File Utils installs statistics
By Steffen Leistner · VS Code Marketplace · Other
A convenient way of creating, duplicating, moving, renaming and deleting files and directories.
File Utils has 1,226,183 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #476 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 42 ratings.
PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
Rating: 4.88 / 5 from 42 ratings
About File Utils
File Utils - Visual Studio Code Extension
A convenient way of creating, duplicating, moving, renaming, deleting files and directories.
_Inspired by Sidebar Enhancements for Sublime._
How to use
Using the context menu:
• Right click on a file or folder in the Explorer pane or in a file tab. • Select one of those command: Copy Name, Duplicate..., Move..., Rename..., Delete.... • For comand Copy name, the file name is copied to the clipboard. • For other command, answer the additional info requested: • Duplicate: update path to duplicate near where the command palette is displayed. • Move: update path to move to near where the command palette is displayed. • Rename: update name in Explorer pane or near where the command palette is displayed • Delete: answer Visual Studio Code delete dialog.
Using the command palette:
• Bring up the command palette, and select "File Utils: ". • Select one of the commands mentioned below. • Press [Enter] to confirm, or [Escape] to cancel.
Brace Expansion
Brace expansion is a mechanism by which arbitrary strings may be generated.
Example file name input
will generate the following files
Note
Non-existent folders are created automatically.
Changelog
• https://github.com/sleistner/vscode-fileutils/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
How to contribute
• https://github.com/sleistner/vscode-fileutils/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
Disclaimer
Important: This extension due to the nature of it's purpose will create files on your hard drive and if necessary create the respective folder structure. While it should not override any files during this process, I'm not giving any guarantees or take any responsibility in case of lost data.
Contributors
• Steffen Leistner • Ilia Shkolyar
License
MIT
Credits
Icon
• Janosch, Green Tropical Waters - Utilities Icon
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- duplicate
- files
- move
- rename
- utils
Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
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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=sleistner.vscode-fileutils. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.