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By VSCode Icons Team · VS Code Marketplace · Themes

Icons for Visual Studio Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 21, 2026

vscode-icons has 24,724,848 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #47 of 2,502 tracked listings.

Installs
24,724,848
Official API · Oct 21, 2026
7-day growth
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30-day growth
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90-day growth
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Rank
#47
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.77 / 5 from 465 ratings

About vscode-icons

<div align="center"> <h3>Bring real icons to your <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com" target="_blank">Visual Studio Code</a></h3> <p style="font-size:10px;">minimum supported version: <b>1.104.3/b></p> </div> <br/>

demo


Installation

To install the extension just execute the following command in the Command Palette of Visual Studio Code:

ext install vscode-icons

Some people have reported that they cannot find the extension when they insert the installation command.

If you find yourself in the same position, try:

ext install icons
# or
ext install "vscode-icons"

Usage

Once installed and after reloading vscode, you will be presented with a message to Activate the icons.

In case this doesn't happen, navigate to:

  • Linux & Windows => File > Preferences > Theme > File Icon Theme > VSCode Icons.
  • MacOS => Code > Preferences > File Icon Theme > VSCode Icons.

Features

vscode-icons is being shipped with a lot of features, like:

Icons Customization

Choose the icon you prefer for any particular file extension.

Learn more...

Bring your own icons

You don't see the icon you like...? No worries, we got you covered. This link will show you how you can use your own custom icon!

Learn more...

Project Auto Detection

Are you using Angular? This feature will detect it and enable the icons for you. It also works with other frameworks.

Learn more...

Documentation

In our wiki you can find more information about the extension features and more.

Some examples:

Globalization

vscode-icons uses Crowdin to provide translations for vscode supported languages.

We are looking for translators and proofreaders for all vscode supported languages.

If you'd like to contribute, checkout the translation section.

Contributing

If you like to get involved with the source code, checkout the build section.

For those using Docker checkout the docker section.

On the other hand, if you want to show the world your artistic side, checkout the contributing section.

In any case, please follow our contribution guidelines.

Credits

Kudos to all contributors that made this extension what it is.

License

The source code is licensed under the MIT license.

The icons are licensed under the Creative Commons - ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license.

Branded icons are licensed under their copyright license.

Versioning

vscode-icons follows Semantic Versioning 2.0.0.

Change Log

You can check out all our changes in our change log.

Acknowledgements

We like to express our "Special Thanks" to:

  • All users that made us their favorite Icons theme. We wouldn't be where we are without you.

Related extensions

Enjoy!

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • icons
  • icon-theme
  • multi-root ready
  • portable mode ready
  • theme

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Charts

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

Adoption over time

vscode-icons installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 24,724,848 installs as of Oct 21, 2026.vscode-iconsInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days24,724,848installs24.7M24.7M24.7M24.7M24.7MJul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
vscode-icons installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 24,724,848 installs as of Oct 21, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

vscode-icons installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.vscode-iconsInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace24,724,848installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 21, 2026pluginstats.com
vscode-icons installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

vscode-icons VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #47 (by installs).vscode-iconsVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#47current rank#45#46#47#48#49Jul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct 21, 2026pluginstats.com
vscode-icons VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #47 (by installs).

Ratings over time

vscode-icons ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 465 ratings as of Oct 21, 2026.vscode-iconsRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days465ratings400420440460480500520Jul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
vscode-icons ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 465 ratings as of Oct 21, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,502 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 3, #7 (overall #47)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Themes266 listings · 14 pages · page 1, #3 (overall #3)
Themes: 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 (6)
Recent installs observations for vscode-icons
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
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24,718,678+4.3K
24,714,407+3K
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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=vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 21, 2026. See the methodology.