What a VS Code verified publisher badge means, compared with Open VSX →
Adds a secondary explorer view to manage files and folders outside the default workspace explorer.
Daily readings on both stores, taken by us. As of 24 Sept 2026.
Each bar is one day’s change in the store’s own counter.
Positions observed daily on both stores. Neither store publishes this, and the two run separate search engines over separate catalogues.
| Search | Marketplace | Open VSX |
|---|---|---|
| explorer | #67of 1,732↓1 7d | — |
| notes | #697of 815↓15 7d | — |
One more search, day-by-day history, and the extensions ranked above it. See plans | ||
VS Code Marketplace search ranking: measuring jitter and real movement →
6 releases · first published Oct 2025
Explorer Sidekick’s own readme, changelog and license, as published to the VS Code Marketplace.