What a VS Code verified publisher badge means, compared with Open VSX →
Autocomplete, type checking and inline docs for MicroPython and CircuitPython boards. Works on desktop and in the browser, with no server backend.
Daily readings on both stores, taken by us. As of 25 Sept 2026.
Each bar is one day’s change in the store’s own counter. Open VSX counts a download on every update, so a day includes updates by people who already had it. Days before 5 Sept are reconstructed from public archives rather than read by us.
Positions observed daily on both stores. Neither store publishes this, and the two run separate search engines over separate catalogues.
| Search | Marketplace | Open VSX |
|---|---|---|
| embedded | #262of 681 | #48of 158↓4 7d |
| intellisense | #327of 1,505↑24 7d | #28of 449 |
4 more searches, day-by-day history, and the extensions ranked above it. See plans | ||
VS Code Marketplace search ranking: measuring jitter and real movement →
10 releases · first published Aug 2026
Why the Open VSX download count looks inflated →
Downloads count every update, not unique installs.
MicroPython & CircuitPython IntelliSense’s own readme, changelog and license, as published to the VS Code Marketplace.