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By Zeeshan Ahmad · VS Code Marketplace · Other

LiveReload plugin for VS Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 21, 2026

LiveReload has 122,283 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2121 of 2,502 tracked listings.

Installs
122,283
Official API · Oct 21, 2026
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Rank
#2121
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 3.89 / 5 from 9 ratings

About LiveReload

<h1 align="center"> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/Po1oqJ4.png" alt="A web browser page reloading plugin for the VS Code editor" /> <br/> LiveReload for VS Code </h1> <p align="center"> <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ziishaned.livereload"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/d/ziishaned.livereload.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Total installs"/> </a> <a href="https://github.com/ziishaned/livereload-vscode/releases"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/v/ziishaned.livereload.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Current version"> </a> <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ziishaned.livereload#review-details"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/r/ziishaned.livereload.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Rating on Marketplace"> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=LiveReload%20extension%20for%20VS%20Codeby%20%40ziishaned%20http%3A//github.com/ziishaned/livereload-vscode"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/twitter-tweet-blue.svg?style=flat-square"/> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ziishaned"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/feedback-@ziishaned-blue.svg?style=flat-square" /> </a> <a href="https://github.com/ziishaned/dumper.js"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square" alt="Software License"> </a> </p> <p align="center"> A web browser page reloading plugin for the VS Code editor. </p>

Features

  • Reloads web pages when any file is created, removed or modified.
  • Applies changes without reloading when any CSS or image changed.
  • Works with LiveReload extension.

Installing

You can install the latest version of the extension via the Visual Studio Marketplace here.

Alternatively, open Visual Studio code, press Ctrl+P or Cmd+P and type:

ext install livereload

Restart VS Code (if required)

Usage

You can use this by either adding a snippet of code to the bottom of your HTML pages or install the Browser Extensions.

Browser extension

Install the LiveReload browser plugins by visiting LiveReload Extensions.

Add code to page

You can use VS Code to insert script tag via Ctrl+Shift+P add type livereload.js and the script tag is added to you html document.

Or manually add the following script of your html document.

<script>
  document.write(
    '<script src="http://' +
      (location.host || '${1:localhost}').split(':')[0] +
      ':${2:35729}/livereload.js?snipver=1"></' +
      'script>'
  );
</script>

Note: If you are using a different port other than 35729 you will need to change the above script.

Settings

Open VS Code user setting by pressing CTRL+, and set the following as you need:

NameTypeDetails
debugbooleanTo show debug messages in console.
portintegerTo specify the listening port.
useHTTPSobjectAn optional object of options to be passed to https.createServer (if not provided, http.createServer is used instead)
applyCSSLivebooleanTells LiveReload to reload CSS files in the background instead of refreshing the page. The default for this is true.
applyImageLivebooleanTells LiveReload to reload image files in the background instead of refreshing the page. The default for this is true.
delayForUpdateintegerTo add a delay (in miliseconds) between when livereload detects a change to the filesystem and when it notifies the browser.
extsstringTo include additional extentions that you want to observe e.g. jade,scss.
exclusionsstringTo specify additional exclusion patterns e.g. html, images.
Example
{
    "livereload.debug": false,
    "livereload.port": 35729,
    "livereload.useHTTPS": {},
    "livereload.applyCSSLive": true,
    "livereload.applyImageLive": true,
    "livereload.delayForUpdate": 0,
    "livereload.exts": "html,htm,css,js,png,gif,jpg,php,php5,py,rb,erb,coffee",
    "livereload.exclusions": ".DS_Store,.gitignore,.git,.svn,.hg"
}

Note

  • The LiveReload extension only works with default port 35729.

License

MIT © Zeeshan Ahmad

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • live preview
  • live reload
  • snippet

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Charts

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Adoption over time

LiveReload installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 122,283 installs as of Oct 21, 2026.LiveReloadInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days122,283installs122.3K122.3K122.3K122.3K122.3K122.3K122.3K122.3K122.3K122.3KJul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
LiveReload installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 122,283 installs as of Oct 21, 2026.

7/30/90-day growth

LiveReload installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.LiveReloadInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace122,283installs 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
LiveReload installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

Ranking history

LiveReload VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2121 (by installs).LiveReloadVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#2121current rank#2116#2117#2118#2119#2120#2121#2122#2123Jul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct 21, 2026pluginstats.com
LiveReload VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2121 (by installs).

Ratings over time

LiveReload ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 9 ratings as of Oct 21, 2026.LiveReloadRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days9ratings88.599.510Jul 23Aug 7Aug 22Sep 6Sep 21Oct 6Oct 21ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · 6 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
LiveReload ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 9 ratings as of Oct 21, 2026.

Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,502 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 107, #1 (overall #2,121)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

Listing placement

Other762 listings · 39 pages · page 33, #6 (overall #646)
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 (6)
Recent installs observations for LiveReload
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=ziishaned.livereload. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 21, 2026. See the methodology.