:
- Java. Follow these instructions to set up JDK.
- Visual Studio Code v1.26 or later
Documentation
To optimize your use of Validator, read our documentation.
Bugs and Feedback
To report issues with Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, open a bug on GitHub. To suggest a feature, create a feature request on GitHub.
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Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=salesforce.salesforce-vscode-slds. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.