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By Alexander (3 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Improve highlighting of errors, warnings and other language diagnostics.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 20, 2026

Error Lens has 10,127,364 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #98 of 2,501 tracked listings.

Installs
10,127,364
Official API · Oct 20, 2026
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90-day growth
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Rank
#98
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.87 / 5 from 188 ratings

About Error Lens

Version Installs Rating OpenVSX Downloads

ErrorLens turbo-charges language diagnostic features by making diagnostics stand out more prominently, highlighting the entire line wherever a diagnostic is generated by the language and also prints the message inline.

Demo image

Features

  • Highlight lines containing diagnostics
  • Append diagnostic as text to the end of the line
  • Show icons in gutter
  • Show message in status bar
<!-- COMMANDS_START -->

Commands (15)

CommandDescription
errorLens.toggleError Lens: Toggle (Enable/Disable) Everything (toggle global setting "errorLens.enabled")
errorLens.toggleErrorError Lens: Enable/Disable Errors in "errorLens.enabledDiagnosticLevels" setting.
errorLens.toggleWarningError Lens: Enable/Disable Warnings in "errorLens.enabledDiagnosticLevels" setting.
errorLens.toggleInfoError Lens: Enable/Disable Info in "errorLens.enabledDiagnosticLevels" setting.
errorLens.toggleHintError Lens: Enable/Disable Hint in "errorLens.enabledDiagnosticLevels" setting.
errorLens.toggleInlineMessageError Lens: Toggle global setting "errorLens.messageEnabled".
errorLens.searchForProblemError Lens: Open problem in default browser (controlled by errorLens.searchForProblemQuery setting).
errorLens.selectProblemError Lens: Set editor selection to the problem range (controlled by errorLens.selectProblemType setting).
errorlens.toggleWorkspaceError Lens: Exclude/Include current workspace by fs path.
errorLens.disableLineError Lens: Add a comment to disable line for linter rule. Comment format is controlled by "errorLens.disableLineComments" setting.
errorLens.findLinterRuleDefinitionError Lens: Search in local linter files (like .eslintrc.json) for the rule definition. Target files are controlled by "errorLens.lintFilePaths" setting.
errorLens.copyProblemMessageError Lens: Copy problem message to the clipboard (at the active cursor).
errorLens.excludeProblemError Lens: Exclude problem (at the active cursor) (write into settings).
errorLens.copyProblemCodeError Lens: Copy problem code to the clipboard (at the active cursor).
errorLens.updateEverythingError Lens: Update all decorations. Supports args {"kind": "update" | "clear"}
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Settings (76)

Error Lens extension settings start with errorLens.

SettingDefaultDescription
enabledtrueControls all decorations and features (except commands).
respectUpstreamEnabled{"enabled":true, "inlineMessage":true, "gutter":true, "statusBar":false}When enabled - extension will take into account global VSCode setting #problems.visibility#. (1.85.0 changelog).
enabledInMergeConflicttrueControls if decorations are shown if the editor has git merge conflict indicators <<<<<<< or ======= or >>>>>>>.
fontFamily""Font family of inline message. demo. May break #errorLens.alignMessage#
fontWeight"normal"Font weight of inline message. ("normal" is alias for 400, "bold" is alias for 700). demo
fontStyleItalicfalseWhen enabled - shows inline message in italic font style. demo
fontSize""Font size of inline message (CSS units). Use negative value to have it relative to the editor's fontSize (e.g. -3px). May break #errorLens.alignMessage#. demo.
margin"4ch"Distance between the last word on the line and the start of inline message (CSS units). demo
alignMessage{"start":0, "end":0, "minimumMargin":4, "padding":[0, 0], "useFixedPosition":true}Align inline error message (either by starting position or ending position). Only works for monospace fonts. Set "start" and "end" to 0 to disable. ❗Will conflict with other extension decorations. demo
border["", "", "", ""]Border of the inline message. Examples: 1px solid, 1px dashed, 2px dotted, 1px solid [#00000050](https://github.com/usernamehw/vscode-error-lens/issues/00000050)... Set to empty string to disable. demo
padding""Padding of the inline message. Visible when #errorLens.messageBackgroundMode# is set to "message". demo
borderRadius"0.2em"Border radius of the inline message. Visible when #errorLens.messageBackgroundMode# is set to "message".…

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • diagnostic
  • error
  • gutter
  • highlight
  • inline
  • message
  • problem
  • problems
  • status bar
  • warning

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Adoption over time

Error Lens installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 10,127,364 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.Error LensInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days10,127,364installs10.1M10.1M10.1M10.1M10.1M10.1MJul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Error Lens installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 10,127,364 installs as of Oct 20, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

Error Lens installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Error LensInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace10,127,364installs 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
Error Lens installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

Error Lens VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #98 (by installs).Error LensVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#98current rank#96#97#98#99#100Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct 20, 2026pluginstats.com
Error Lens VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #98 (by installs).

Ratings over time

Error Lens ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 188 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.Error LensRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days188ratings160170180190200210Jul 22Aug 6Aug 21Sep 5Sep 20Oct 5Oct 20ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · 5 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Error Lens ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 188 ratings as of Oct 20, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 5, #18 (overall #98)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 2, #3 (overall #23)
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.

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Recent observations

Full history (5)
Recent installs observations for Error Lens
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
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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=usernamehw.errorlens. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.