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Windows opacity installs statistics

By SkaceKachna · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Changes opacity of Code windows on Windows using Windows API

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Windows opacity has 128,621 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2040 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
128,621
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
7-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#2040
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.60 / 5 from 10 ratings

About Windows opacity

Features

Changes opacity of all Code windows to predefined value

Screenshot

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

Marketplace link

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

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Charts

Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark

Adoption over time

Windows opacity installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 128,621 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.Windows opacityInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days128,621installs128.6K128.6K128.6K128.6K128.6K128.6K128.6KJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Windows opacity installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 128,621 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Windows opacity installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Windows opacityInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace128,621installs 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
Windows opacity installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Windows opacity VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2040 (by installs).Windows opacityVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#2040current rank#2038#2039#2040#2041#2042Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Windows opacity VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2040 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Windows opacity ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 10 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.Windows opacityRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days10ratings99.51010.511Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Windows opacity ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 10 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 102, #20 (overall #2,040)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 31, #16 (overall #616)
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 Windows opacity
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
128,621+14
128,607+10
128,597+10
128,587+17
128,570—

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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=skacekachna.win-opacity. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.