WSL

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by Microsoft·ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl

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Open any folder in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and take advantage of Visual Studio Code's full feature set.

Tracked since 5 Sept 2026

Daily readings on both stores, taken by us. As of 24 Sept 2026.

Installs and downloads per day, last 7 daysDay-over-day change in each store's counter.
7d30d90d1yAll

Each bar is one day’s change in the store’s own counter.

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Where WSL ranks in search

Positions observed daily on both stores. Neither store publishes this, and the two run separate search engines over separate catalogues.

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Daily search positions for WSL on the VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX, one row per search phrase.
SearchMarketplaceOpen VSX
remote#30of 1,082↑2 7d—
development#302of 4,247↑5 7d—

One more search, day-by-day history, and the extensions ranked above it.

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Marketplace
Installs
40.7M+0.2% 7d
Rating
4.79from 85 ratings
Rank in Other
#8of 50,592
Latest
v0.104.31 Oct 2025

143 releases · first published May 2019

What the publisher says

WSL’s own readme, changelog and license, as published to the VS Code Marketplace.