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By Steffen Leistner · VS Code Marketplace · Other

A convenient way of creating, duplicating, moving, renaming and deleting files and directories.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

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.

Installs
1,226,183
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#476
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

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

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

Adoption over time

File Utils installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 1,226,183 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.File UtilsInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days1,226,183installs1.2M1.2M1.2M1.2M1.2M1.2M1.2MJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
File Utils installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 1,226,183 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

File Utils installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.File UtilsInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace1,226,183installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
File Utils installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

File Utils VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #476 (by installs).File UtilsVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#476current rank#474#475#476#477#478Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
File Utils VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #476 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

File Utils ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 42 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.File UtilsRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days42ratings36384042444648Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
File Utils ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 42 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.
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Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 24, #16 (overall #476)
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Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 6, #18 (overall #118)
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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.

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Recent observations

Full history (4)
Recent installs observations for File Utils
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
1,226,183+135
1,226,048+135
1,225,913+223
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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=sleistner.vscode-fileutils. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.