What a VS Code verified publisher badge means, compared with Open VSX →
This is an alternative way to install extensions. It allows you/your company to install new versions of your extension(s) which are not ready yet to be released to the marketplace.
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.
Positions observed daily on both stores. Neither store publishes this, and the two run separate search engines over separate catalogues.
| Search | Marketplace | Open VSX |
|---|---|---|
| extension | #213of 17,425↓2 7d | — |
VS Code Marketplace search ranking: measuring jitter and real movement →
6 releases · first published Mar 2022
Extension Installer’s own readme, changelog and license, as published to the VS Code Marketplace.