Windows opacity installs statistics
By SkaceKachna · VS Code Marketplace · Other
Changes opacity of Code windows on Windows using Windows API
Windows opacity has 128,621 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2040 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.60 / 5 from 10 ratings
About Windows opacity
Features
Changes opacity of all Code windows to predefined value

Requirements
- 64bit version of Visual Studio Code
- Windows 2000 or newer
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
winopacity.opacity: window opacity in range of 0-255, where 0 is invisible window
Development notes
It's important to run rebuild script after installing node modules.
npm install
npm run rebuild
This rebuilds native modules to be used in electron based applications.
Credits
drywolf - part of code used to find vscode windows, found here
Marketplace
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
Ratings over time
Listing placement
Listing placement
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Recent observations
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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=skacekachna.win-opacity. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.