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CMake installs statistics

By twxs · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

CMake langage support for Visual Studio Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

CMake has 46,787,230 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #30 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 3.0 out of 5 from 28 ratings.

PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.

Installs
46,787,230
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#30
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.04 / 5 from 28 ratings

About CMake

CMake For VisualStudio Code

This extension provides support for CMake in Visual Studio Code.

Features

• Colorization • Completion Lists • Code comments • Snippets • Quick Help • Access To Online Help

Options

The following Visual Studio Code settings are available for the Cmake extension. These can be set in user preferences (cmd+,) or workspace settings (.vscode/settings.json).

Commands

• CMake: Online Help to go to the CMake online documentation (according to the current cmake version).

Acknowledgements

This extension based on the TextMate Syntax from this project.

Contributors

• Stanislav Ionascu • Rostislav Kondratenko

Feel free to contribute...

License

MIT

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • CMake
  • CMake Cache
  • cmake-cache
  • Syntax

Where CMake sits in the listing

Each band is one page of 20. Installs on a log scale. Placement is projected from installs, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · page 2, #10 (overall #30)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 1, #13 (overall #13)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order
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Snippets489 listings · 25 pages · page 1, #4 (overall #4)
Snippets: every listing in installs order
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Charts

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

Adoption over time

CMake installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 46,787,230 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.CMakeInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days46,787,230installs46.8M46.8M46.8M46.8M46.8M46.8M46.8M46.8MJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
CMake installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 46,787,230 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

CMake installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.CMakeInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace46,787,230installs 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
CMake installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

CMake VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #30 (by installs).CMakeVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#30current rank#28#29#30#31#32Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
CMake VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #30 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

CMake ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 28 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.CMakeRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days28ratings25262728293031Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
CMake ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 28 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.
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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.

Recent observations

Full history (4)
Recent installs observations for CMake
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
46,787,230+2K
46,785,240+1.2K
46,784,057+2.3K
46,781,709—

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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=twxs.cmake. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.