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By Salesforce (33 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Provides code-editing features for the Apex programming language

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 21, 2026

Apex has 2,384,605 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #305 of 2,502 tracked listings.

Installs
2,384,605
Official API · Oct 21, 2026
7-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#305
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 2.44 / 5 from 9 ratings

About Apex

Apex for Visual Studio Code

View outlines of Apex classes and triggers, see code-completion suggestions, and find syntactic errors in your code. This extension is powered by the Apex Language Server.

DO NOT INSTALL THIS EXTENSION DIRECTLY. Install the complete Salesforce Extension Pack instead.

Documentation

For documentation, visit the Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code documentation site.

Bugs and Feedback

To report issues with Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, open a bug on GitHub. If you would like to suggest a feature, create a feature request on GitHub.

Currently, Visual Studio Code extensions are not signed or verified on the Microsoft Visual Studio Code Marketplace. Salesforce provides the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) of each extension that we publish. Consult Manually Verify the salesforcedx-vscode Extensions' Authenticity to learn how to verify the extensions.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

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Adoption over time

Apex installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 2,384,605 installs as of Oct 21, 2026.ApexInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days2,384,605installs2.4M2.4M2.4M2.4M2.4M2.4M2.4M2.4MJul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Apex installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 2,384,605 installs as of Oct 21, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Apex installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.ApexInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace2,384,605installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 21, 2026pluginstats.com
Apex installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Apex VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #305 (by installs).ApexVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#305current rank#303#304#305#306#307Jul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct 21, 2026pluginstats.com
Apex VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #305 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Apex ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 9 ratings as of Oct 21, 2026.ApexRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days9ratings88.599.510Jul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Apex ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 9 ratings as of Oct 21, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,502 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 16, #5 (overall #305)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 6, #19 (overall #119)
Programming Languages: 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 (6)
Recent installs observations for Apex
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
2,384,605+1.1K
2,383,501+962
2,382,539+251
2,382,288+209
2,382,079+503
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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=salesforce.salesforcedx-vscode-apex. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 21, 2026. See the methodology.